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After the interview, Lauren goes back to her apartment, where Heidi introduces her to a new friend, Audrina. Later that evening, the three--along with Lauren's friend David, Heidi's boyfriend Jordan, and Jordan's roommate Brian--head to Geisha House for sushi.
The next day, Lauren and Heidi head to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and meet with school administration. While is Lauren called "a together gal," Heidi is asked if she is in the right school. Back at the apartment, Teen Vogue editor Blaine calls Lauren to offer her the internship.
On her first day at Teen Vogue, Lauren meets Whitney, another intern. Lisa Love talks to both girls about what is expected of them during the internship. Their first task is to address envelopes for an event celebrating the magazine's just-released Hollywood issue.
Lauren explains her internship and the upcoming party to Heidi that evening. Heidi asks Lauren if she can sneak her and her friends in, but Lauren doesn't want to do anything to jeopardize her internship. The next day at work, Lisa lets Lauren and Whitney know that they will be working at the party this weekend and sets down the rules-- you are there to work, not party.
On the night of the event, Blaine explains to Lauren that she will be reserving a section of seats for celebrities. As soon as he leaves, Lauren receives a call from Heidi. She is waiting outside with Audrina, Jordan, and Brian and asks Lauren to sneak them into the party. Though Lauren tells them no, they insist. Lauren asks Whitney if she can let her friends in and Whitney does. As soon as they are in, Brian immediately sits down in the section that Lauren is supposed to be reserving. Heidi and Jordan begin fighting and Blaine comes to ask Lauren about the "drama at the door." To make matters worse, Lauren's friends are all seated in the reserved section when Lisa Love passes by. Lisa reminds Lauren that no one is supposed to be sitting there and tells Lauren that they will "discuss this on Monday."
Blaine tells Lauren that Lisa wants to see her in her office. Lisa reprimands Lauren and asks her how her friends got into the party. Lauren says she didn’t let them in a she didn’t know how they got in. Lisa tells Lauren that she will be away in New York City, and that Lauren needs to behave while she’s gone. Lauren returns to her desk and tells Whitney what happened. Whitney feels bad for letting Lauren’s friends in, and suggests that maybe she should have said no. She’s grateful that Lauren covered for her.
Later that evening, Audrina, Lauren, Heidi, Jordan, and Brian decide to go clubbing at LAX. Once inside, Heidi wanders off and the others can’t find her. She comes back and tells everyone that she met Brent Bolthouse, of Bolthouse Productions and has landed an interview with him. While Heidi is jumping up and down with excitement, Lauren mentions that they have school in the morning and says she’s leaving, but Heidi says she’s staying until closing time.
The next morning, Lauren goes to wake up Heidi for school, but she and Jordan are still sleeping. They still make it to school on time, but before they get inside, Heidi is talking about wanting to skip classes. Lauren spends her day in lectures and meets up with Heidi afterwards, but Heidi tells Lauren that she didn’t finish her classes that day. Later that evening, Heidi and Jordan go to Café Tartine and Heidi tells Jordan she doesn’t feel like school is for her. She also tells him that Lauren doesn’t understand that she isn’t meant to do what Lauren does.
The next morning, Heidi tells Lauren that she’s skipping class to go to her interview with Bolthouse and, if she gets the job, she’s going to “push back” school indefinitely. Lauren tells Heidi that she thought they were moving to LA so that they could go to school together, but if she believes that this is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that she should go for it.
While Lauren is telling Whitney about Heidi’s interview and Heidi’s plans to drop out of school, Heidi goes to meet Brent Bolthouse. As Brent is interviewing Heidi, he tells her that he hates drama and that he wants as little as possible. Heidi pauses and then nods in agreement. A little while later, back at Teen Vogue, Lauren receives a call and it’s Heidi calling to let her know that she got the job. Lauren congratulates Heidi, and then hangs up on her, softly singing, fashion school drop out, no graduation day for you.
At Teen Vogue, Blaine calls Lauren into his office to give her an assignment: go home and get ready to take a red-eye flight to New York City -- she's got a dress to deliver to Lisa Love. Meanwhile, Audrina is also about to receive a surprise at work. Brian shows up at Quixote to pay her a visit. Audrina gives Brian a tour of the studio and as he's leaving, he asks Audrina out for dinner. She accepts and they make plans for the next night.
Audrina and Heidi relax in the hot tub and discuss guys and life in general. Heidi tells Audrina about dropping out of school and Audrina agrees that school isn't for everyone because she also dropped out. Heidi is still excited that, at 19, she's landed her "dream job."
The next day Heidi meets with Brent where he tells her that the position is full time and that, in this company, it's "sink or swim." Brent tells her that she will be helping everyone in the company and today she needs to help with a mailing. Heidi seems confused about the job hours and not overly-enthusiastic about the task at hand.
