Mona Island

Mona begins walking away from Sharan, not wanting to let her see her more vulnerable side. Sharan follows her

"Don't walk away from me. Talk to me please."

Mona stops and turns around to look at her

"For what? You're just trying to set me up. I'm not stupid."

Sharan

"Not at all. I am not trying to set you up. I am trying to help you."

Mona

"Why?"

Sharan

"Isn't this what you want? You want me to care for you. You want to me to love you. When I show some affection, you question it."

Mona

"Are you starting to care for me?"

Sharan

"I am."

Mona

"Then why don't you come with me?"

Sharan

"Where are w e going?"

Mona, putting her hand out

"We are going to my garden."

Sharan

"You have a garden here? So you have been here before?"

Mona

"It is called Mona Island. I have all kinds of surprises here."

Sharan

"I don't know about this. I have heard roars out there in the jungle."

Mona

"It's no danger involved. You have to trust me sweet lady. I would never hurt you."

Sharan

"Do we have to go? It is getting dark."

Mona

"I won't let nothing happen to my princess. Do you trust me?"

Sharan, against her better judgment, but knowing this will please Mona

"Fine." Mona grabs Sharan's hand and they into the jungle….

Steam

Episode: 83,The Mary Garden!

Written by ML Cooks

Lavender Hill,

Ty's Mansion

Ria is ringing the doorbell. The maid opens the door

"Get out my hoe." Ria says brushing right past her.

"Jenny!, Jenny get that ass down here. We gots to talk."

Maid

"Who are you?"

Ria

"Ya momma"

Jenn comes rushing down the stairs.

Jenn

"Ria, what is going on?"

Ria

"I want some answers Jenny? What is really going on between you and Jodie? She was about to get slapped at the fashion show talking to me crazy. I am not involved in any of this and you better tell her that."

Jenn

"Ria, please, it's not that serious."

Ria

"Girl you are tripping. Jenny, I have to work with her. I am not involved in any type of feud between the two of you. I got my 99 problems and that bitch aint one of them."

Jenn, not wanting to argue

"Ok Ria. I will tell Jo Ho."

Ria

"Uhm Hmm, where fine ass Santino at? I want us to go out."

Jenn, feeling a bit jealous, remembering she kissed Santino back in Cleveland

"He's not here. He's with Ty, as usual."

Ria

"A street boy. I like it. I'ma have to find that papi."

Jenn

"You really like him like that?"

Ria

"Yea girl. Why you got a problem with that?"

"That's a good question" They both hear and turn around to see Karl with a grin on his face.

Westwood Park

Lauren and Daniel's

Santino gets out the limo. Pulling out his gun, and rushes over to where Ty has fallen off the porch. Ty stands back up and wipes blood from his lip.

Ty

"What the hell is the matter with you?"

Santino, arriving on the scene

"Boss you ok?"

Ty

"Ask Daniel is he ok?"

Santino aims his gun at Daniel as Lauren walks up from behind Daniel and pleads with Santino

"Please don't do nothing stupid!" She says with tears rolling down her face.

Ty

"It's cool Tino. Put that away."

Daniel, to Ty

"It's because of you why I was on my death bed for months. Do you know what kind of crazy things the psycho Bitch Mona did to me? She was the one who shot me!! I didn't try to commit suicide. Then while I was in the hospital, it was her pumping meth into my iv." He then looks at Lauren. "It was Mona. She was doing this to me. Getting me hooked on meth."

Lauren

"Oh my God. That's who you were talking about when you said she's going to get us."

Daniel

"Yes." he then looks back Ty

"Stay the hell away from me and Lauren. I don't want nothing more to do to you. I am my own man. You're nothing but scum. When you see Mona, you tell her I am going to kill her." Daniel walks back into the house, slamming the door in Tyler's face.

Santino

"You're going to let him talk to you like that boss?"

Ty

"He's just confused right now. It's Lauren filling his head up with bullsh!t. She's in the way. She's been a thorn for me for far to long. But I can deal with her later. We have to find Mona." he says walking back to his limo.

Back inside the house

Lauren hugs Daniel

"I am so proud of you."

Daniel

"I am my own man now Lauren. And it's all because of you. I love you." He kisses her softly on the lips. They hold each other tighter and the kiss becomes more deep and passionate. They slowly walk back to the bedroom, unable to let each other go, as they make their way to the bedroom they begin to take each other's clothes off until they are down to their under garments. Daniel picks up Lauren in his arms and carries over to the bed. He lays her down and gets into the bed with Lauren. They continue to kiss. Lauren takes her panties off, giving Daniel the cue that's she's ready for his love. Daniel pulls his d!ick through the slot of his boxers and slowly slides inside of Lauren. Not having been in a wet warm love hole in what seems to be eternity to Daniel, he takes a few strokes and then releases himself inside of her.

