[S2 E5]: Frankie & Courtney’s Family Hustle
The episode opens with Frankie walking into a restaurant and sitting down at a table waiting for her guest
Frankie Confessional: When Ryan revealed that Mac was abusive towards him, it just…..didn’t sit right with me because abuse of any kind should not be glazed over so I hit Mac up to meet when I got home from Japan and she accepted the invitation. My hopes are Mac and I find resolve between her and Ryan so that their co-parent situation smooths out nicely and so Diggy doesn’t absorb all that negativity.
Mac is seen walking into the restaurant making her way over to Frankie
Mac: Hiii, how are you?
Frankie: *looks up* Oh! Hey! I’m okay just texting my brother and sending emails out.
Mac: Wouldn’t expect anything less from a doctor!
Frankie: Always busy. Always. I ordered us some sushi and I was thinking about getting sashimi but I’m really not into raw fish like that.
Mac: Me either. It’s like eating fish from Bikini Bottom
Frankie: Not bikini bottom! I wanna lay out the foundation for this conversation because I am not here to be disrespectful but I’m not here to be disrespected, ya feel me?
Mac: Oh, absolutely. It’s not really my intention to just come at you because you’re dealing with someone who I use to fool with but my issue is with Ryan not Frankie.
Frankie: Right and speaking of Ryan, I feel like we can start there as a point of interest. *sips drink* I saw you guys on Twitter keyboard bangin and all that shit really fucked me up because neither of you were thinking about Diggy. That fight on the rooftop was unnecessary as fuck especially you bringing that bodyguard, so how do we fix this is my question?
Frankie Confessional: I don’t know why you would be bringing a bodyguard especially when you threw a drink and had your bodyguard try to escort him out but…..okay, I guess that makes sense.
Mac: The bodyguard was there to protect me because I didn’t know what he was going to do? I admit that the Twitter war went too far and long but he came at me. I had to come for him back and I’m not saying it’s right because both of us could’ve been the bigger person but it’s like fuck all that shit. I’m tired of being nice and having people put down. It’s hurtful not gonna lie. As far as the coke statement goes, I heard —
Frankie: Pause. Did you see him doing coke?
Mac: I have seen him do cocaine before.
Frankie: Put that on ya mama
Mac: Aw naw can’t be putting nothin on my mama.
Frankie: Oh? So if you didn’t see him do it, why say it in the first place? Ryan is at fault because he kicked that shit off and then you fed into it and played into his hands because both of y’all were trying to hurt each other. Now after the fact y’all are licking your wounds, y’all gotta grow from this and grow up. You two have a kid together and he’s gonna grow up and see his mom and dad saying trash ass things to one another. It shouldn’t be like that.
Mac: I don’t give a fuck about his feelings or how anyone felt about me saying he does coke. Ryan was coming at me and embarrassing me on Twitter making me seem like I’m just a basic baby mama and using him which is not the case.
Mac Confessional: You can’t just say anything to me and think I’m not going to clapback. You get what you give.
Frankie: So you don’t care if Diggy sees his mother and father going at each and making slanderous accusations about one another? How do you co-parent that way? How do you raise a child in thick of it all? I get it girl, I really do but this is getting toxic for ALL parties involved
Mac gets leans back and sighs
Mac: Diggy will ALWAYS be a priority to me. But is it really slander when I saw him do cocaine? Come on Frankie, why do you think he’s so emotional and erratic all the time? There’s NO medium at all.
Frankie Confessional: Mac is annoying the shit out of me because Ryan doesn’t even like to sneeze damn near let alone snort some cremation number 5 in his place of business, Ryan has worked HARD for his shop and for your former lover to make an accusation like that is pretty sad. Where is the respect?
Frankie: Mac. For you to accuse somebody of doing rich people drugs is very on brand for you considering that you’ve literally abused him physically. Aren’t you some billboard for battered women? It’s not becoming of you to straddle the fence and ruin your entire brand.
Mac: Yes I have hit him but —
Frankie: But shit…it’s gross, it’s trash and you need to think about how you BOTH should fix this before both of your brands FALL APART. You owe Ryan an apology and you also need to forgive yourself for lying to him about Diggy not being his because you really wanted Prince to be Diggy’s father.
Mac: Only because Ryan was seeing other women and I just wanted to hurt him and get my point across.