On the other side of the country, Lauren lands in New York and makes her way to the Marc Jacobs show to deliver the dress to Lisa Love. Lisa thanks her and tells Lauren that she needs to leave now to return to LA. While in a taxi on the way to the airport, Lauren and Heidi share a phone call to discuss their days. Heidi tells Lauren that the job wasn't what she thought it would be and that she finds it boring. Lauren tells her that she needs to give it time. Lauren also tells Heidi that she's worried about how she's going to manage both her internship and school.
At the end of her first day, Heidi asks to speak with Brent and explains to him that the job isn't what she thought it would be and that she had believed that the position was part-time and not full-time. Brent tells her that if she wants to do "night-club stuff," then she needs to be dedicated 100% and seems unbelieving of her attitude. It's date night and Brian takes Audrina out to dinner. Things seem to be going well and later she invites him to hang out at her place.
The next morning as Heidi is getting ready for work, Jordan attempts to pull her back into the bed and tells her not to go to work that day. He then suggests she quit. Heidi silently considers the option, but makes her way to work anyway. Brent calls Heidi into a meeting and assigns her the task of booking travel and getting lunch. Heidi becomes further disappointed by the reality of her job.
Lauren arrives home from her whirlwind trip to New York. As she checks her voice mail messages she is stunned by what she hears. It's Jason. He's now also in LA and he wants to see her.
At Teen Vogue, Whitney and Lauren start talking about relationships. Whitney says she isn’t seeing anyone and Lauren talks about her past relationship with Jason. Lauren tells Whitney how Jason kissed his ex-girlfriend in front of her and how she couldn’t be with him after that. Across town, Heidi is inundated with filing and phone calls and is quickly falling behind in day’s work.
Later that evening, Lauren receives another voice mail from Jason with a request to get together to “catch up on old times.” Looks like Lauren has conceded as she meets Jason for dinner. It’s awkward at first and Lauren asks why Jason called her. He tells her that he was waiting for her to “cool down.” They discuss how and why they broke up. Jason tells Lauren he wants to “start fresh.”
At Bolthouse, Brent is holding a staff meeting and announces that there will be a weekend event in Vegas with a huge after-party. Heidi brightens, but is quickly crushed when they tells her that she will not be going because she’s not 21.
Meanwhile, Jason continues to woo Lauren, showing up at Teen Vogue with yet another bouquet of flowers and taking her to lunch. During the meal he asks her out to a movie. What’s with all the flowers, though? Although Lauren’s father has always told her that flowers mean “I’m sorry,” Whitney thinks their might be something a little more romantic behind Jason’s gesture. This interpretation suits Lauren, as she isn’t willing to let Jason go yet. She’s afraid that she’ll regret not giving him a second chance.
Back at the apartment Heidi and Lauren are lying by the pool. Lauren is texting someone, and when Heidi asks who, she is surprised to learn that it’s Jason. Heidi warns Lauren, but Lauren claims that “it’s different this time” and that her guard is up now. Still, Heidi swears she’ll “kill him” if he hurts her again.
The next day, Brent asks Heidi to pick up lunch for him. When she returns with the order, Brent points out that she’s forgotten his drink. Further dejected, Heidi runs back out to pick it up and later calls Jordan and tells him how much she hates her job and how she’s thinking about quitting. Jason and Lauren go out on their movie date, after which he drives her home. As he opens the door for her, he tells her how nice it’s been seeing her. They’re saying goodbye and he leans in and gives her a kiss. He asks her to go to dinner sometime and she agrees.
At Teen Vogue, Lisa Love brings fashion director Gloria to talk to Whitney and Lauren about a fashion shoot on Wednesday, the same day as Jason’s birthday. Whitney has class at noon and won’t be able to go to the shoot, so Lisa tells Lauren that she will need to be there. Lauren agrees to go, but tells Whitney that she’ll have to cancel her daytime plans with Jason.
That evening, Audrina tells Heidi about the date she’ll be going on with Danny. When Heidi asks about Brian, Audrina says that they hung out but didn’t “take it to the next level.” She’s looking forward to her date with Danny, but wonders how long this guy will last.
Jason comes to visit Lauren at the apartment. When Lauren breaks the news to him that she won’t be able to spend the day with him on Wednesday she can tell he’s upset.
The next night, Danny comes to pick up Audrina for their date. After some small talk they arrive at the restaurant, where Danny promptly begins checking his voicemail, saying he has a message from his agent. Heidi calls during dinner to check up on the date, telling Audrina to say that “the food is great” if Danny is “cute and sweet.” Audrina’s response: “the food is greasy.” Heidi tells Audrina to meet them after her date.
Meanwhile, Jordan, Heidi, Lauren, and Jason go out to dinner themselves. Heidi mentions that Brian is meeting up with them and that he doesn’t know that Audrina is on a date. Lauren says not to mention the date, but as soon as Audrina shows up, Heidi starts asking questions. Audrina talks about it vaguely, but when Heidi says she wants more details, Brian cuts her off and the subject is changed.
