As the spring semester begins, Lauren tells Ben that she is pregnant, and that he is the father. She is prepared to raise the child alone. Professor Hodges asks Ben and Trevor to act as research assistants for him. Trevor convinces Ben to take a paternity test. Ben becomes distracted while awaiting the test results, and forgets to check Hodges' experiment. Hodges decides to replace him. Ben learns that he is the father. He confronts Lauren about keeping the news from him for so long. Although he is torn, he feels that he cannot take part in the child's life. He gets a second chance from Hodges by assuring him that he has eliminated all distractions. Ben finally shares the truth about the pregnancy with a shocked Felicity. Felicity and Owen try unsuccessfully to get galleries to look at their work. Felicity's mother visits and announces that she is going to get her real-estate license. She encourages Felicity to follow the same path. Felicity frets over the fact that everyone but her seems to have solid plans for the future. She considers her mother's offer, but changes her mind and elects to follow her dream--even after the first gallery to actually look at her portfolio rejects her in two seconds flat. Sean and Noel compete with Webb Graphics, the company that employed Noel for two days, for an account. Noel runs into Zoe after the presentation, and later has a date with her. Sean and Noel get the account, and Webb offers to hire them as consultants. Noel fears it would be awkward, but agrees after Zoe reveals that she has a boyfriend. However, she later tells Noel that she dumped the guy. Meghan is forced to take an acting class to fulfill graduation requirements. Javier asks her to be his scene partner for "All About Eve." He angers her by comparing her to Margo, the film's bitchy character. Their argument helps them give a good performance in class, and they later apologize. Elena is accepted to medical school.