Mac Confessional: When I found out I was pregnant I was beyond excited. But a month into my first trimester, Ryan was spending more and more time at the shop. He was always working and yes he would come to doctors appointments here and there but it never really felt like he cared. He always put his work before me and over time that built up so much resentment towards him *wipes tears*
Frankie: What was the point?
Mac: Ryan was never home. Ryan put his work before me and I never felt like Diggy and I were his priority ever.
Frankie: So you felt like he already abandoned the relationship?
Mac: Kinda yeah.
Frankie: I can understand that part. Question…
Mac: Sure. Go ahead.
Frankie: Do you still love him?
Mac: At times.
Frankie: I can tell you do and that’s okay because there’s still a lot of hurt and unfinished business there. Y’all just have to accept each other for who you are because we are still changing and growing.
Mac: Yeah, I hear you on that. Thank you for the dinner and for smoothing things over. This sushi meet up was better than the one I had with Tre, where I was disinvited from her housewarming for being a liability.
Frankie: Tre called you that?
Mac: Yeah, it was hurtful because I literally was in her corner last year. I understand she has to rock with her brother, but I’m family too and I just felt alone.
Frankie: Trecina’s intentions are pure because if all the shenanigans and beef weren’t going on, you would definitely have been there for sure. Moving forward you should sit down with Tre and have that conversation because she and I have come along way.
Frankie starts getting up
Frankie: I have to get back to the hospital but thank you for coming. I will pay the bill on the way out. Enjoy yourself and I will see you later.
Mac: Nice meeting you again.
Frankie: Same to you *smiles*
Mac Confessional: I see why Frankie & Ryan are together. She’s different from him but she also gave me a chance to explain myself. From this conversation gave me a bit of hope that we can all be a happy blended family, just going to take a whole lot of time.
The scene turns to Courtney in her home cleaning the countertops off as Mama Graham walks up and rings the doorbell
Five minutes pass by as Mama Graham stands at Courtney’s front door
Mama Graham: I know this girl can hear this bell now.
Courtney finally opens the door
Courtney: He — *looks surprised* Uhh hello?
Courtney Confessional: How did this lady get my address? *laughs*
Mama Graham: Hello Miss Girl, may I come in? *chewing on piece of Doublemint gum*
Courtney: Uhh…come in then chile. *chuckles*
Mama Graham: Thank you *steps up and into the house* It’s very white in here. I know you don’t clean it up
Courtney: You can sit at the bar in the kitchen. I have fruit, cheese and wine on the table…
They both walk into the kitchen
Courtney: So how are you? *pours a glass of wine and hands it to mama Graham*
Mama Graham: I’ll tell you…not well.
Courtney: Aww why is that
Mama Graham: I don’t know if you talked to Elijah but he almost got into a fight with your little boy toy. The one you been all over social media with, taking trips and all that mess
Flashback to Elijah and KP going at it two episodes prior
Courtney: Wait huh? That wasn’t because of me. I didn’t even know about that!
Mama Graham: From what Elijah told me, that boy made a lot of big statements about you and him
Courtney: Big statements? About what? *sips wine*
Mama Graham: He said that he’s been having sex with you, the girls call him Daddy, y’all have a relationship, just all kinds of mess. Even tried to stand up and step to Elijah as if his skinny minny tail could beat a football player
Courtney: He said my girls do what?!? We had se — what the hell??
Mama Graham: He sure did so I came to see if it was any truth to that
Courtney Confessional: The whole damn family is dumb bad fuck. Trè feeds these things to her little minions she call brothers and they fuck up the group’s dynamic. LIARS! *holds up a sign that says liar*
Courtney: Mama Graham listen to me…I would NEVER disrespect the father of my children like that. I wouldn’t even disrespect myself like that. They’ve never called him daddy!!
Mama Graham: But have you slept with him? I saw y’all went to Miami and we know it’s the three S’s down there. Sex, Scandal, and Scamming
Courtney: We have not had sex. He WAS a good FRIEND. Frankie was also in Miami with us.
Mama Graham: Oh so it was a threesome? I have to say little baby, I never thought you’d be a freak hoe
Courtney: Mama Graham…please stop with the antics
Mama Graham: I’m not doing no antiques! I’m talking to you real woman to woman. You should be used to that. It’s your only job these days
Courtney: Okay lady. If you come here to throw shade, you can just excuse yourself
Mama Graham: Girl, stop that drama and stuff. I’m just talking to ya Now where are my grand babies? I came all this way, I’d like to see them!