At the Teen Vogue photo shoot the next day, Lauren starts out by organizing shoes, steaming skirts, and constantly checking the clock. At the golf club, Jordan asks Jason to look for his gloves in the back of his car. But when Jason opens the hatch, he finds the golf clubs Lauren bought him. Stoked, he calls Lauren and thanks her for the gift and tells her he’ll pick her up for dinner.
By 3:30 Lauren is ready to call it a day. Unfortunately, nobody seems to know when the shoot is going to end. At 6:30 Lauren is invited to one last shot at the beach. She declines, saying that if they don’t need her, she has things to do.
Jason picks up Lauren and tells her he wished he could have been with her all day and that if she wants to go home after dinner, she can take his car. Lauren asks him if he has plans after dinner and he says that he doesn’t know what he wants to do, but he wants to go out. Lauren tells him that if he wants to go out, she will go too.
At the restaurant they meet up with the gang for Jason’s birthday dinner. Jason sits beside Lauren, but doesn’t stay in one place for long and moves down to the other end of the table to talk to other guests. Lauren keeps looking down the table at him, waiting to see if he’ll come back. When he does, he apologetically tells her he’s “just trying to be friendly.” Before long, he gets up and leaves again. Jason stays away all night, but while Lauren is pissed, she doesn’t want to fight with him on his birthday.
Outside, Jason asks why Lauren is upset. She tells him that she’s going to go home and he asks her again. She asks him how he would feel if he was in her place. Jason then walks past her and talks to a friend. The two get into a car with some other friends, leaving Lauren standing with his keys. She drives his car home.
At the Bolthouse offices, Brent calls Heidi into his office to tell her that he wants her to begin working the clubs beginning on Wednesday, assisting Elodie at the door. When Heidi calls Elodie to tell her, Heidi remembers that her anniversary is on Wednesday. When she asks Elodie if she can start on a different day, Elodie teases her.
As Lauren heads to FIDM for a test, Jason stops her in the street to talk to her. He asks her if she was upset with him about leaving her after his birthday dinner. Lauren explains to him that she just wanted to spend the day with him. Jason apologizes and tells her he wanted to clear things up.
At a Teen Vogue meeting, Lisa Love announces that the magazine will be joining DKNY Jeans for an event to kick off Fashion Week. Lisa begins to address Whitney and Lauren about their role in the show and finds that Lauren is absent. Blaine explains that Lauren will be at the show, but had a test and was unable to make it to the meeting. Whitney calls Lauren after the meeting to tell Lauren about the fashion show and to ask for Lauren’s help the next couple days with all the work.
At Bolthouse, Jen, the nightlife and events producer, calls Heidi into her office to discuss Heidi’s first night at the clubs on Wednesday. Jen gives Heidi the rules-the number one being that she can not go into the club while she’s working. When Heidi asks if she could start on Saturday instead, she is met with an icy glare and a “no.”
It’s the final fitting and rehearsal for the DKNY Jeans Fashion Show and the Teen Vogue editors are looking for Lauren. When they can’t find her, they ask Whitney to call and find out where she is. Lauren tells Whitney that she’s a few minutes away. Still, the editors keep asking Whitney where Lauren is. When Lauren arrives, Lara, the model booking editor, pulls Lauren aside to ask her not to be late again.
During the show, Whitney directs the dressers and Lauren handles the models. One of the models if over two hours late and Lauren is set to the task of calling the girl until she answers, but Lauren can’t get a hold of her. Jay, the editor in charge of the fashion show, tells everyone that if the model doesn’t show up in 30 minutes, Whitney will walk instead.
Jordan and Heidi run to dinner on their anniversary before Heidi has to be at work. Jordan gives her a set of pearl earrings. Heidi thanks Jordan with a kiss and tells him that she’s never been with anyone this long before. Meanwhile, the DKNY model is nowhere to be found. Looks like it’s showtime for Whitney. Jay sends over make-up artists to get her runway-ready.
Heidi is ready for her first night of work. Grace, the office manager at Bolthouse Productions, explains what Heidi needs to ask – name, how many guys, how many girls. Jordan and Brian arrive at the club and head inside. It’s not long before Heidi runs inside the club to see Jordan. While inside, Josh, an ex-date of Heidi’s, finds her and decides to sit and chat, especially about the one date they shared together. Once Josh leaves, Jordan gets angry, but Heidi has to go back to work.
The fashion show is about to start and Whitney is made up for her walk down the runway. Lisa and Blaine sit in the front row to watch. Whitney tells Lauren that she’s afraid she is going to trip and fall, but everything goes without a hitch. Blain and Lisa come backstage after the show and congratulate Whitney. Lisa tells Whitney she could introduce her to a modeling agency.
Heidi finds Jordan after work and the fight about Josh begins. Heidi tries to explain to Jordan that she wanted Josh to leave, but Jordan tells her she’s wrong and to shut up. He tells her that she drives him crazy and she asks why he’s with her then. She ends the conversation with a bitter “Happy Anniversary” to Jordan.
