The Surprise Party

**The Surprise Party** is the eighth episode of the first season and the eighth overall episode of *The Sex Lives of College Girls*.

## Short Summary

At Leighton's surprise party for Nico, an unexpected guest sends Kimberly reeling. Bela worries she silenced a fellow Catullan writer, and a rumor threatens to upend Whitney's world.

## Full Summary

Kimberly sits in a chair and studies while the students around her get hyped for the soccer game. Bela comes up to her and is shocked she's studying at a tailgate. Kimberly says she has to because she's failing econ, which Bela attributes to her spending all her time having sex with Nico. Bela teases her about it until Leighton comes up. Leighton asks why they stopped talking when she walked up. She thinks it's because she's wearing glasses, which she says is because her mom forgot to send her contacts. Kimberly says they're just surprised she came. Leighton says she's not a fan of soccer, but she wants to support Whitney. She admits she likes Whitney. When Bela asks if Leighton likes her, she says everyone's fine and moves the conversation on. Leighton can't stay long because she has to plan Nico's surprise birthday party. She always plans his parties. Bela and Kimberly pressure Leighton into inviting them. The team arrives then and everyone cheers.

The game is tied at 2-2 in overtime. Kimberly asks if they ever get a feeling like they need to pee, but nothing comes out. Bela tells her she has a UTI. Travis asks if she forgot to pee after sex. She didn't know you were supposed to do that. Leighton asks who she's having sex with and Bela helps her cover by saying she probably got it from sitting on a wet seat in the library. Leighton reminds them that her friend, Maya, is visiting this week, so she'd like them to talk less about infected genitals. They all turn their attention to the field when they see something's happening.

Whitney kicks the balls up the field. She's nearly to the goal when another player trips her. The referee gives the player a yellow card and awards Whitney a penalty kick. Willow tells Whitney if she makes the shot, they go to the NCAA tournament. Whitney steps up and kicks the ball into the net. Everyone celebrates the win.

At 11:00 AM, an alarm goes off and Leighton says it's 11:00 AM, which means she's officially completed her 100 community service hours and now she's leaving the Women's Center. Ginger made her allergen-free cupcakes. Alicia asks if she wants to stay for the rest of today's meeting, but Leighton says no. She takes one of the cupcakes to go and celebrates her freedom.

Bela steps up to The Catullan building and prepares to enter. Carla comes up behind her and says she was also tapped, which surprises Bela. They go inside together.

Bela and Carla are in awe as they look around The Catullan. Eric, Ryan, and Evangeline start the meeting, welcoming the new writers. Evangeline says it's tradition for new writers to submit a piece on their first day and the winning piece will be featured on The Catullan Instagram account. Carla asks Bela to write something together. Bela doesn't think it's allowed, but Evangeline approves it.

Lila brings Kimberly some cranberry juice. Kimberly's trying to ignore the UTI, but Whitney says it's a rite of passage. Kimberly asks them what she should get Nico for his birthday. Lila says something sexy, but Whitney says something impersonal, so he doesn't think she's trying too hard. Canaan joins them and asks if they're going to the party. He isn't because he has plans with Darius, but asks Whitney if they can meet up afterward.

Whitney enters Coach Woods' office. She thinks it's because people are looking to endorse her, but Woods tells her that Dalton was having an affair with one of the players. She asks if Whitney knows anything about it. Whitney denies any knowledge, but says she once saw him share a power bar with Becky. Woods says she's not the first to mention that. She excuses Whitney.

Outside the building, Whitney tries to call Dalton, but gets his voicemail.

Carla thinks they should make a piece about what TV characters says when they orgasm. Bela's not sure that's a good idea. Carla says Bela's the only person at The Catullan who is nice to her. Bela's sure that'll change. Carla admits that Eric's not that bad, which surprises Bela. He's better than Ryan. Bela suggests they write a Tinder profile for the John Essex statue. Carla says Ryan showed her his penis in a bad way. He called her into his office to talk about formatting, then he pulled his penis out. It's all she can think about when she's in The Catullan building. Bela asks if she told anyone, but everyone already thinks she's weird. Carla asks if he's every done anything like that to Bela. Bela denies it. Carla just wants to forget about it and move on.

Leighton's on the phone as she approaches Alicia's apartment door. She makes eye contact with Alicia's neighbor. Once she gets inside, Leighton asks what's up with the neighbor. Alicia says she never talks to her neighbors. Leighton's having trouble planning a party because she says no one in Vermont has taste. Alicia asks if she's invited to the party. Leighton didn't think she'd want to go and taking Alicia as her plus one would be a statement. Leighton tells Alicia not to make it a big thing. Alicia just wants to know they can exist outside of Alicia's room. Leighton says it's weird now and gets up to leave. She promises to text Alicia later. As she leaves, Leighton looks over to the neighbor's room.

Whitney tells Willow she's freaking out. Dalton's not answering her calls or texts on her phone or on the burner she bought. She can't have all this come out. Willow tells her to relax. She talked to Coach Woods and Woods thinks it was Jena because Willow told her it was Jena. She also found out that Dalton's wife found a box of condoms in his car and a search on his iPad asking if it was illegal for a coach to sleep with a player. They both agree Dalton is dumb. Willow tells her to lay low and it'll blow over. Leighton comes in and Whitney tells Willow that Leighton knows. She tells Leighton the coach knows about the affair, but doesn't know it was her. Leighton gives her some tips to cover it up, but she's already done those.

