Derwin tries to repair his relationship with Melanie after his infidelity with Drew. But when Melanie shows up with Trey to collect her stuff and move out for good, Derwin gets upset. Meanwhile, Malik's on-air kiss with Renee starts a frenzy of plus-sized women throwing themselves at him.
In a moment of weakness, heart-broken Melanie sleeps with Derwin's arch rival Trey Wiggs. Later, when Trey offers financial assistance to Melanie, she wrestles with the decision to take his offer knowing she has no where else to turn. Meanwhile, the Sabers football team is sold to new owners and Jason clashes with the new coach.
Renee goes over to Malik’s house and is shocked to find out he lives with his mother. She tells him that she cannot have sex in the same house he shares with his mother.
When Kelly convinces Jason to let her brother Brandon (who was recently released from rehab) stay with them, Jason makes it clear there's no room for Brandon to slip up. Brandon catches Jason taking steroids, but promises he will not tell Kelly. When Kelly finds a syringe in the trash, she accuses Brandon of using again and kicks him out.
Melanie agrees to have dinner with Derwin, unaware that Derwin is planning a surprise marriage proposal with R&B singer Musiq Soulchild to serenade her. Later, things go wrong when Melanie sees Derwin kiss Drew Sidora on the Music Video Awards. Believing Derwin has played her for a fool once again, an inebriated Melanie tries to sleep with Malik.
Tasha gives Melanie one month to find a new place and move out of her house. When Derwin calls Melanie's parents to tell them about their break-up, Melanie gets upset and admits that that she slept with Trey Wiggs and borrowed money from him to pay for medical school. Later, Jason has trouble performing in the bedroom, triggering Kelly to suspect that he is cheating, and Dionne offers Melanie a place to live.
When Malik makes a politically incorrect statement during a press interview, it creates a media firestorm and makes him the whipping boy for a national cartoonist.
Tasha loses her cool during a press conference while addressing the allegations surrounding Malik's suspension from the team. In the wake of the fallout, Tasha's business begins to suffer and Irv offers to help Malik and save Tasha's business by buying her out, but she refuses.
Enjoying his single superstar status, Derwin starts dating a new girl named Raquel. Melanie takes a new job as a waitress at a coffee shop and must swallow her pride when Derwin and his date walk into the shop and she must wait on them.
When Melanie finds out that Dionne doesn't have plans for Christmas, she decides to stay in San Diego and spend the holiday with Dionne. Later, Dionne learns that an endorsement opportunity she pitched when Derwin was her client has been resurrected.
When Melanie goes on a first date with a new guy, Jerome, he invites her to his work party at the sky box of the Sabers game and she cautiously agrees. Derwin is upset when he first hears the news, but Malik tells him to use the energy on the game. Later, Kelly and Tasha compete over an endorsement opportunity for Malik and Jason.
When Jason confesses that he's not ready to give up steroids, Kelly realizes she has no other choice but to take Brittany and leave Jason. A gorgeous girl catches Derwin's eye, but when he tries to give her game she schools him on being real.
Malik asks his publicist to set him up on a date with Serena Williams. Things go well between them until Serena mistreats one of Malik's friends at a party.
Tasha enjoys a night of drinking with her new co-workers at Irv Smif Management and becomes involved in a game of dozens with Lev, one of the managers, who happens to be white.
Melanie’s relationship with Jerome begins to heat up, but she pulls back, believing she is not ready for a commitment. When Derwin’s new girlfriend Janay tells him her condo is being remodeled, he invites her to move in with him.
When Derwin injures himself in the big playoff game, Jason has to step in and fill his shoes for the Super Bowl game, but he has conflicted feelings about the situation. Meanwhile, Melanie feels torn between her ex, Derwin, and her new relationship with Jerome.
Derwin resists going to the Sabers' victory parade until Melanie not only convinces him to go, but drives him there. Unfortunately, neither of them notice that Janay is at the parade too, which eventually leads her to challenge Derwin's feelings for Melanie. Tasha has to prove she can be more than a "Mama Wrangler" and Jason is furious that he still doesn't have a contract.
Malik, fresh off a championship, feels as if his post season escapades have reached a high point when he meets Robin Givens and finds out her free-spirited attitude is juxtaposed with his. After they begin spending time together, Malik realizes that his approach to relationships may be working against him. Jason suffers from post-championship depression and, with Kelly's advice, seeks out answers from their therapist.
Jerome questions Melanie's commitment to their relationship after she accepts an unexpected gift from Derwin. She decides to take Jerome to Los Angeles for a romantic weekend to prove him wrong, but her plans hit a snag when she finds out the Sabers are partying at the same hotel where she and Jerome are staying.
Jason meets with the new team owner, Mickey, who appears to be more interested in spending time with Kelly than making a new deal with Jason. Malik proclaims his love to Robin and tells her he's ready for a bigger commitment. Derwin tracks down Melanie to tell her the truth about how he really feels, which leads to a fight between Derwin and Jerome.