Lauren and Heidi go to breakfast together one morning and discuss Christmas presents. Though Lauren says that she would like necessities for the apartment, her dream gift would be a Chanel bag. Heidi tells Lauren that her hopes are high that Jordan will get her a puppy.
Time for presents! Jason loves his dog tags. Lauren and Jason have bought Jordan a gift together: a tattoo. Lauren gets her Chanel bag, but when Heidi opens her gift, she finds a stuffed Chihuahua inside. Heidi asks Jordan when she can get a real one and he tells her “after Christmas.” When she asks if it’s after Christmas yet, Lauren tells her yes and in walks Jordan with a wrapped box with air holes. When Heidi opens the box, inside she finds a live Chihuahua which she names “Bella.”
Fast forward to New Year’s Eve. Heidi and Lauren go to a hair salon and get their hair done for the party later in the evening. At the salon, Lauren receives a text message from Jason. Meanwhile, Jordan and Jason are working out and discussing an old friend of Lauren’s. Jason tells Jordan that David, a guy Lauren used to like, is calling her when he knows that Lauren and Jason are together. At the salon, Lauren is asking Heidi what she did wrong when Jason calls her. Jason calls to argue with Lauren and then hangs up on her.
Everybody’s ready for a good night, but, at the club, Jason starts talking to Lauren and implies that they won’t be together after the New Year. When Lauren asks him why he said this, Jason tells her he just meant that they should wait to discuss any tension until tomorrow. But the argument only gets more heated and Jason begins telling Lauren that all she does is constantly make mistakes. Lauren can’t take it anymore and leaves the party. Heidi runs outside after Lauren. Though Lauren tells Heidi to go back to the party, Heidi refuses and leaves the party with Lauren.
Jason realizes that he’s messed up big time and asks Jordan for help. Jason calls Lauren to apologize, but she doesn’t want to talk to him. Jason buys a bouquet of roses from a street vendor and tells their limo drive to make it to Lauren’s house before midnight. At 11:57pm, Jason calls Lauren and asks her to come downstairs. Though she tells him she won’t Heidi and Lauren head down to the garage where Jason and Jordan have just arrived. Jason gives Lauren a passionate kiss—right on the stroke of midnight. Looks like all is forgiven.
At Teen Vogue, Lisa Love calls Whitney and Lauren into her office to give them their next assignment: find pictures of 17-20-year-old male swimsuit models. Lisa asks the girls to look up pictures, call agencies, and accompany Blair to the casting shoot. When the girls giggle with delight at the task, Lisa admonishes them to behave accordingly.
At Bolthouse Productions, Brent summons Heidi to his office to tell her that she’ll be working at a club that evening and she should call her friends and invite them to come. Heidi is thrilled. Back at Teen Vogue, Whitney and Lauren begin calling agencies and researching models online. When Whitney asks Blair where the casting shoot will be, he tells her that it will be at Quixote Studios. Lauren notes that Quixote is where Audrina works.
That night the gang goes to the club where Heidi’s working. Jason asks Lauren how work is going. She tells him she is helping scout for swimsuit models. When he asks if any guys are going to be there, Lauren lies that it’s strictly girls. Lauren later tells Heidi about the bathing suit shoot and that she told Jason it was only girls. When Heidi hears this, she tells Lauren that Jason will be mad at her.
It’s the day of the model casting at Quixote Studios and Lauren and Whitney begin to set up for the shoot. Once Blair and Lara, the casting editor, arrive, the girls begin taking pictures of the models. Audrina befriends Brad, one of the swimsuit models, and after his interview asks him what he’ll be doing later that evening. She gives him her number and tells him the restaurant where she and the girls will be going to dinner.
Later that evening, while the girls are out at dinner, Audrina spots Brad and a friend sitting at the bar and brings them over to the table. As Audrina chats up her new friends, the girls are all smiles.
Meanwhile at Brian and Jordan’s apartment, Jason, Brian, and Jordan are talking about Audrina’s latest boy, when Jordan lets slip that the modeling shoot was for male models. Jason gets sullen and leaves the room.
The next day, Heidi asks Jordan whether he told Jason about the male model shoot. He tells her “yes” and Heidi and Jordan begin discussing Lauren and Jason’s relationship. Jordan vents that both Lauren and Jason are insecure and immature. This puts Heidi on the defensive and the two end up bickering. Heidi tells Audrina that Jordan spilled the beans about the guys at the casting shoot. Both girls hope that Jason isn’t mean to Lauren on her birthday.
Lauren and Whitney are in the car when she receives a text message relaying the news that Jordan has told Jason about the male models. As Lauren explains the situation to Whitney, Jason calls and Lauren waits for his anger – but the conversation goes better than expected, surprising Lauren.
