Katie is stunned when Matthew reveals his intentions and they agree to meet and discuss. In a bid to cheer Katie up, Emma invites her to dinner. Succumbing to her emotions, she decides to go see Matthew, who is not alone. In the interest of research, Katie arranges a meeting. Meanwhile, at the office, Luke wastes no time seducing the new receptionist.

Katie struggles with her piece on monogamy. Eddie decides to get serious about fitness and invests in a personal trainer. Katie's mum arrives unexpectedly to sort things out between her and Matthew.

Matthew is furious by what he discovers in some of Katie's articles. Katie asks the priest who married her and Matthew to write a column, and eventually finds herself attracted to him. Luke makes a date with a gangster's daughter and borrows Eddie's apartment for the evening.

Katie's sister turns up on her doorstep. Katie is doing a story on Mary and is finding it difficult to expel Matthew from her mind. A comment by Beth raises suspicions.

Katie's competition with Natasha reaches crisis at the Eden party, where everything goes wrong and she falls off the wagon. Luke experiences strange emotions, and receives some bad news before the party.

Katie presumes she and Matthew are back together. However, recurring dreams inspire a dream diary for the magazine. She whisks Matthew off for a romantic weekend away.