Courtney: They’re in there playing. *yells* Alana! Ash!! Come here please. Grandma G wants to see you.
Both girls come around the corner
Mama Graham: Lovely girls, how you doing? Grandma missed you. Are y’all playing kitchen?
Both start giggling
Alana: Yes ma’am. We are cooking
Courtney: Cooking what? *laughs*
Ashten: Steak!
Mama Graham: I know that’s right. Your mama can barely boil spaghetti noodles so I know you learned from me.
Courtney: You see they decorated this kitchen here.
The camera pans around the kitchen
Mama Graham: That explains it, I thought you were trying to be funny and make it pink
Alana and Ashten Confessional:
Producer: So do you think mommy should let you decorate more?
Alana: Yes! I have…umm — good taste. *giggles*
Ash: No you don’t!
Ashten and Alana laugh and runs off
Mama Graham: Those babies are so cute, you are doing a good job here. Let them come up to New York. I know they get tired of Twitter *fakes vomiting*
Courtney: Well thank you. Is that a compliment?? And uhh…no they are good in Twitter.
Mama Graham: Oh it’s like that? Let me get on out of here before I have to cuss you out. You don’t want to get into the court stuff with me. I was a paralegal
Courtney: About my children?? *laughs* My children are not going anywhere without me.
Mama Graham: Okay little girl. Bye Alana and Ashten, Grandma G loves you. Stay in the kitchen, you already cooking better than ya mama!
Courtney Confessional: Is this lady crazy?!? How are you upset with me about MY children? Lady, I get real disrespectful about my kids. You better leave.
Courtney: Okay chile. Talk to you later.
Courtney walks Mama Graham out and shuts the door. Mama Graham is heard outside talking.
Mama Graham: Acting like a freak hoe, can’t even be nice to her ass. Get this durn microphone off of me, itching my back!
The scene transitions to Tre in her 2020 Cadillac CT5 trying to navigate her GPS
Tre: See this is why I don’t like Downtown Twitter cause everything is damn confusing.
GPS: After 50 feet, turn left…
Tre: I can’t turn left because it says Do Not Enter. This is why I wished he stayed with me in Twitter Island.
Tre Confessional: Today I’m visiting my son Hunter at his apartment in Downtown Twitter. I’m so happy my son is home after being stationed everywhere these past few years but life would be much easier if he moved home with his mom. *laughs*
GPS: You have arrived at your destination.
Tre: This child of mine right here…
Tre is seen walking into the apartment complex and taking an elevator before arriving to Hunter’s apartment. She knocks on the door.
Tre: Hunter! It’s your mother.
Hunter: *opens door and gives her a hug and a kiss* Hey ma. I wasn’t expecting you so soon. *laughs*
Tre: Were you expecting some company?
Hunter: Sorta.
Tre: Like who?
Hunter: Miracle.
Tre: How is she anyway?
Hunter: She’s doing great. She wanted me to let you know she was sorry she couldn’t attend the housewarming with me.
Tre: That’s okay. She’ll always be welcome.
Tre Confessional: Miracle is Hunter’s girlfriend. They’ve been together since their senior year in high school. She’s a loyal one I’ll say that because you don’t find that often. *laughs*
Hunter & Tre take a seat on the sofa with refreshments placed in front of them
Tre: So how long are you going to be here?
Hunter: The lease is for two months and then after that I’ll go from there.
Tre: You know I want you to have some stability. You’ve been everywhere and I would honestly like for you to come home.
Hunter: Love you ma but that’s not happening. Thanks for the offer. Been there and done that for 18 years…I’m straight. *laughs*
Tre: Well anyways, I’m glad you attending the housewarming. I wasn’t sure if you were gonna make it or not.
Hunter: Ma you know I wasn’t going to miss that. I know it meant a lot to you and I wanted to my lil brother and my lil sister. Overall I thought it was chill.
Tre: I hate to bring it up but did you talk to Ryan?
Hunter: I mean he did what he does best but that doesn’t change anything. He said what he said to me and I said what I said to him. Just because he’s my uncle doesn’t mean he’s going to step to me like I’m one of the boys in the streets. He got me fucked up…
Tre: Hunter…
Hunter: I’m sorry ma but I ain’t letting nobody disrespect you, family included. He knows I got mad love for him but unc got beside himself and done let that beard grew. Fuck all that Twitter shit. He knows wassup over here.