Back at the apartment, Lauren receives flowers with a note: “Be ready at five. A car will be waiting. Be sure to pack a bag for school. Love, Jason.” A car drops Lauren off at a hotel where Jason meets her with a rose. When he takes Lauren to the hotel room, she finds it covered with roses and candles, with dinner waiting. As they’re eating, Jason asks Lauren what she would like to do that night. She doesn’t want to do anything. So Jason asks if she’d like to go out with Brian. She tells him that she would rather just spend time with him. Then Jason suggests maybe they could go out with Heidi and Jordan. Lauren gets exasperated. She wants to spend time with Jason at the hotel. She looks at him and asks, “you can’t just be with me?”
Later on, Heidi goes to Audrina’s apartment. When Audrina answers the door, Heidi is yelling at Jordan over the phone. She tells him to stop swearing at her and hangs up. Heidi begins sobbing and Audrina tries to comfort her. Heidi doesn’t believe she deserves to be treated the way that Jordan treats her. Audrina suggests that maybe they need a break from each other.
Heidi invites Jordan over to discuss their relationship and how he treats her. He tells her that he’s not going to “reconstruct” himself to be more calm. Jordan tells Heidi he’s going for a run. Heidi tells Jordan that she will see him tomorrow. He laughs her off, but after he leaves, Heidi bolt locks the door.
Jason and Lauren are out at lunch when Jason brings up the idea of the two of them getting a beach house together for the summer. Lauren is pleased and the two kiss.
At the park, Brian talks to Jordan about his relationship with Heidi. Jordan brushes off Heidi’s actions and says she’s being needy, but Brian advises him to bring Heidi roses at work and take her to dinner. Jordan doesn’t want to.
Meanwhile, Lauren and Heidi are having a relationship talk of their own. Lauren tells Heidi that “love is not a maybe thing,” to which Heidi counters that there is a difference between “loving someone and being absolutely in love with someone.” When Lauren asks Heidi if she is absolutely in love, Heidi admits that she is not.
Heidi has packed all of Jordan’s things and is waiting for him to come by to break up with him. When Jordan arrives, Heidi tells him that she can’t do this anymore and he agrees. He tells her that he loves her more than anything in the world. She tells him that they bring out the worst in each other. Jordan tells Heidi that he will do whatever it takes to make it work, but she tells him good-bye.
At Brian and Jordan’s apartment, Jordan tells Brian and Jason that he and Heidi are through. Brian and Jason are shocked. Jason thought that he and Lauren would break up before Heidi and Jordan.
At Teen Vogue, Lauren tells Whitney about Heidi and Jordan’s break up. Whitney asks Lauren where she’s going to be living for the summer. Lauren mentions the beach house with Jason, but says that she’s still not sure. When Whitney asks where Heidi will live, Lauren isn’t sure.
Heidi talks about being single with Audrina, who is happy she has her friend back. Heidi admits that she just needs to stop thinking about the break up. They vow to start going out more, starting that night!
Back at Teen Vogue, the girls are getting ready for fashion week. Lisa Love wants everything to run smoothly when the other Teen Vogue editors come to town. She assigns the girls two different jobs and sends them on their way.
Lauren heads down to meet Lisa and Amy Astley, editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. Lisa informs her that she needs two extra tickets to the sold-out Jennifer Nicholson show. Lauren meets with Jennifer Nicholson's publicist Kelly, who tells her she needs to know exactly who the tickets are for. Lauren frantically attempts to contact Lisa for the names but instead she runs into Heidi and Audrina, whom Brent got tickets for. In a panic, Lauren finally gets a hold of Lisa and receives the names. After being scolded by Kelly she gets the tickets to the editors.
The next day at work, Blaine asks that Lauren meet with Lisa. A bit nervous, considering her last trip to Lisa's office, she heads over. Lisa explains that she did a fantastic job during fashion week and offers her a summer internship in Paris! Sounds incredible—but what about her house with Jason? Whitney and Heidi tell Lauren she is crazy if she doesn't take the internship but Lauren just can't decide. Maybe a trip to see Jason will make up her mind. When she arrives at the summer house, Jason says he will support her decision but asks a stern "what are you going to do?" With a confused face, Lauren says she still doesn't know.
Back in L.A. Audrina and Heidi talk about their love lives. Heidi confirms she is over Jordan and wants to meet as many guys as possible this summer. They both agree that they will miss Lauren but know that she is going to make the right decision – or so they think.
As Lauren packs for her summer, Heidi is bummed. The two embrace with a hug and say their goodbyes. Lauren gets in her car, while Lisa is waiting at the airport and Jason is waiting at the Malibu house. Who will she choose? Top down and suitcase in the back she pulls into the Malibu home and shares the sunset with Jason. He tells her he loves her and this is going to be an amazing summer. With Lauren at Jason's, it looks like the Paris internship is going to… Whitney! Will Lauren's sacrifice be worth it?
Now that Lauren and Jason have called it quits, Lauren's faced with the unfortable task of returning his things. When the former bf asks if they can still be buddies, Lauren argues that things will never be the same.
