 Dino bitches at his adulterous ma after finding his dad slept on the couch. Ben finally kisses his secret girlfriend, teacher Monica Young. Dino waits all day to talk to Jackie, then she has no time for him: her soccer  regionals  have priority. Dino ditches his class to avoid coach Dave Scott; ma Annie Whitman tells coach it s over now Dino knows. Dino s parents have a picnic and make love, but it still doesn t feel right; dad ends up telling her he needs to resign his job. Jonathan is embarrassed to death choosing condoms with his girlfriend Deborah Tynan, but shouts  sex  trough his cellphone bragging to Dino he s about to get laid; she tells him her first time was with the new drug store clerk, Gabe, he runs off, afraid she knows too much about sex; they decide to take it slow as they are right for each-other. Adam s friend Zoe Cresswell dares Dino to drink beer and tells him he looks like her sex symbol Tom Cruise; he misses Jackie s soccer game which went bad, she tastes beer in his kiss and arrogantly calls him a hopeless egoist. The boys are worried Ben doesn t tell them his sex-life; when they asks him if he s closet-gay, he admits to be doing it with Miss Young. Dino goes to Jackie s to make up and finally tells the whole truth, she still feels they need a new start: she can t depend on him, they don t understand each-other, they sort of break up; on the bus home Dino sees Zoe again...