Tre Confessional: I hope Hunter and Ryan will be able to work things out soon because it doesn’t put me in a good position. Obviously that’s my son but I’m trying to work on rebuilding the relationship that I have with my brother. I would hate to cut him off completely but he needs to make things right.
Tre: I hear you and you definitely get that cursing trait and that aggression from both of your uncles. God bless y’all Spicé men. *laughs*
Hunter: Now, since you’re here, I have something to tell you and I don’t want you to get upset by it…
Tre: *takes sip of water* Go ahead…
Hunter: I’ve been speaking with Grandma Veronica…
Tre: *glares at Hunter* Oh is that so? How is your grandmother?
Hunter: She’s doing really good. You know I actually was down in Savannah to visit her before I came up here. She’s doing really well handling the estate down there. She’s basically The Queen of the South if you will. Everyone calls her Ms. Veronica or Lady Veronica. *laughs*
Tre Confessional: My relationship with my mother is…okay. It’s not the best but it’s not horrible. It’s very…surfaced.
Tre: I’m definitely surprised you paid her a visit. You must’ve made her day.
Hunter: I did and she wants to reconnect with you and quite honestly, I think you should.
Tre: Okay let’s not push it…
Hunter: I’m being serious. Whatever issues you guys have, if any, cannot be that bad. You know grandma old school and if she had a problem she would say it.
Tre: She shouldn’t have a problem if she’s The Queen of the South…
Hunter: I’m being serious right now with you ma. I really think you should talk to her and hash out any issue you have with her. She hasn’t even seen Nala or Noah yet. Isn’t that sad? When I was little, I used to hang around grandma a lot and I feel everyone is forgetting their roots.
Tre Confessional: My son does have a point and I guess I do need to be the bigger person. If he says my mother wants to rekindle things, I need to take his word for it.
Tre: I hear you Hunter and I think I will invite her to Nala’s birthday party. I’m hoping that will be a new and fresh start.
Hunter: I think so too and I’m glad you’re open to that ma.
Tre: We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully she makes it.
Hunter: Yeah she’ll make it because I’m going down to pick her up. Don’t you worry. *laughs*
Tre: I’m glad you’re laughing because I think I’ll spend the night up here. Downtown Twitter doesn’t play and the freeway is a mess too.
Hunter: I love you but you can’t stay up in here. Visiting hours end at 6 so you can stay all you want until then.
Tre and Hunter are seen laughing as the cameras fade out of Downtown Twitter
The scene jumps to Christina entering a restaurant and sitting down. She tells the waiter to bring 2 waters with lemon on the side
Courtney’s mother, Brenda, and her sister standing outside praying
Brenda: Okay sis. I’ll be out in about an hour or so.
Random Sister: Okay
Mama Porter walks into the restaurant
Brenda: *to waiter* Hey suga. I’m looking for my niece. Should be under Porter.
Christina: *yells* Auntie I’m over here! Bitch with the braids!
Brenda: *walks up to Christina* Oh hush up girl. *laughs* How you doing baby?
Christina: I’m great, sit down. We need to take you shopping, I know you have better outfits than this
Brenda: *sits and chuckles* Girl shut up. We had a prayer service before this here. So, tell me what’s been going on?
Christina: Oh okay you churching in Twitter. I’m okay. I’m getting new opportunities and a new condo here so I can go back and forth to New York
Brenda: Ahh that’s wonderful. So you’re loving the Twitter scene and all of that? You think you Porter girls can stick together? *sips lemon water, staring at Christina*
Christina: I hate Twitter *laughs menacingly* But I like the people I’ve met and Courtney needs friends
Christina Confessional: Courtney really only has Frankie and Petra. She’s surface friends with everyone else. She needs me!
Brenda: She really does… I’ve been worried about my baby ya know? Of course I’ve been here for a while but momma has her own life she needs to be worried about… I pray for my baby.
