I need you to triage the rest of the unit
'cause we need the beds.
Please tell the interns to stop
putting broccoli in the fridge.
Hey.
Hey!
Hey. Yeah, these came for you.
I don't know if you know,
but you haven't updated your shipping address yet.
As you can see, my name is also here.
At first, I thought this was a "make your own hard cider" kit
that I ordered, but it's just jog bras and stuff.
You know, if it's easier for you and more convenient,
I can always just stop by your place and pick things up.
What would be more convenient
is if you updated your shipping address,
'cause it's my understanding that Amazon
will deliver your bras anywhere you tell them to.
Or you could get your own Prime membership.
Or you could tell your parents that we're separated.
I-I will, I will. It's just been a busy month.
Okay, well, then do you mind if I text them?
'Cause they text me, like, all the time.
- - So I just keep liking every text
- and not giving a real response. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, sorry.
I'm gonna have to take this, I got to go.
But, um, we'll get lunch tomorrow.
We'll go through everything... Amazon, separate accounts.
It's gonna be a fun way to figure out
how to tell my parents our world exploded.
- Brit, this isn't funny. - It was a joke.
Okay, seriously, what do you think?
They're really good.
I'm telling you, these are the best pancakes in Boston.
Yeah, it's like I'm on a maple-flavored cloud.
Guys, if you really like the pancakes,
you have to come back and try the sushi.
Okay, loud is not always better, baby.
Hey, look at your attending man.
Congrats on passing the boards.
That's what I'm talking about! Pssh!
- Nice, congrats. - Thank you.
- Grab a seat. - Oh, I want to, but I can't.
I've got back-to-back surgeries today.
- Oh. - I just wanted to do this.
All right, go attend your heart out.
I will. See you tonight?
- Yeah. - Okay. One for the road.
Thank you.
Pancake day!
- Yes.
- What? He's got a cute butt. - Mm-hmm.
You're taking him out to celebrate?
Ooh, what are you gonna get him?
Oh, nothing, we haven't been dating that long.
Well, Felicia, passing your boards is a big deal.
- You got to get him something. - Oh, okay.
Uh, boards. Bo-Board game.
Candy Land. Operation.
Do you always do that word-associating thing
- when you get gifts? - Yeah.
Maybe try something different this time.
You know, I've been hitting and quitting for so long,
I kind of forgot how to have a boyfriend.
I got to get to the salon,
but, um, let me know who I can Venmo for the fluffy cloud.
I should actually go, too.
- What? - It's my new boss's first day.
Really? You can't stay a little longer?
I can't, I'm sorry.
I want to make a good first impression, you know.
- Why, are you okay? - Yeah.
- Yeah, no, I'm good. - Is there a gift shop here?
I feel like I should get, I don't know,
a start gift for, for the new boss.
Maybe like a nice pen or a paperweight or...
What about a succulent?
Hey, Mary, do you have, like, scissors or something
- to cut this off with? - Um...
Sam, new boss just landed. Bullpen.
- What do we know about them? - It's a he.
Not surprising. What else?
- White dude. - Mary.
- I can't find the scissors. - Anything good?
I heard he's Jon Hamm's second cousin.
- Interesting. - He's like '90s New York media.
- Okay. - Great with writers.
Do we know what publication he's coming from, or...?
Come find me, my door's always open,
unless it's closed, okay?
Uh, Sammy Fink?
Oh, my God, do you work here?
Guys, I used to work with Sam a while ago.
She put the "B" in Bzzzzzzzzzz! It's the last place I worked.
But in an empowering way, right?
It's not like "bitch." I-I love women.
Listen, let's do a proper catch-up, okay?
I'm, like, getting to meet the troops,
but this is awesome to see you.
Anyway, so, yeah, I like to do nicknames.
You're Charlie, right?
I'm gonna call you Little Charmander.
The Pokémon, the dragon. He's super cute.
Uh, Fruit Stripe Gum.
Remember that, with the horse?
It's like a classic commercial, look it up.
If you don't wear stripes...
It's Olivia Elliot. Keep it short.
- Hi, it's Sam.
I really need to talk to you.
Um, there's a bit of a situation here.
So, if you could call me back, that would be so great.
Um, hope you're well, but either way,
call me back, okay, please? Bye.
And so, that's when Graydon Carter told me
he'd never been to Gray's Papaya.
