Duringthesummer,PaceyandAudreyrockedLosAngelesandspenttimewithhernextdoorneighbors,theOsbournes,andJackOsbourneeventagsalongwiththemtointerviewatWorthington.JenspenthertimeinNewYorkandgotecstatictolearnherparentsareseparating.JackgotdumpedbyEric,butgotoverit.JoeyspenthersummerinCapesidedoingalotofreading,workingandromancing.OntheirfirstweekbackatBostonBayCollege,JenisshockedtorunintofindthatGramsRyanhasdecidedtogobacktoschool.AtWorthington,Joeyexperiencesnothingbutbadluckwhenshedecidestoenrollinanintermediatewritingclasstaughtbytheliberal,butmanipulativeandcynical,ProfessorGregHestonwhodoesnothesitatetoridiculeandembarrassJoeyinfrontoftheclasswithherlackofknowledgeofthecurrentbooktopic.PaceyandJackmoveoutofGramswithhimastheassistantdirectorandthehackToddCarrasdirector.WhenhefinallygetstogetherwithJoey,heistheonlyonetohaverememberedher20thbirthday.