Kimberly tries to study while Nico does pull-ups. Nico comes to the bed and they start making out. Kimberly tries to feel out what a good birthday gift would be. He says she doesn't have to get him a gift. Kimberly agrees that they can have sex, but it has to be quick because she needs to study.

Kimberly gets back to the dorm and runs into Leighton, who asks if she's doing a walk of shame. Kimberly pretends she was just studying. Now she's going to shower to wake herself up. Leighton tells her Maya's in the bathroom.

Eric says he has two announcements. The first is to tell Jeff to use spellcheck. The second is that Carla has quit. Ryan then announces that Bela's John Essex Tinder profile piece will be the featured winner. Bela says she co-wrote it with Carla, but Eric says her email said it was mostly Bela, so she can enjoy the solo credit. He dismisses the meeting. Evangeline and Ryan congratulate Bela.

Kimberly is shocked by how gorgeous Maya is. She introduces herself. They talk about hooking up for a minute, then Maya excuses herself to go help Leighton plan the party.

Bela gets ready for the party and celebrates all the likes and comments on the Instagram post. She starts to type a message to Carla, but deletes it. Kimberly and Whitney come in and ask if she's ready to go.

At the party, they admire Nico's many gifts. Kimberly got him sour candy because she knows he likes it. They want to go get shots. Kimberly has to start with water to take her medicine. Leighton quiets everyone as Nico prepares to come in. Nico comes in and is surprised by the party. Leighton says she has another surprise and shows him that Maya is there. She flew in from Barcelona for him. She kisses him. Kimberly walks out and Bela and Whitney follow her.

Kimberly asks Whitney and Bela if they knew and they tell her no. Nico comes out and asks if they can talk. Whitney and Bela tell him he sucks, but Kimberly sends them inside so she can talk to Nico alone. Once they're gone, Kimberly tells him what he did was messed up. He says Maya was studying abroad and wasn't supposed to be back for a few months. Kimberly is upset that the first guy she met has a secret girlfriend. Now she has a UTI and her grades are in the toilet because she wasted time on him. Kimberly goes inside crying.

Kimberly glares at Nico and Maya. She tells Whitney she wants to stay and ruin his night by making him worry she'll say something to his girlfriend. She chugs her drink, then decides to leave. She asks Bela and Whitney to stay. Leighton watches Kimberly go and wonders what's going on.

On the way out, Kimberly decides to backtrack and go upstairs. She goes to the filing cabinet and pulls out her econ test.

Willow asks to talk to Whitney privately, so Whitney sends Bela to get them some drinks. Willow tells her the bus driver told Woods she saw Dalton kissing a Black player. They're the only two Black girls on the team. She suggests that Whitney come clean to Woods and Whitney agrees.

Bela checks on the post again and gets a text from Carla telling her her piece was funny and she'll miss hanging out with her.

Leighton checks on Bela, who seems upset. Pete walks by and offers them shots, but Leighton sends him away. Bela admits that she thinks she silenced another writer Ryan targeted. Leighton hugs Bela and tells her it's okay. She has Bela come with her.

Whitney knocks on Coach Woods' door. Her wife, Dana answers.

Whitney promises Coach Woods it's over and she asks if they can just forget about it. Woods tells her this shouldn't define her whole life and says she already told them she couldn't give them a name. So it's done. She thanks Woods and hugs her.

Canaan looks at his phone as he waits for Whitney. Jayla says they're leaving and asks if he's coming with them. Canaan gets up to go.

Alicia enters the Women's Center and Leighton thanks her for coming.

Alicia introduces herself to Bela and Carla and promises them that no matter what they tell her, she's their ally.

Kimberly puts the test on her desk, then flops onto her bed.

Willow and Whitney acknowledge each other in the locker room. The whole team is surprised when Coach Hanson, the women's ice hockey coach, comes in. She says Coaches Woods and Dalton have both been fired, so she's standing in for them. She asks them to explain offsides to her.

## Cast

### Starring

* Pauline Chalamet as Kimberly Finkle
* Amrit Kaur as Bela Malhotra
* Reneé Rapp as Leighton Murray
* Alyah Chanelle Scott as Whitney Chase
* Gavin Leatherwood as Nico Murray
* Midori Francis as Alicia
* Chris Meyer as Canaan Greene
* Ilia Isorelýs Paulino as Lila Flores
* Renika Williams as Willow

### Guest Starring

* Mekki Leeper as Eric Miller
* Conor Donnally as Ryan Hutton
* James Morosini as Dalton
* Isabella Roland as Carla
* Jillian Armenante as Coach Gertrude Woods
* Sierra Katow as Evangeline Hashima
* Amanda Ripley as Ginger
* Vico Ortiz as Tova
* Mona Mira as Maya
* Betti as Travis Feldman
* Donielle Nash as Jayla
* Harrison Callaghan as Jeff
* Maya Rose as Jena
* Rebekka Johnson as Coach Hanson

### Co-Starring

* Gillian White as Dana
* Brandon Root as Tad
* Keanush Tafreshi as Pete
* Antonio Cipriano as Angelo

## Notes and Trivia

* This episode marks the final appearances of Coach Woods and Dalton.