The Single Life; Season 4 Episode 6:

Miss Debbie:

Debbie packed up her best sequined peacock purse and rhinestone sunglasses as she headed to Florida for her big date with Ruben the Cuban. Debbie got a police escort by her son Julian, who worried about his mother’s judgment in the post-Osama era.
They headed to their Miami hotel, Debbie shvitzing with joy, as she tried to make up a little rap/love sonnet for Ruben to sing upon their meeting. Julian realized there was no containing his free-styling free spirit of a mother, as he drove on in embarrassment.

It was finally time for Debbie to meet Ruben, as she consulted first with Julian about her flamboyant outfit. Julian set the ground rules as he put his mom into the cab and hopefully strapped a go-pro to her peacock fan.
Ruben materialized on the streets of “Little Havana” wearing a technicolored dream shirt, and toting balloons, flowers, and gifts. Debbie admitted his look was a bit of sensory overload, which was a lot coming from the queen of overkill herself. They headed down the street like a living work of art all the way to a bar/restaurant where they took in a little salsa dancing because….I don’t know if you know this, but Ruben is Cuban.
They followed that up by another “When in Miami” activity…drinking mojitos, which tickled Miss Debby’s fancy. Speaking of tickling Miss Debbie…. She admitted it had been 14 years since she’s physically been with anyone (which was a relief to know she hadn’t experienced “O”’s O-face).
The date ended with a few little pecks on the lips, as the two made plans to go sightseeing, presumably in brightly colored clothing, the following day. 

 

Nutalie:

Natalie and her nutty mother spent their afternoon at a “restaurant” (self titled, nothing fancy), where Natalie finally looked happy. It seems that things are finally starting to go her way. First Jush got her the apartment, then a car, then the super successful dinner party where a real Hollywood producer offered her to audition for his latest horror film- Fatal Attraction 2. 
Being that Natalie was on cloud 9, her mom had to bring her down by asking her to call Big Mike of Squim on video chat. Though the two were no longer together, Mother Nutalie still had a relationship with the big guy, who she had always put on a pedestal (Which would make him 8 feet tall, because he’s basically Paul Bunyon). 

Natalie called on video chat and as luck would have it, he picked up on the first ring. Mama Natalie requested they meet with her ex son in law for lunch since she’s kind of sort of in the neighborhood (or at least in the country). It seemed like Mike was game for a meeting with “Mama”, which would unfortunately mean Natalie would have to attend as well (If things get really awkward she could always recite a little Ukrainian Shakespeare)

Meanwhile, Jush had a meeting with two of his employees from his `company”, who wanted to talk business…..and Natalie. They felt she was very clingy and messing up Josh’s business flow, and didn’t understand what he saw in the wide-eyed wild woman. They were hoping Jush wasn’t being naive, and was taking notice that Natalie could possibly be using him to establish herself in LA and become an “uhc-tress”. Of course this conversation gave Jush some valid points to bring up to Natalie if he was ever to try and break things of….which he should definitely do in an open air setting with lots of witnesses.

 

Veronica and/or Tim?:

After the big “fight”, Veronica was hoping they would give their friendship another chance by meeting up for a pickleball double date. Tim brought Luisa, who was bubbly and cute in her activity-appropriate spandex sportswear, while he schlepped along in his skinny jeans and ill-fitting lady’s tank top. The first moment they had, Jamal apologized for losing his temper and Tim as well.Erroneous pickleball ensued. 

Later that night they all went out for dinner, where Veronica had to order Tim’s steak, since she’s one part his best friend and one part his mother (Maybe she’ll even chew it for him, but only if it’s cut on the bias. Much more juicy). Jamal was a bit weirded out by Veronica’s closeness with her ex (but mostly the fact that Tim was her ex at all). Other than the initial “ex fiance” factor, the two couples seemed to get along well, with Veronica even giving Luisa some pointers on how to handle Tim. Not. Awkward. AT ALL. 

 

 

Brother John:

Back in San Antonio, John managed to get his hands on a stick of deodorant (very necessary in that heat and in general), before he stopped to video chat with Patrick. Pat tried to encourage his brother not to meet Meghan’s daughter unless he was sure about the relationship, as it would be hard for the little girl if they were to break up. 

John ignored all warnings, and met up with Meghan and her daughter River (A name in which John will never be able to say). He attempted to bond with “Rivuh”, who is non verbal with high functioning Autism, as they went for a little bike ride along a trail.

Later that night he and Meghan had a date at the Riverwalk, in honor of their last night together. He invited Meghan to come to Vegas and meet the family, which was a big step for the stand-offish bachelor of bachelors. Then they had to head to the airport, having a teary goodbye, as they both dropped the “L” bomb, with John seeming like he was pretty sure he was ready to give his “haut” to Meghan.