Dino wants to have sex with Jackie, but she isn't ready to lose her virginity; Jonathan is eager to hookup with Deborah in private, but cares about too much about his public image to show affection at school; Ben's infatuation with a teacher reaches a new level.
Dino learns of his parents' martial problems and this strains his own relationship with his girlfriend; Jonathan talks to Deborah about taking their relationship to the next level; an older woman makes a move on Ben.
Ben and Ms. Young take a chance and give intimacy a try. Jonathan learns that he isn't Deborah's first and slows thing down with her.
Jackie can't admit that her family has problems. After Dino quits the hockey team, Michael confronts him about what is really bothering him. Ben tries out for the school play.
Ms. Young calls it quits with Ben, but then realizes she may have made a mistake. Dino tells Michael he's thinking of moving out of his mother's house. Jackie's father's problem with alcohol leads her to attend an Al-Anon meeting.
Dino and Jonathan figure out Ben's big secret. Ben grows weary of lying and shifts his attention to Sue, making Ms. Young to become jealous.
Ms. Young tried to get Ben back into their relationship as he tries to figure out his feelings for Sue. Dino's conquest provokes Jackie to react to things by going to far with Matt.
Dino's mother gives him a reason to trust her again. Michael and Mia continue to find out the boundaries of where their relationship is going. Ben's brother comes for a visit, with an unexpected surprise.
Sue admits to doing something that stuns those she loves. Burdened with a mix of anger and other emotions because his parents have separated, Dino seeks out the help of a school counselor. Jonathan's interest is piqued by the arrival of Deb's friend.
Jonathan considers asking out a girl other than the one he's dating. Despite his feelings to a new girl, her father forbids them from seeing each other because of their racial differences. Dino finally starts to accept the strange things going on within his family.
To bypass parental approval, Ben and Sue think up a way to spend time together while on a class skiing trip. Despite her mother being against it, Deborah pursues an internship she wants desperately.