Robert James, an entertainment reporter for a local Los Angeles television station, is handsome, smart and thoroughly modern in his thinking, considering his romantic and familial entanglements.
Noah responds to Simone's marriage proposal, which leads the fellas to go on an adventure. Nicky deals with tension between her and her secret boyfriend. And there's wine.
Tia finds that she cannot escape Robert's ex-wife, Neesee--even in her own workplace--when Neesee volunteers to be the school's newest kindergarten "room mom."
When Neesee accidentally forgets to sign Bobby's permission slip for a class field trip, Tia signs Neesee's name for her. Later, Neesee becomes upset because Tia signed Neesee's maiden name.
When little Bobby witnesses Robert dressed as Santa Claus and kissing Tia, Bobby becomes furious that his future stepmother would kiss someone other than his father.
