Caroline tries to raise money for an expensive pair of new pants through an online fundraising site. Meanwhile, Max’s new smartphone comes between her and Caroline.

After an incredible make-out session with Max’s pastry school teacher, Chef Nicholas, Caroline finds out something that makes her wish it never happened.

Max and Caroline agree to make a wedding cake for a bride who can’t decide on what style of cake she wants – or much of anything else.

When Caroline accidentally loses Han’s expensive fish while cleaning the tank, Max considers selling a sentimental gift she just received from her mother in order to pay for a new one.

When the girls run into Caroline's newly engaged ex, Candy Andy, Caroline wonders if she made a mistake when she sees how much he supports his fiancé's career.

Caroline continues meeting with studio writers in an effort to make her life story into a movie, but she is torn when they reveal they would not portray Max in the project. Also, Max is being spoiled by her new Hollywood beau, Randy, who sets Caroline up on a date with his friend, Bob.

When Max and Caroline discover that Han is in hot water after amassing substantial debt that he cannot repay from gambling on women’s tennis, the diner gang rallies to help him.

As Max and Caroline, now part owners of the diner, put the finishing touches on their newly converted Dessert Bar, Max deals with the aftermath of her recent breakup with Randy, and Sophie and Oleg prepare for the birth of their baby.

As Max and Caroline's road trip misadventures continue, their lack of money finds them stowing away and waitressing on a riverboat to New Orleans as Max tries to reach Randy in Texas. Back at the diner, Oleg and Sophie rake in big bucks when they sell pony rides with Chestnut.