Girlfriends

On Joan’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) last day in New Orleans volunteering helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina, she meets Aaron (Richard T. Jones), a fellow volunteer who asks her out. When Joan arrives in L.A. she is determined to repair her relationship with Maya (Golden Brooks), Lynn (Persia White) and most importantly Toni. Maya and Darnell (Khalil Kain) return home from Florida where Darnell was working for NASCAR and find out that Lynn has moved in to their house. Meanwhile, William (Reggie Hayes) starts to regret his marriage proposal to Monica (Keesha Sharp).

Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) returns to work at the J-Spot only to find that William (Reggie Hayes) has put Monica (Keesha Sharp) in charge of managing the bar to get her out of his hair. When Joan confronts William about Monica’s new position, he reveals that he has made a mistake proposing to Monica but can’t tell her. Meanwhile, Darnell (Khalil Kain) is having a hard time telling Maya (Golden Brooks) that he wants to quit working for the pit crew.

Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) starts to realize that Maya’s (Golden Brooks) house has become the hang-out spot and that she is no longer the center of the friendship. Later, Joan’s doctor tells her that her cholesterol is too high, so she decides to have personal training sessions at her house and invites Maya and Lynn (Persia White) to join in. Maya gets upset and feels that Joan is trying to make her house the hang-out spot once again and Lynn gets caught in the middle.

In trying to seriously pursue her music career, Lynn (Persia White) informs the girls that she is performing at a local club during “open mic” night. While waiting at the club, Lynn meets a record executive who offers to help her with her career, but she turns him down when she realizes he wants sex in return. While waiting for her chance to perform, Lynn falls asleep and misses her turn on stage. Lynn decides to take the executive up on his offer, but is embarrassed the next day when he ignores her. Meanwhile Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) and William (Reggie Hayes) discover a large amount of money is missing from the J-Spot.

Joan (Tracee Ellis Ross) learns that Maya (Golden Brooks) and Lynn (Persia White) did not tell her about a recent outing they had with Toni, who was in town for a brief visit. Joan explains to them that there is no need to keep things secret from her because she is over the whole Toni issue. Later, when Joan insists on bringing Monica (Keesha Sharp) into the circle of friends Maya and Lynn accuse her of using Monica as a substitute for Toni.

Maya (Golden Brooks) discovers Jabari (Kendre Berry) has been skipping school and plagiarized a major writing assignment. When Lynn (Persia White) suggests that Jabari may be “acting out” because of his new suburban environment, Maya disagrees and insists that she is giving him a better life. Later, Jabari gets arrested and Maya must get to the bottom of what is bothering him.