After her explosive conversation with Shannon Beador during which she told her to use the door but ended up walking away herself, Alexis Bellino tries to compose herself. Heather Dubrow checks in on her briefly and then goes to Shannon.
“She started the lawsuit, in my eyes,” Shannon says. Ever since Alexis’ ex-husband Jim Bellino sued Shannon for defamation, she’s still pretty salty about losing $300,000. That’s a lot of Real For Real Cuisine she has to sell to make that up.
Inside, Alexis tells Tamra Judge that it’s hard for her to see Shannon because she’s her man John Janssen’s ex-girlfriend. Orange County sure is a small town if ole Johnny J is the catch.
Tamra tells the cameras that despite her not getting along with Shannon as of late, she still cares about her and reached out to her when the news of John and Alexis dating broke out.
However, according to Shannon, Tamra liked the coming-out photo Alexis posted and commented with an applause emoji. When Shannon texted Tamra about it, her response was, “Grow the f*ck up.”
In a more lighthearted scene, Jennifer Pedranti tells newbie Katie Ginella that she’s getting evicted from her house. Meanwhile, Gina Kirschenheiter is telling Heather and Tamra that she helped Jennifer find that rental and is now getting a bad rap as a real estate agent. Why are Heather’s parties are never fun?
Gina Kirschenheiter is pissed at Jennifer Pedranti
Shannon, Jennifer, and Katie run up and down some stairs for exercise because that’s what Orange County housewives do to work off their spicy margaritas. They start spilling some tea which includes Heather being snooty towards Katie at Sutton Stracke’s party. Somehow, this is not surprising.
Elsewhere, Gina FaceTimes with Emily Simpson and tells her that her beef with Jennifer is getting out of hand. Apparently, she vouched for Jennifer and rented her the house that she’s getting evicted from and it gave her a bad reputation as a real estate agent.
“I had a deal lined up and I had to get a cash buyer and I had to get a cash buyer quickly. And I knew that his agent would likely be able to bring that to me and I couldn’t even get her to text me back,” Gina says. “That cost me $50,000 when that deal fell apart.”
At the beach, Jennifer shares that she and the kids have moved in with her boyfriend Ryan Boyajian. When asked what he does for a living, she says, “Well, nothing now. He did mortgage for years and years and then he’s done like, real estate development since then.”
She continues, “I feel like he just sits around and like plays in the sunshine. He just kind of lives a dream life, I always tell him.” Katie looks dubious because at least her husband’s profession could be explained on his LinkedIn profile, unlike “sits in the sunshine for a living.”
Shannon Beador gives Gina Kerschenheiter the apology she needs
Emily thinks it’s a great idea for the “RHOC” cast to play sports because they’re all so sporty so she organizes a flag football match. Before that happens, she has a practice run with Gina and Shannon.
Emily informs Shannon that Alexis will be there but feels weird about inviting her. While she’s friendly with her, she thinks Alexis was “out of line” at Heather’s party. Gina, who was on the receiving end of John’s wrath last season, agrees.
“He hadn’t eaten,” Shannon says, blaming John’s wrath on being hangry. “I didn’t know that I have to travel around with a snack pack to hand out to grown men so that they don’t tell me to f*ck off,” Gina responds.
Shannon gave Gina an apology at Heather’s party for judging her DUI previously but wants to reiterate, “You’re a good mom and you’re a responsible person. And I’ve always thought that that’s who I was too. I just can really understand what you went through, so I’m sorry that I wasn’t, you know … that I wasn’t totally there for you.”
Gina appreciates Shannon’s tearful words and tells her that she’ll be there for her. “I see Shannon being honest for the first time ever,” Gina tells the cameras.
Jennifer Pedranti gets saved from homelessness
Jennifer and her kids have settled into Ryan’s house but it still doesn’t feel like home quite yet. Her parents have come to visit to help get the kids acclimated and grandma’s already talking about making pumpkin pie. Yum.
Jennifer’s parents thank Ryan for taking care of their daughter and grandchildren but she feels guilty that at 46, she’s relying on help from everyone. “I’m so sorry, Dad,” she cries.
He gives her a big ole dad hug and she says, “I just love you so much and you and Mom have done … I mean, honest to God, you’ve saved me, Dad.”
“I was like, on my ass. And I had to go to you guys and if you would not have done what you did for me, I don’t know what me and the kids would have done, Dad,” she continues. “We wouldn’t do it any other way,” her mom says. Best parents ever.
Gina Kirschenheiter rips into Jennifer Pedranti
Emily, Gina, and Katie have cockies (sugar-free Red Bull for Gina), and Katie tells them that Jennifer has moved in with Ryan.
“She announced it on Instagram and it put me in a really bad circumstance because yeah, I was representing her,” Gina says. “I dropped everything to get her in that home.” Now she’s all fired up because apparently, Jennifer is blaming Gina for telling everyone about her situation. “If Jenn comes for my career, I will f*ck her up.”
Gina and Jennifer meet up for coffee. As soon as Jennifer walks in, Gina can tell she used a glam team for this scene. “It’s a slap in my f*cking face. At least look like you’re on hard times, b*tch,” she tells the cameras.
“I’m not particularly happy about this situation,” Gina starts. Jennifer immediately gets defensive and responds, “Do you honestly think, Gina, I moved into that house and thought to myself, ‘I’ll just motherf*ck Gina and I just think I’ll give it on a whim and see if I can make rent?'”
“No, I don’t think you think about these things at all,” Gina shoots back. “When you sign a contract, you have to follow that contract. You did not pay your rent.”
Jennifer replies, “You shouldn’t have gone running your mouth about my personal business.” The two start bickering and Gina is dealing some low blows by telling Jennifer that she needs to take care of herself and not rely on Ryan. She accuses Jennifer of getting hair and makeup done while not being able to afford her rent.
“Are you f*cking kidding me?” Jennifer says in a confessional. “Gina, just because my life is falling apart, doesn’t mean my hair has to fall apart like yours did.” That should hurt Gina because it’s true.