I'm like, how? Hey, what's up, Sam?
Where'd you disappear to?
Hey, is that for me? Is that for my desk?
Uh, yeah, yeah, it is.
Don't hit me with it! Don't hurt me!
- No, I won't. - I'm just kidding.
Right? Yeah.
She... she told you guys that story, right?
Sam and I, we go way back.
- Please. - We worked together,
we were a hot team, and we had a weird thing.
Like, it's all cool now,
but she hit me in the face with a phone.
Right, but it's water under the bridge now, guys,
so we're all good.
But now we got this, like, funny story.
How long ago was that? Was that two years ago?
That feels like yesterday.
Like, even my eye socket still hurts.
I don't know if that's just 'cause you're here.
Sam? Where are you going?
I quit.
He looked up at me, and it was like every horrible thing
I'd ever done while drinking was staring at me.
I mean, that guy is a living, walking trigger,
- let me tell you. - Sounds awful.
It was awful.
And then you just... You just walked out?
Yeah, I turned around and I walked out.
Well, I'm sorry that I missed your calls.
Um, I was just so nauseous today.
Everything makes me nauseous
except these beautiful little green suckers.
I feel like if we had connected, I would have recommended
you take a little more time with that decision.
Oh. Well, yeah, but, you know,
I did what I had to do to protect my sobriety, so...
Your sobriety? Really?
- Yeah. - So, if you hadn't gotten out of there,
you would have had a drink?
- Maybe. - I'm asking.
Were you protecting your sobriety,
or were you protecting your ego?
- You acted impulsively, Sam.
You know one of the hardest things for an alcoholic
is to not react in the moment.
Well, you weren't there, and I had no choice, so...
You always have a choice, you just need to give yourself
more time to make it.
- I mean, my brain...
my brain moves pretty fast, you know?
So I think I made the right decision.
Okay, good. If you think that you made
the right decision, you made the right decision.
Bottom line, all men want the same gift for any occasion.
I gave my new man a little homemade coupon
for one for his birthday. It was super cute.
A coupon? For what?
You know, for... mm-mm.
- Butt stuff? - No, Felicia.
The other hmm-hmm.
Ah, okay. I see you, Tina.
- Girl, he's never been happier. - I bet.
And that one worked for all my other boyfriends.
I don't know, Pete's different. He's, like, fancy.
Wow, okay. You're overthinking it.
Actually, okay, wait.
What if... hear me out... I did something artsy with this?
- Ah. - Put it on a mug?
I think the coupon still works,
but I respect your decision as a woman.
Thank you, Tina. I respect your acrylics.
Oh! Thank you. They're hobbits.
Oh! Oh, there's Bilbo.
You know, I'm so glad that we decided to do this.
I'm totally with you about telling our parents.
Oh, that, that's really good to hear.
But, you know, I've just been thinking
that we want to do this at the right time.
And my parents are going to Guam.
Well, I mean, Guam, that's, that's once in a lifetime, so...
And then we run into the holidays.
It's just a special time for us.
Right, the holidays. And Guam.
Hello, sweetheart!
Hey, guys! Thanks for coming!
- You invited my parents. - I did, yeah.
Why are you home?
- Um... - What?
Okay. No, no, don't freak out.
Just remain calm.
- What? - I quit my job.
Did someone try to Me Too you?
What? No. It's a long story.
Okay, well... good for you.
- Really? - Yes.
Wow. Thank you, Mom.
Olivia was a bit judgy.
Well, she's wrong,
and it wouldn't be the first time.
If you quit a job that you liked,
something must have happened.
Exactly.
Something did happen.
You know, my employment changed and now it's untenable.
Yes, you see? There's a reason.
You wouldn't just suddenly throw away
a perfectly acceptable job.
- Of course not. - No.
It was spur of the moment, you know?
- It-it felt right to me. - Yeah.
You must trust your gut instinct, Samantha.
The body always knows.
Like when I realized I can no longer eat gluten.
Well, but you can eat gluten, 'cause we had pasta last night.
I can eat wheat in pasta form
because the Italians grow it differently.
And, Samantha, mm, Hit Pause?
It's just Bzzzzzzzzzz under a better name.
- I mean...
You know where I think you belong.
Please don't say
The Boston Globe.
- Oh.
