Ben and Emma are both nervously looking forward to their first date. When Carbo and Retta return from the honeymoon from hell, Ben and Emma head out to a restaurant and enjoy a perfect evening.
More than anything, Rachel would love a holiday with Jake. He secretly takes the hint and takes time off, but before he can spring the surprise, she gets a call from former boss Paul Morgan, offering her job back.
Rachel wrestles with the potentially relationship-wrecking pitfalls of getting everything she wants--particularly when truth is Number 1 on the wishlist.
Nathan faces a life-changing moment of truth: the operation to donate a kidney to his grandmother. With only three days until the procedure, Chel's need to put her affairs in order inspires Nathan to write letters to his family.
Frankie has trouble finding her place at Dave's, as what he considers to be chivalry, she perceives as sexism, and she fights hard to earn respect on her own merits.
Julie and Dave struggle to help their family rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the devastating tragedy as additional support comes from unlikely quarters.
Rachel's doubts are intensified as she visits Jake to invite him to her farewell dinner. One thing leads to another and the invitation inevitably turns into a moment of goodbye passion.
Everybody is up in arms about Tom's disappearance with the insurance money. Coby is particularly gutted, secretly blaming himself for not being honest with the Rafters about Tom's part in the worksite robberies.
Encouraged by her best friend Libby, Rachel reluctantly agrees to be set up on a blind date--but gives Libby an impossible checklist of necessary qualities her date must possess.