All Dino wants to do is have sex with his girlfriend Jackie, but she isn't ready. Jonathan wants to have a secret relationship with Deborah. Ben is hopelessly infatuated with his teacher.
Dino's secret about his parents' marital problems weakens his relationship with Jackie. Jonathan makes a scary discovery, and Ms. Young makes a surprising move on Ben.
Dino is on a mission to get back together with Jackie, but does she want to be back with Dino? Ben and Ms. Young try to find a way to get some alone time. Deborah shares a shocking admission to Jonathan.
Dino quits the hockey team in protest of his coach's relationship with Annie, which sparks trouble at home. Ben and Ms. Young find a way to be together. Jonathan is insecure about his relationship with Deb, and Dino meets a new girl.
Dino wants to move to his father's new apartment as his relationship with his mother hits a new low. When things at home get to be too much for Jackie to handle, she turns to a support group for help. Ms. Young gets possessive with Ben, and Jonathan witnesses something shocking.
After Jonathan and Dino find out about Ben's relationship with Ms. Young, Ben grows weary of living in secrecy and begins to develop feelings for someone his own age- to which Ms. Young reacts badly. Jackie makes a new friend from an unlikely place.
Ben's feelings for Ms. Young begin to change after he sees an old friend in a new light. Dino struggles with his desire to have sex, and his lack of attraction to Zoe. Jackie is on the rebound. And Michael and Annie continue to move apart.
Dino gets a job when he realizes he can't rely on mom and dad to pay for everything, but a coworker he meets may have an agenda towards him. Ben's fast-living older brother Sam comes to town for a visit, but it becomes apparent that the brothers have little in common. Michael and Mia find themselves in a new kind of relationship.
Jackie decides to run for student body president, but struggles to find her inner "school spirit." Dino continues to deal with the many problems in his life; from friends to girls to his parents separation. Mia and Micheal have to make decisions when secrets are told. And yet more problems for Ben with his complicated relationship with Sue and the breakup with Ms. Young.
Tensions increase as Jonathon decides to make a move on Sabrina, but that turns out to be a BIG mistake. Jackie and Dino try to patch up their relationship by being friends first. Ben and Sue are confronted by their parents, who finally find out the truth about Ben and Ms. Young. Dr. Belber does his best to relieve the stress of half of the Whitman family.
The Sophomore Ski Trip is on everyone's minds this week. Ben and Sue scheme to spend time with each other without Mr. Miller finding out, but they get a taste of their own medicine when Mr. Miller makes a guest appearance. Dino tries to focus on Jackie while being bombarded with the temptation of other girls. Jonathan and Deb finally break apart, realizing that each should move on. However, Jonathan has trouble moving on.
Jackie and Dino attempt to resist their attraction to each other as they get on better than ever, Jonathan tries to buy back Deborah with an expensive birthday present and Sue becomes furious with Ben when wherever they go together, Ben has already 'claimed it' during his time with Ms. Young. Also, Annie takes steps back into the dating world, Michael realises his relationship with Mia is coming to an end and the boys fall in love with a cheap and shoddy car.
When Jonathan crashes the car, the boys have to resort to desperate measures to pay back the 'mean lady' they crashed into. Mr Miller grows frustrated by the swarm of teenage girls living in his house, Deborah meets her father for the first time in six years as a result of her internship and Annie and Michael individually accept that their relationship is over.