It's gonna be Bob.
When I get back, let's brainstorm career choices.
I have so many ideas.
I'm excited for you.
You just blew your entire future wide open.
What the hell, Joel? You blindsided me.
Huh, yeah, you know what was kind of a blindside
for me, Brit?
You didn't come home on our wedding night.
And then, the next morning, you picked me up
and we went to brunch with all of our families
like nothing ever happened.
Look, you know my parents. They're conservative.
They have no context for divorce.
They're Haitian, that's not a thing where they grew up.
I can't just drop it on them.
They-they think divorce only happens on reality TV.
- And I really don't want to. - That's nice.
You know what, my life has been hell
for the last six months, okay?
I mean, what are we doing, like, keeping up
a fake marriage for your parents?
What is next, you get fake pregnant,
and then we fake have the baby,
and then we send our kid to fake college
on a fake soccer scholarship,
and do this until your parents die?
You can't hold up my life like this.
Okay, okay.
Hello.
Hey, what are you doing here?
Um, I was just thinking, aren't you always complaining
about your receptionist
and how she's, like, terrible at her job?
Marisol, you want to take your break, hon?
Okay.
Yeah, she sucks. She's always in the bathroom
- taking pics for FeetFinder.
Granted, the lighting in there is...
Well, uh, I would officially like to throw my hat
- in the ring, please. - For what?
To be your new receptionist.
Sammy, you have a job.
No, I... I did, but I, um,
I quit this morning, actually.
Oh. Weird move.
Okay, well, I hate to break it to you,
but you're never gonna work here.
- Why? - We would kill each other.
- Our friendship would be over.
I'm a tough boss. I'm sorry, I can't help you.
No, that's all right. I-I figured it was a long shot.
You know, I'm glad you stopped in.
How would you rank these gifts for Pete?
I-I mean, I barely know him.
Samantha, you literally rank shit for a living.
I mean, you did.
It was your thing.
It is my thing, isn't it?
Shit.
Your father and I were just talking.
Did we tell you we're going on a cruise
to watch the dolphins while we're in Guam?
Mom... Dad...
Brit?
Yeah, we should order soon,
'cause the food here takes forever.
Okay, it's clear you're literally
never doing this, so...
Joel and I are separated.
- We're getting divorced. - Divorced?
But why? Are you fighting?
Ah!
Yeah, I mean, it's fine so far.
It's Boston, so whatever, but...
Hey. You have a sec?
Look, I'm-I'm sorry about what happened earlier.
I, I'm hoping we can put that behind us
and start fresh.
I don't know, I just... I don't think that's possible.
- I... - Try to see it from my side.
It's my first day, and you quit.
I'm trying to make a good first impression.
I'm doing, like, the nicknames
and creating this fun dynamic, and you just walk out?
Okay, can we stop messing around?
I'm not messing around, Sam.
Like, people out there, they're gonna think
we either slept together
or that I'm some kind of monster, or both.
No one's gonna think we slept together.
Look, I really hope that you'll reconsider.
- I'm not like that anymore. - Oh, really?
- Really. - 'Cause all of that
felt like vintage Sammy Fink to me.
And listen, I think it's great
that you're working on yourself, okay?
But you can't do it here, because you don't work here,
because you quit.
Sam, I'm kidding!
- Oh. - Are you serious?
You bought that? Sam, it's me!
I'm not some uptight corporate douchebag.
- Right. - Come on, this is, like, Nathaniel.
We joke around. I thought we were doing shtick,
and it's a funny story, and the thing with the plant.
- Right. - Oh, Sam, I'm so sorry.
No, it's okay, I just, um...
Like, you know that I'm sober, but...
- Yes. - These people don't.
And so, when you started telling that story,
I just kind of freaked out a little bit, and...
- Let's make this right. - Okay.
Okay, I want this to be your community.
I want to be your support system.
- Oh. - Okay, so you can come in anytime...
- That's not necessary. - and just, I'm here for you.
- Okay. - You know what, come with me for a second.
I actually want to do something really quick.
Okay. - Okay, hey, everybody?
Uh, can I get everyone's attention real quick?
- You really don't have to do this, please. - It's okay, no, I got it.
Just let me... I want to make this right, it's okay.
So, we got our Sammy back.
Okay, she had a moment, I had a moment.
It's on me. But she's back.
