For Valentine's Day, Lily and Marshall invite Robin and Kevin on a weekend getaway to Vermont, where Kevin and Robin discuss taking their relationship to the next level. Meanwhile, Barney realizes he has finally met his match.
Zoe finds herself anxious that her ever-critical mother will soon be visiting BlueBell for the holidays. In order to avoid spending quality time with her mother, she busies herself with a patient, but potentially ruins Christmas Eve for the whole town.
Zoe is in the center of a town scandal when she discovers something shocking about the local minister and his wife. Lemon must convince Lavon to choose her funding proposal.
Max, the guy Rose has a crush on, becomes infatuated with Zoe; Lemon asks AnnaBeth to start a catering business with her; Lavon tries to win over Ruby's grandfather.
Zoe is conflicted about seeing her estranged father. Lemon tries to befriend Zoe to keep her affair with Lavon a secret. Plus, a cocktail contest at the Rammer Jammer!