Mark anxiously awaits Laurel's return from Houston, and Jennifer learns Shannon is no longer living at home because she came out to her parents. Meanwhile, Mitch, a new student at McKinley, ruffles Anika's feathers when he bullies her cousin.

Craig breaks up with Anika and Mark's French lessons grow tense when Laurel becomes his tutor. Meanwhile, a homeless Shannon moves in with Jennifer.

Laurel becomes jealous when Mark and Tracey work together at a school car wash. Meanwhile, when Kat agrees to go on a date with Gil, he soon learns she has an ulterior motive and Jen & Chris hit a snag in their relationship.

Laurel and Mark attempt to move on with their lives, by puttingt the past behind them. Meanwhile, Gil thwarts Bekka's attempt to ask out Kevin and Craig attempts to thwart ""the man"".

A shocked Jennifer discovers the reason why she's been feeling sick. Meanwhile, Craig and Kat debate on the school radio, and Kevin applies for a job at the warehouse, in order to make money to take out Bekka.

Mark is shocked when Paige arrives for work with her baby. Meanwhile, at Chris's 18th birthday, Jennifer grapples with how to tell him about her pregnancy and Bekka decides to teach Gil a lesson when he interferes in her & Kevin's relationship.

Craig and Shannon call Gil's bluff on a dare, but their plans to rig the outcome are thwarted by an interfering Anika. Meanwhile, Mark encourages Paige to go back to school and Jen & Chris find themselves at a crossroads about their situation.

Paige goes back to school as a single mom and Craig & Anika's relationship starts to deteriorate. Meanwhile, Shannon and Craig are let off the hook to streak, only to be coerced into modeling lingerie in Anika's fashion show and Gil tries to use Paige's baby as a 'chick magnet'.

Craig develops erotic fantasies about Shelby when he sees her in the dress Anika designed, and Chris finally learns about Jen's secret. Meanwhile, Paige is flattered when Mark shows interest in her love life and Wayne angers Mitch and is left stranded in the school hallway...naked.

Jen tries to decide what to do about her pregnancy and Chris, having discovered Jen's secret, takes off for Seattle to clear his head. Meanwhile, Anika's fashion show is disrupted when Craig declares his passion to Shelby in his boxer shorts, Mitch and Travis pay the price for their prank, and Mark and Paige connect over their brothers' situation.

Gil gets into trouble over the source material for his play, and Craig is ignored by the women of A.C. McKinley. Meanwhile, Jennifer continues to cope with her pregnancy.

Jennifer decides to have her baby, instead of getting an abortion. Meanwhile, Laurel warns Mark about going out with Paige, while also being a source of titilation for Gil when she takes a role in his play.

Gil learns he was wrong to think Laurel had feelings for him and Mark tells Paige why he bailed out of their potential date. Meanwhile, Chris starts to scrutinize Jen's eating habits.

Shannon comes out of the closet, causing Maggie to have second thoughts about her roommate. Meanwhile, Mark and Paige go out on a real date, Wayne's locker is vandalized with homophobic graffiti, and Erin sets her sights on Josh.

Anika hijacks Laurel's part in Gil's play, portraying Erin as sex-starved vixen. Meanwhile, Paige and Mark try to regain their jobs after Tyler fires them from the warehouse, and after watching the play, Derek reconsiders a relationship with Erin.

Gil tries to make amends with Erin and Kevin loses it when Bekka dumps him for Travis. Meanwhile, Jennifer has a health scare and Laurel gets offered a six-month modeling gig in Japan.

Mark and Laurel reconcile, and he insists that she take the job in Japan. Meanwhile, Gil is heartbroken when Kevin escorts Erin to the dance, prompting Erin to realize that Gil truly cares, and Chris proposes to Jennifer.