Christina: I think she’ll be just fine. This is a time to rebirth and get her stuff together to do something for herself. I’ll be around a lot so I’ll help with the girls and everything
Brenda: You know what…I can’t lie…I really believe she’s gonna wanna divorce that man. I bet ya
Christina: Oh absolutely. She already has her rebound man *laughs*
Brenda: Christina, girl…you better be lying to me *face starts to get red*
Christina: Oh my goodness, are you okay? Are you having an allergic reaction?
Brenda: I’m getting a little upset. I actually think it’s about time to go.
Christina: Oh…okay. Have a great day
Christina Confessional: I don’t know what that was about. She can be weird but that’s Aunt Bunny for you
Brenda: *walking out praying* Father God, in the name of Jesus.
The cameras capture the beauty of Twitter Island before zooming in on Tre & Mike’s Twitter Home
Mike is seen walking into his brother, Farid’s room
Mike: Come on bro. Let’s go for a walk.
Farid: Bro, it’s literally eight in the morning. I haven’t had breakfast yet.
Mike: We’ll get something when we come back from our walk. Come on. *hands Farid his shoes*
Mike Confessional: I thought it was important that my brother and I have a walk this morning because there’s some things we need to discuss.
Farid puts on his shoes before following Mike who is walking outside
Farid: So bro, what is this all about? What happened to hello? How are you? Would you like some toast and eggs this morning?
Mike: Haha very funny. I wanted to get you out the house this morning so we can talk about everything that’s going on. I’m off from work and yesterday at the lawyer’s office was a lot.
Farid: I appreciate you for being there for me bro. Yesterday was…it was a wake up call.
Mike Confessional: The reason why my younger brother Farid has been staying with me is because he was accused and arrested of domestic abuse after an alleged argument with his girlfriend.
Mike: You know I’m here for you and we’re going to fight this alright. Do you know how hard it was for me to hear that over the radio?
Farid: I’m sorry I put you in that situation bro where you had to pick your livelihood over your family.
Mike: Nahh don’t feel sorry because I would do it again. You’re my brother and I’m always going to have your back. I just need you to be honest with me so I know how we can move. You know how the charges carry some weight…
Farid: Yeah I know but I’m fighting this. I’m not going to let her try to ruin and diminish my reputation.
Farid Confessional: I’m not a perfect person…no one is. The truth will come out. I’m proving my innocence.
Mike: I get you one hundred percent bro but you also need to look at the other side of this.
Farid: Why would I plead guilty to something I didn’t do?! That’s stupid and for you to even try to come at me with that is pissing me off bro.
Mike: I’m not trying to get you riled up but I know how this works. I know it too well. I work in law enforcement and I’m only telling you this for your own good.
Farid: Yeah yeah yeah. I don’t fucking need Mike the police officer. I need my fucking brother Mike. If you aren’t going to be there for me fully then I don’t need you at all to help me with this.
Mike: If I didn’t care, you wouldn’t be at my fucking house. I know you’re stressed and I know you’re thinking about a lot but I truly want you to think about what I said.
Farid: Yeah yeah I hear you.
Mike: I’m being serious with you Farid. Let’s just say you fight this and you lose…there goes your life…wasted.
Farid: And it’s a decision I’m willing to fucking live with.
Mike: Alright then bro. Let’s head back home then because you aren’t getting it. This is real shit.
Farid: It is fucking real and you’re just a got damn spectator from the outside looking in.
Mike: Aye buddy, watch who you’re talking to because I’m letting you slide right now. Just remember who took you in when it got rough alright…since I’m just a spectator.
Mike Confessional: I know he has a lot going on and he’s upset with me right now but I hope he understood where I was coming from. He needs to see the bigger picture.
Mike and Farid proceed to walk back home
Farid: So um, what about those eggs and toast?
Mike: *smirks before putting arm around Farid* You’ll never learn will you?
Farid: I’m taking that as a yes?
Mike: Yes for me, not for you. My food, my kitchen, my wife. Get one and you can have that luxury. *playfully puts Farid in a chokehold*
Farid: Aye bro…
Mike: Remember who you’re talking to alright. *laughs*
Next time on Frankie & Courtney’s Family Hustle: Christina, Courtney, and Jocelyn catch up and talk about what went down at Tre’s housewarming. Frankie and her ex-girlfriend Jackie have a serious conversation. Tre tries to reconnect with her mother over tea. Courtney confides in Christina about a major life decision she’s making. And Nala’s Birthday Party brings the whole group together and sparks fly when two unexpected family members get into it!
