Failed novelist Ella McFair starts her first day at HotTeaDigest.com and enlists her friends to help her cover her first assignment.

Renee summons Ella and Sondi to update them on the status of her marriage with Jason. As they engage in a day drinking session that turns into night, Renee confesses her relationship may have come to a breaking point. Whitney feels torn between work demands and her wedding-planning obligations. Ella flirts with the idea of her first interracial sexual encounter.

Ella begrudgingly celebrates her 32nd birthday, bumping into past love interests that raise new questions about her relationship forecast. At a movie junket, Ella is challenged by an actress who offers her a different perspective on ageing. Renee positions herself for a promotion at work. Sondi and Matthew weigh the repercussions on coming forward with their relationship. Whitney tries to move past her wedding jitters by focusing on her love for Ola.

Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee brunch, shop, drink and dance in Harlem on a perfect uptown Saturday.

Sondi and Matthew host a party for their academic peers. Chaos ensues at Whitney’s final bridal dress fitting.

Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee see their shared therapist, Dr. Nancy Josephson, to work out their individual issues. Whitney explores the sources for her anxiety and her obsession with perfection. Ella revisits the failure of her novel and its lasting implications on her confidence and career. Renee is forced to confront the emotional truths in her relationship with Jason. Sondi explores her displaced feelings of anger towards Ella.