At Epic Records, Audrina has Heidi on redial at her new gig. But while Audrina can't seem to understand why Heidi has her in deep freeze, Heidi opts to ignore her now former friend. After getting a little too comfortable with Heidi's new guy, Spencer, Audrina's positioned herself as public enemy number one.
Back at Teen Vogue, Lauren makes her first appearance since the end of the semester. While Whitney gushes about her trip to Paris, Lauren admits that her summer with Jason didn't quite roll out according to plan. When Lisa Love calls the girls in her office, the Teen Vogue editor rubs some more salt in Lauren's break-up wounds by offering Whitney next summer's intern spot in the city of love.
Crushed at the apartment, Lauren cries to Heidi. While she had hoped that leaving Jason would stop a constant stream of crying, it's proven to have cranked open the tear factory even more. Heidi tries to help by telling her she's now a hot commodity among the guys, but Lauren's still mourning the loss of her best friend.
Heidi's new fling, Spencer, takes her on a date to his favorite restaurant, Don Antonio's. When she broaches the Audrina topic, Spencer is quick to say how weird she is, claiming he's only feeling the 'friend vibe' from her direction. But smooth talker Spencer is singing a different tune when he hangs out with Audrina the next day and offers to take her to Don Antonio's on a date.
At the Area opening, Heidi mans the door while friends Lauren and Jen take in the club's eye candy. To Heidi's surprise, Spencer strolls in with Audrina in tow. Although he tells Heidi that they didn't arrive together, Spencer spends the whole night at her ex-friend's side.
A furious Heidi recaps the evening at Bolthouse the next morning, saying their relationship is non-existent. She begs out of work early, having felt nauseous and dizzy for the past couple of days. Meanwhile, at Epic, Audrina calls Spencer a pig, saying she's not interested despite his hands-on effort to win her over.
While Heidi makes her way home, it looks as though she may not be sick over Spencer. As she walks to the bathroom with pregnancy test in her hand, the Spencer love triangle becomes even more complicated.
At Teen Vogue, Lisa Love asks her interns to work the Ashley Paige swimsuit fashion show. Since Whitney's school schedule gets in the way, Lauren's left to fend the fashion world by herself until Whitney is free.
When Spencer picks Heidi up for their talk, she plays the preggers card to see how he'll react. He calms her concerns telling her he "more than likes her," and that as captain of Team Heidi, he'll stand by any decision. Happy with his answer, she tells him they're in the clear. Although relieved Heidi isn't pregnant, Spencer admits to being angry at the setup, claiming Audrina is nowhere in the picture.
Back in the Hills, Heidi tells Lauren that her pregnancy plan worked. After Lauren's eye-rolling, Heidi shares her next brilliant idea -- setting Lauren up with Spencer's best friend, Brody. Lauren scoffs at the idea, saying he's been "tainted" by another Laguna lady, Kristin. But, according to Heidi, it's too late -- she's already given out her friend's digits.
At Ashley Paige's studio, Lauren gets thrown into fashion-production head first. After picking the wick out of a magic candle, Lauren starts piling on responsibilities. She even gets to leave her own mark on the runway by stitching flowers onto an umbrella accessory.
Meanwhile, a not-so-out-of-the-picture Audrina receives a phone call from Spencer. When he asks her to grab dinner, she refuses, afraid of creating more beef with Heidi.
Before the fashion show, Lauren preps the models for the runway, tying suits and keeping the girls in line. After a successful showing, Ashley compliments her work, asking if she could steal her from Lisa's team. Lisa later compliments Lauren on a job well done, suggesting she follow a fashion show from pre-production to the runway.
With her luck on the rise, Lauren prepares for a date with Brody. Although her expectations for the evening are low, a trip to Social with her new guys leaves her giddy and glowing. Charmed by his compliments, Lauren leaves their date with all smiles.
Over lunch, Brody asks Lauren about her past with Jason. Lauren shrugs off the topic, saying she was fed up with her ex's antics, and when she returns the question his way, Brody says he never stays single for long, having hopped between Kristin (Cavallari) and Nicole (Richie) to where he stands now. A self-admitted cuddle king, Brody admits to jumping into relationships quickly when he meets someone special.
Working at Epic Records, Audrina confides in another intern about the Heidi situation. While Heidi may think something's brewing between her and Spencer, Audrina claims to have a clean slate, calling Spencer a pig. She decides to head to the party uninvited in a last-ditch effort to save their friendship.
Getting glammed up for the night ahead, Heidi and Lauren spend a day at the salon. As the two cheers to 'The best night ever,' Heidi hopes Audrina will stay at home.
At the club, Lauren serves her friend a huge cake complete with candles. As Heidi makes a wish, Spencer pushed Brody to start making moves on Lauren. Likewise, Heidi tells her best friend to take a risk and jump into things, even if she isn't completely over her breakup.
