No sooner is Mia appointed publisher of Barnstead Media Group than she is ordered to fire her mentor, Grant Normandy. Meanwhile a battle of wills ensues between a sexy stay-at-home supermom and working mom Zoe, who finds her rival has propositioned Eric with a no-strings-attached offer that he might find hard to refuse; Caitlin and her new girlfriend, Alicia, surprise their friends when they announce that they've taken their relationship to a new level; couples counseling for Juliet and Davis takes a turn for the worse; and Juliet decides to make some changes herself.