Romance blooms between Aine and Richard, but she's caught off guard when she turns up unexpectedly to find another woman in his house. Vish proposes to Shona, but it doesn't exactly go to plan.
Aine and Shona's mother is over from Ireland to visit Vish's family. Tensions are high, as Aine and her mother haven't spoken in months, while Shona feels stuck in the middle.
Aine interviews for a private tutoring job teaching English to a young French boy, Etienne, who has recently lost his mother, but Aine is at risk of missing her first lesson and badly letting him down.
A text from her ex, Freddie, catches Aine by surprise. Later, a spontaneous night out with Bradley and his friends gives her the chance to let her hair down.
Excitement mounts for Aine as she prepares for a first date with Richard. Shona adapts to an awkward working relationship with Charlotte and struggles to settle into her massive new house, with fiance Vish away in New York.