When Audrina shows up at the club, Heidi opts to ignore her. While Lauren makes the move to say hello, Audrina has to chase Heidi down to say Happy Birthday. Trying to set things straight, Audrina brings up the awkwardness between them, but Heidi will have none of it on her birthday. The birthday princess shrugs the situation off, saying the two will talk about it later. When Jen Bunney makes a move to hash things out, Audrina ends up leaving in tears.
Later at Teen Vogue, Audrina asks Lauren to lunch. Dragging Whitney along for the ride, the threesome meet for food and Audrina tries to draw an explanation out of Lauren. While she won't give much information on the situation with Heidi, the two agree that they can at least be friends.
On another night at Area, Heidi and Lauren meet up with Spencer and Brody for drinks as Audrina looms in the background. As Audrina tells her friends she's sick of fighting, Spencer asks Heidi not to let the Audrina drama come between them.
As the drama between Audrina and Heidi continues to heat up, sparks start flying with Lauren and Brody, who get considerably more comfortable at the club. Brody later takes her home to his bachelor pad, where he shows her his balcony and leads her into their first kiss.
Back at Bolthouse, Heidi asks Brent for vacation time to visit her mom. Making her way back to her desk, Heidi gets a call from a production assistant, Max, who warns that her dress might be inappropriate for work.
Getting wind of Max's comments at lunch, Spencer swings into protective boyfriend mode, hoping to give Max a piece of his mind at the club. But, Spencer doesn't have to wait long to confront Max -- when the Bolthouse employee rolls up to the same restaurant for food, Spencer gets in his face. When Max calls the angry boyfriend a tool and walks away, Spencer tells him to walk in front of a car.
At dinner with Audrina, Heidi explains why she's kept Audrina at an arm's length. Audrina sets the story straight with her side, assuring Heidi that Spencer's not her type. Sending up the caution flag, Audrina warns her friend to be careful of Spencer's shady behavior.
Heading home for her mom's birthday, Heidi asks Lauren to look out for Spencer at the club. Hoping to get the real deal on her boyfriend, she wants to send Lauren in as a spy.
When a crowd of blond playmates roll into Spencer's house that night, it looks as though Heidi's 'crazy jealous' feelings are warranted. As Spencer pinky swear confirms a naked picnic with a playmate and proposes marriage in Vegas to her friend, Heidi unexpectedly arrives at the club, having missed her plane.
When Heidi's Bolthouse friend warns her about the bunnies with her boyfriend, she storms into the club. After talking with one of the blondes, Heidi is warned about Spencer yet again. Caught red handed, Spencer tries to smooth the situation with a hug, but Heidi says she doesn't care what he does. Grabbing Lauren, she tears out of the club. Spencer tries calling her later that evening, but Heidi refuses to talk to him. Lauren lays down the law while Heidi screams, "I'm so over you" in the background. But, when Lauren hangs up, it's clear that Heidi's heartbroken. Having been burned by a boy before, Lauren tells Heidi that they're too young to fall in love.
At Teen Vogue, Lisa Love tells her interns that there's a dinner party to plan, and the New York intern, Emily, will be flying over to help. Meanwhile, at Bolthouse, Heidi takes a phone call from Spencer. When he asks why she hasn't returned his calls, Heidi reminds him about the night before and tells Spence she needs a week to clear her head.
When Emily arrives at the office, she wastes no time in taking control over the intern room. Rattling off a long 'to-do' list, the New York super intern has mapped out a path to party planning success. In the car to the florist, the two talk about the chinoiserie-inspired event. When Lauren asks about the intern's life, Emily reveals a power-house schedule of 18 credits at NYU, two days at Teen Vogue, and a day at Chanel.
Out for a girl's night, Lauren, Heidi and Jen go on a boy bashing binge. Lauren claims she's totally over Jason, only craving a boyfriend when she needs strong arms or help picking out electronics. When Spencer texts Heidi, the girls threaten to throw her sidekick away. Although they all agree he's not a nice guy, Heidi later admits to still missing her man and wanting to give him a second chance.
On the night of the dinner party, the interns make the final touches to the table. Although Lauren thinks there may be too many flowers. Emily and the others give the presentation their stamp of approval. But, when Lisa walks in, she agrees that the flowers are too much, telling the girls to pull half of them out. Giving the final instructions, the boss tells Emily she's earned a seat at the table, but Lauren and Whitney are to go home for the night. Bummed about missing the evening, the two grab burgers.
Meanwhile, at the Hillside Villas, a dressed up Heidi meets Spencer at his car. Despite all the warnings from her friends, it seems that Heidi is glutton for relationship punishment.
Hearing the news, Lauren can't keep her mouth shut. Even though she's worried about Heidi's reaction, Lauren tells her friend not to repeat the same mistakes she made with Jason. Heidi swears Spencer can't compare to her friend's situation, but a teary-eyed Lauren thinks Spence spells disaster.
