Kyle Richards was spotted on a coffee run with Morgan Wade and Teddi Mellencamp in La Quinta, California on Thursday.
The trio were spotted grabbing liquid fuel in the desert, after Teddi evacuated last week due to the devastating LA fires.
While Teddi, 43, took the lead, Kyle, 56, and Morgan, 30, chatted away as they followed Teddi close behind, disposable cups of coffee in hand.
The duo landed at the center of romance rumors shortly after Kyle split from husband Mauricio Umansky over a year ago, but the Bravolebrity has insisted they are merely friends.
Still, the friendship has remained at the center of speculation and has been a topic of conversation on the latest season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Kyle's sexuality was brought up again on the latest episode of the series when Garcelle made a comment that upset Richards.
Kyle Richards was spotted on a coffee run with Morgan Wade and Teddi Mellencamp in La Quinta, California on Thursday
'Do whatever the f**k you want to do. Be whoever you want to be,' she told Kyle.
'If you want to be a lesbian, be a lesbian,' Garcelle said, drawing a flabbergasted look from Kyle.
Kyle did not appreciate the comments and called Garcelle an 'a**hole' as she reflected on the remarks on the after show.
'What was really going through my head was, "You’re being an a**hole right now,"' she insisted. 'And don’t try to act like, "Oopsie daisies," you know exactly what you’re doing.'
But Garcelle insisted she was merely encouraging her to be her most authentic self.
'I wasn’t pushing her to come out … What I was saying is be whoever you want to be,' she said.
'I was thinking if you're going to get a reaction from me or I'm going to be offended, I'm not. And it's nothing I haven't seen in tabloids... So in that aspect, I don't care. But what I did care about is... where are you getting at?' she said.
'I’m not trying to call her out. Own it. Be authentic,' Garcelle said.
While Teddi took the lead, Kyle and Morgan chatted away as they followed Teddi close behind, disposable cups of coffee in hand
'Cause, I feel like Kyle cares a lot about what people think and how you know, this is gonna look or how that's gonna look, and she's trying to figure it out. If this is who you are or even if you’re discovering it, discover it and own it,' she said.
'We are allowed to be who we are at this age. We don't have to worry so much about what other people think of us,' Garcelle insisted.
While Kyle was insisting they were just friends, Garcelle said her actions spoke otherwise.
'But if it's something you're exploring, say, "You know what, I don't know what it's going to be at the end of the day but right now, I'm exploring that." I think people understand that and connect when you're more authentic about your journey rather than "I'm not doing that. I haven't thought of that. We're just friends." When the visual is you're doing other things. You're in a music video, you're picking her up at an airport, you're morphing into looking like her. All those things to me say something else.'
It's not the first time Kyle's connection with Morgan was brought up this season.
Teddi fled to the desert after she evacuated her LA home due to the fires
On the premiere episode of RHOBH, Kyle addressed Morgan with her castmates in a conversation where Garcelle asked if they were together.
'So, you're not with her?' she said.
'No, I'm not,' Kyle responded, adding she was aware of all the 'curiosity' about Morgan, who she refused to name.
'I'm not using her name intentionally; I don't want to speak on anyone's behalf except my own — [but] right now, there's just nothing to say,' she continued. 'I mean, I wish I had some story to say but that's just not what it is.'
While Kyle stated she and Morgan were not together during last season's reunion, she did admit 'some' of the rumors were true during a recent after show though did not elaborate.
'I think that even though there were rumors out there — some were true, some were not true — I addressed it like I did at the reunion,' Kyle said on an after show.
