Beverly: Enough. I'm fine just doing what I do, okay? I don't need some fancy job.
Erica: Yes, you do! Because if you give up on being a lawyer, which is actually doable, then what does that mean for me making it as a musician?
Beverly: Erica, me saying "I could've been a lawyer" has nothing to do with you.
Erica: Of course it does! I dropped out of college just like you, which means I'll just end up being a mom who constantly tells her ungrateful kids that "I could've been a rock star."
Beverly: I don't know whether to be offended or worried, but I don't like either feeling.
Erica: But it's true. Becoming a lawyer is hard, and you gave up on it, like, shockingly fast. And the truth is I'm doing the same thing with my music. Ever since Lainey left [voice breaking] I haven't sung a single note or written any music or even touched my keyboard.
Beverly: Schmoo, you've got it all wrong. I gave up on being a lawyer 'cause that was never really my dream.
Erica: Then why do you always say it?
Beverly: 'Cause it sounds better than my real dream, which is being a mama. [chuckles] I'm living my dream. If music is yours, you can't just give up on it.
Erica: I already have.