Mona Island

Mona and Sharan are deep in the jungle and they come to s stop. Mona takes a deep breath.

"MMM, funk so good"

Sharan

"Say what?"

Mona

"You smell that?"

Sharan

"No. What am I supposed to be smelling?"

Mona

"My Mary Garden." They take a few more steps and Mona and Sharan look at a weed patch, with weed stocks that reach 5 ft in height.

Sharan

"What are you going to do with that junk?'

Mona

"Junk, no baby, this is my aunt Mary. Please don't talk about her like that. Let's smoke drugs my Nubian princess.' Mona breaks off a piece of the plant, breaks it down, then rips of a piece of a leaf off from a tropical tree and rolls up her Aunt inside the leaf. Mona licks it shut.

Sharan

"So you grew all this marijuana?"

Mona

"Sure did. Doesn't it look beautiful? Mona says trying to light a fire by rubbing two sticks together. The friction finally shoots out sparks and at last Mona gets a fire started

Mona

"I got some fire for my fire" She says laughing, lighting up her homemade drug stick. Mona inhales and holds her breath as long as she can until she chokes.

Sharan

"How can you waste your brain cells like that?"

Mona doesn't answer, drifting off into a place she hasn't been to in a long time, Mona has a Mary moment. In her moment she sees

Sharan

"Mona, I'm talking to you.'

Mona

"Sorry chocolate momma. Here hit this" She says holding the blunt towards her.

Sharan

"I don't smoke."

Mona

"Suit your self. This some good ass weed." She says coughing again.

Sharan

"I really wish you would not smoke that garbage around me."

Mona

"I will do almost anything for you. But I can't leave my aunt Mary alone. She's been so good to me when I needed her most. Always there when I need her. She's the one that got me through my pain Abe caused me."

Sharan

"I want you to replace your Aunt Mary. Replace her with me." Sharan says getting closer to Mona and putting her hand around her. Sharan wonders if she can use Mona's drugged state to her advantage

Mona

"You really care about me huh?"

Sharan

"I do. And I told you I want to help you get through this pain. You need to confront your father over what he did to you. He needs to pay."

Mona

"You're right. He did this to me. He turned me into this weed smoking monster.'

Sharan

"I'm going to be here every step of the way. I will be in your corner."

Mona

"Then it's time to go back to Pasadena." Sharan is relieved that maybe she might have some hope of escaping this lunatic.

The Blue Note

Kiko and Dondre are seated at the bar. As Dre sits down, Abe and Don leaves. Dre chuckles to himself, thinking that DC probably left on his account. Dre orders a beer while Kiko orders Club Soda.

Dre

"Club Soda? For real?"

Kiko

"I don't drink."

Dre

"I'm gone ask you this man and just keep it real with me. I will love you the same. Are you a homo man?"

Kiko

"So because I don't drink I'm a homo?"

Dre

Jjust answer the question?"

Kiko

"No homo here. I just don't drink It's bad for you."

Dre

"Here we go, man don't start that self righteous sh!t."

Kiko

"Relax man. What you do to you body is on you. I've already learned your head is harder than a brick."

Dre

"Whatever you say man." He says drinking his beer." So can we please talkin about momma?"

Kiko

"Yes, I think it's time."

Dre

"So tell me what's good, is she still mad at me? "

Kiko

"Dre, she's in the hospital."

Dre

"Why?! What's the matter? "

Kiko

"She had a nervous breakdown."

Dre

"What you mean? She went crazy?"

Kiko

"Basically yes. She's in a mental hospital."

Dre

"Whoa, momma crazy like that?"

Kiko

"No, she just needed a little help."

Dre

"What made her lose her mind?"

Kiko

"She found out our father cheated on her."

Dre

"Damn, when did all this happen?"

Kiko

"After you came out here to Pasadena."

Dre

"I've been here for over 15 years now bro. You telling me our moms went into the crazy house over 15 years ago and you're just now telling me?"

Kiko

"I didn't think you would care."

Dre

"That's real fu(cked up man. Though we weren't speaking when I left out and came out here I still love her yo. That's my momma. I can't believe you would not tell me something like this till now." Dre finishes his beer and then walks out of the restaurant. Kiko calls out to his older brother, but Dre just walks out.

Huntington Memorial Hospital

Mike and Jodie walks into Diego's office. Jenn, following them wonders why would her ex boyfriend and her arch rival would be seeing a doctor.

Diego

"Please have a seat. How are you two doing?"

Jodie

"A little nervous."

Diageo

"Why so?"

Jodie

"I'm not to big on a lot of people knowing my status. It's very hard for me."

Diego

"I understand, but rest assured, what we say here is strictly confidential."

Jodie

"I know all that. But it's just one more person knowing I have HIV"

Outside of Diego's office, is Jenn with her ear pressed to the door, having just heard Jodie has HIV, Jenn's jaw drops, she had no idea Jodie's secret was anything like this………