Run the World

Three weeks after confessing her infidelity to Ola, Whitney leans on Renee and Sondi for comfort and support as they return home from her honeymoon-turned-girls' trip to Tulum. Scared and uncertain about the status of her relationship, Whitney takes refuge at Renee's, while Renee checks in with Jason to see if Ola is going to grant Whitney forgiveness. Meanwhile, Sondi happily returns to the comfort of her pseudo-family in Matthew and Amari, only to discover that Amari's mother, Naomi, is back in her life for good.

With the respective stresses of starting her own agency and adapting to Naomi's presence, Renee and Sondi enlist the help of Hope to snap Whitney out of her sadness spiral and moving on with her life after Ola. With Hope on Whitney duty, Renee manages to get a dinner meeting with Mia at L'Oréal, but Renee and Abby struggle to get on the same page with their new venture. Sondi tries to reenforce her importance in Amari's life during a family dinner with Naomi, but realizes that she may need to reassess her priorities when Professor Baptiste offers her a summer teacher's assistant position.

Whitney returns to work without any sympathy from her colleagues. Hoping to get her business up and running, Renee tags along with Whitney to the annual mixer for the Association for Business Professionals of Color where she makes an unexpected business contact and friend. Sondi goes head-to-head with Matthew in a student versus faculty debate, all while struggling to confess that she kept her campus apartment as Matthew deals with his brownstone's leaking roof.

Whitney, Renee and Sondi see their new therapist, Dr. Monica Mitchell, as they hope to work through their current issues. Sondi goes viral on a podcast and is questioning her relationship with Matthew now that they are on different stages of their careers. Renee has been enjoying the benefits of dating a millionaire, but she's afraid it's quickly getting too serious. Whitney is angry as she reflects on her long relationship with Ola.

Hope surprises the ladies by announcing that she's getting married in two days to an artist she met in Tulum. Whitney questions her best friend's uncharacteristically spontaneous decision, while Renee is reminded of her past love for Jason. Baptiste presents Sondi with a fellowship opportunity to get paid to write her dissertation. Whitney runs into Ola, who is on a date with Whitney's regular barista.

Whitney unexpectedly gets set up with Phillip Houston, as she throws a housewarming party for her new condo. Renee knows she has to cut Preston loose since her revelation that she's still in love with Jason. Sondi meets a handsome documentary filmmaker, right before a run-in with Matthew at the campus library.

Renee offers to help Jason with the band's listening party, as winning him back becomes a challenge. Stressed about her annual work review, Whitney turns to Ola for support, but the question still remains whether they can ever be friends. Sondi's new relationship makes her question her career path. Barb takes her own advice that it's better to act while you can than live with regret.