And we need her, we want her here.
We're like a family.
Families fight, but, like, it's water under the bridge,
like I said, and this is just more water.
We're still on the bridge.
You guys all into that? Right, Fruit Stripe?
- Mm-hmm. - That's what I thought. Yeah, Susie Suede!
Listen, we're gonna get the nicknames figured out.
The most important thing right now
is that we got Sam back, and let's give it up for her.
You don't have to...
- Yeah, Sammy.
All right, okay, Hit Pause.
Hit Pause, go back to work.
Sam, thank you, all right. We got Sammy back, whoo!
I'll be in my office.
Thank you for lunch, Joel.
It's always nice to see you.
You, too. - Brit.
Well, that's done.
Is that all you're gonna say?
I did what you wanted. A "thank you" might be nice.
Okay, uh, thank you for backing me into a corner
and forcing an awkward moment with your family.
Okay, this isn't about you.
Did you see how upset my parents were with me?
Look, I get it.
You don't like to disappoint anybody,
and you did.
You just got to accept that.
- Cheers. - Congrats.
Mm-mm.
No, please, you didn't have to get me anything.
Of course I did.
You know, I thought about a couple of ways to go,
but I feel like this kinda just crystallizes how I feel.
Happy passing your boards.
Oh. Crypto.
- You bought me crypto. - That's right.
You're in business, baby.
In two months you'll be able to buy a BMW,
or if the market crashes, just the "B."
"Best wishes, Felicia."
Yeah, that... That's respectful, right?
And no one's mad at wishes.
- Okay.
Thanks.
- Oh, God, what's wrong? - I just...
I thought we were closer than this.
You know, "Best wishes" is something that you get
from your great-aunt when you've never even met her.
I mean, we've done dinner with both our parents.
I've met Zack.
Maybe I've just been reading it all wrong, I...
I just really like you.
I really like you, too, I...
I just, like, didn't want to go
too intense, you know?
And we're from two different worlds, Pete.
So?
I'm jumping into whatever world you're offering.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, I'll take all of it.
Your sparkling personality, how hot you are.
Stop.
The way you say "martini."
- Martini. - Ooh, yeah.
: See?
You light up a room.
I'm not saying that we have to say
- those three little words yet. - Yeah.
But you got to know, you have my heart.
You know what, let me just take it back.
No, no, no, you can't do that, that's my crypto.
No, you can keep the crypto.
No, I just...
I owe it to you to be as genuine as possible.
Thank you.
So, um, I actually have a gift for you.
You ready?
You were right.
Three best words in the English language.
- Not "I love you"? - Ew, no.
I've heard both. "You were right" is better.
Okay, tell me more about how great I am.
Um, I mean, I was protecting my ego,
and I can't control anyone, especially Nathaniel.
I just, I love that job too much to walk away, you know.
You figured out how to sit in the discomfort.
- So proud of you. - Thanks.
Proud of me, too.
I couldn't have done it without you, per usual.
Right, about that, um...
There's been a change of plans.
I'm moving to Maine.
What? Why?
I have to go on bed rest.
Okay, well, I mean, you have a huge, fancy house.
Can't you go on bed rest here?
Yeah, Stephanie's flying all around right now,
helping people find their inner girl Boston.
I'm gonna go stay with my sister.
Look, I know this is hard.
I can't be an effective sponsor right now.
I mean, yeah, you can. We can FaceTime and text.
Sam, you're not a newcomer. I want you to know,
you have the sober foundation to get through.
Yeah, but that's because of you. I...
Well, I don't know if I can do this without you.
I'm sorry, I have to prioritize my health now.
Okay.
Listen to me, you need something for the moments
I can't be with you.
Humans are fallible.
You need a higher power.
Seriously, abandoning me and then telling me
- to go find God? - I never said God.
Your higher power can be anything.
It can be the sound of birds when the sun's rising.
- Ew. - It can be a really good mug of tea.
My point is, you need something to hold onto
so you can catch your breath.
Say the serenity prayer.
Mouth the lyrics to a catchy song,
recite a poem... just something to get you through, okay?
Okay.
Would it help if I said it's not you, it's me?
This isn't exactly the way
I planned it.
It helps a little.
I'm gonna miss you.
So, I don't know, what do we do now?
How do we say goodbye?
Goodbye.
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