Over lunch with Spencer, Heidi spills the beans and shares Lauren's true feelings about him. Lauren hasn't enlisted on Team Spencer, and Heidi's afraid their friendship will suffer the consequences. Since he started off on the wrong foot with Lauren, Heidi tells her boy he needs to prove himself to her best friend.
When Heidi returns home to the Villas, she presents Lauren with a dozen roses courtesy of Spencer. Although the flowers were originally meant for Heidi, she pawns them off as a peace offering. But, Lauren isn't impressed, asking if Audrina is going to receive a dozen long stems the next day. When Heidi heads out for a slumber party with Spencer, Lauren is less than thrilled.
That night, Lauren heads to Audrina's for dinner. The two chat about Heidi's decision to keep up her relationship with Spencer, and agree that their friend is in over her head. When Lauren later talks over the situation with Whitney, it's clear that Lauren feels as though she's losing her best friend.
In an effort to keep ties with her friends, Heidi heads to Area with Lauren and Spencer. The two are laughing and having a good time, but when Audrina and Lauren spot Spencer turning on the charm with yet another girl, Lauren wants to grab Heidi and bolt. On the way out, Spencer pulls Lauren aside. He hopes to make peace, trying to explain his side, but only ends up alienating Lauren even more by yelling at her. As Lauren gets in a cab to go home, Heidi confronts Spence and he swears he will never go near Lauren again.
Since desperate times call for desperate measures, Lauren tries approaching Brody about the situation. Almost in tears, she tries to explain her side of the story. Brody wishes she'd let the couple be, but Lauren can't let Spencer's past transgressions go.
Back at the apartment, Heidi decides to bite the bullet and approach Lauren. While Heidi is upset the two have been distant, Lauren says she regrets every opening her mouth about Spencer. Although Heidi argues that Lauren's the most important person in her world, Lauren argues she should be devoting more time to her. Heidi hates the awkwardness, but makes the situation even more heated when she confesses the roses from Spencer weren't really meant for Lauren. After hitting her breaking point, Lauren storms away, and Heidi starts packing her bags for a stay at Spencer's.
When Heidi and Jen Bunney go shopping, Jen asks to go on a double date with Heidi and Spence... with Brody as her arm candy for the evening. Although Jen's concerned that Lauren might not warm up to the idea, Heidi argues that Jen should go with the flow and do what she wants.
On the flip side, an excited Lauren tells Whitney that she can't wait to celebrate Jen's twenty-first birthday at the club. The two have been best friends since third grade, and have become especially close since Heidi headed out of their home in the Hills and into Spencer's apartment. Although Lauren isn't looking forward to seeing Spencer, she's ready to spend some more quality time with Brody and her best friends.
As Spencer and Brody cruise around the city, Spence tells his buddy that he needs to catch a girlfriend quickly so they can double date. He puts the feelers out for Jen Bunney's birthday party, and Brody is up for the idea, saying he wouldn't mind macking with the brunette.
At Jen's birthday dinner, Lauren toasts to her oldest friend in the world, presenting her with a diamond martini glass bracelet for her twenty-first. Jen is overwhelmed by the gesture, but quickly turns and whispers to Heidi, wondering whether or not Brody is going to make an appearance. When Heidi says yes, Jen worries about Lauren, but Heidi pushes Jen to seal the deal, ASAP.
At the club, Spence tells Jen that he brought Brody as her birthday present. Jen keeps asking Heidi if the hookup will hurt Lauren, but Heidi tells her friend to do what she wants on her birthday. Thinking Brody might not be the best idea, Jen tells him he might want to leave her side, and Brody says he doesn't want to deal with the drama. Lauren scoots over and sits next to Jen, but while Lauren talks to Audrina, Heidi orchestrates the hookup with Jen.
Although Lauren says she wants to stay until Jen leaves, Jen slips out of the club and into Brody's condo with Heidi, Spencer, and Brody.
The next morning at Teen Vogue, the girls prep a meeting room and Lauren tells Whitney that she received a late night phone call from Jen asking for permission to hook up with Brody. Lauren is furious and hurt, tired of having her friends screw her over.
When Jen tries calling her to explain the situation, Lauren tells her to stop making excuses and putting the blame on Heidi. When Jen turns on the 'tude, Lauren tells her to make sure she's not at her apartment when she gets home. As Jen calls again, Whitney suggests that Lauren might want to spend some time evaluating her friendships.
Back at home, Heidi strolls in to talk over the night before. Although she claims she had nothing to do with the hook up, Lauren says she won't want to live in their apartment if Heidi continues her downward spiral as a friend. Heidi says she can't understand why Bunney isn't on the chopping block, but Lauren assures Heidi that she's not speaking to Jen.
Although Heidi argues that Lauren put up a wall between them because of Spencer, Lauren insists Spence has brainwashed Heidi and she's tired of begging for her best friend's attention. A tear-streaked Lauren says she hasn't been so betrayed by best friends in a long time, and that their friendship won't be back to normal until Spencer is out of the picture.
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