Katie and Ashley continue their argument.
After Ashley says she doesn’t believe Katie is emotionally strong enough to be in the group, Karen says she disagrees. She tells Katie that she can handle being around. Later on, Karen tells Candiace she feels like Ashley went at Katie to deflect from her own issues. Ashley tells Robyn she wasn’t trying to kick anyone while they were down, but she’s hurt by Katie’s actions behind her back.
Both Ashley and Katie call loved ones to vent about what happened. Ashley tells her mom she could be more compassionate. At times she’s too reactionary. Katie tells her boyfriend she’s not having fun yet.
Gizelle has questions about LaDame, Ashley apologizes.
Apparently, Karen told Gizelle she’s putting another event together. When Gizelle asked about her distribution, Karen says she needs to talk to her partners first. So Gizelle is convinced that Karen doesn’t really own LaDame. She doesn’t understand why Karen can’t distribute the perfume herself.
As the women decide to swim with some stingrays, Katie says she will stay behind. Her stomach has been bothering her. Gizelle notices that Ashley and Candiace are actually getting along. She’s proud of this. Ashley decides to go check on Katie who stayed behind on the boat.
When Ashley sees her, she asks Katie how she’s feeling. She tells Ashley she’s just not feeling well. So Ashley decides to apologize for what she said the other night. She realizes Katie is going through a lot of tough things in her personal life. Katie accepts her apology and they hug it out. Regardless of the apology, Katie has decided to stay behind again to get better.
Candiace and Ashley hash things out.
Gizelle says that she likes that Candiace and Ashley have been getting along. Ashley says she never had an issue with Candiace until she became a “banshee.” Candiace says that she just wants an apology for Ashley shading her in her house. Ashley says Candiace needs to apologize for waving a butter knife in her face. Candiace apologizes for this but says Ashley needs to apologize for being shady because this led to the butter knife situation. But Ashley says she’s not responsible for Candiace’s actions. But she does apologize for being shady. In a green screen interview, Candiace says she apologized but doesn’t feel like Ashley really did the same. But She can’t say for certain they can’t get past this at some point.
Later on, Karen talks to Katie about her blowup with Ashley. She says Ashley said some really hurtful things to Katie. And if Katie ever needs support, she’s here for her. But Katie says Ashley apologized, so they are moving forward. Later on, the ladies prepare to go out for the night. But Katie tells Robyn and Ashley she’s going to stay in. They then discuss Gizelle. Robyn is still upset about Gizelle confronting Monique at her open house event. She knows she will have to confront Gizelle about this soon. After Katie says she’s not feeling well and she’s been eating a lot, Robyn asks her if she thinks she could be pregnant. She says she doesn’t know but she hasn’t been using any contraceptives and her period was supposed to come on that day.
Ashley and Candiace make progress.
As they head out for the night, the other women ask about Katie. Ashley and Robyn tell them she decided to stay in. Karen says Ashley really hit below the belt. But Ashley says she was just hurt because she thought that she and Katie were really friends. Then Katie went behind her back and “trashed” her. In a green screen interview, Candiace says Ashley did the same thing to her in New Orleans. And she doesn’t feel like Ashley knows how to be a friend to anyone.
As the women grab dinner, Robyn decides to confront Gizelle. She lets her know how she feels about what she did to Monique at the open house. Robyn feels like it just wasn’t the right place or time. Gizelle says that she knows that she was wrong and she needs to work on that. Robyn accepts her apology. They then switch topics and discuss Juan. Robyn says that she and Juan have been talking about getting married again. But she doesn’t want to have any more kids. Gizelle then gets Candiace and Ashley to agree to have breakfast together alone the next day. They agree and the women have a fun night of dancing. On the way back, Candiace and Karen check on Katie. She tells them she’s feeling a little better.
Candiace and Ashley get up and do some yoga together. Ashley says that she is trying to learn how to not get in her feelings about things. And she needs to learn how to step back and think about other people’s feelings. Candiace says that she knows she can hold a grudge. But it hurt her feelings when Ashley said she wasn’t sure she wanted to move forward with Candiace in New Orleans. Ashley apologizes and both women agree to ty to do better with their relationship. Gizelle comes out minutes later and says she can’t find Katie. Her door is open and her things are gone. The front desk said Katie didn’t check out but they don’t know where she is.
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