Erica decides to keep the pregnancy a secret, only telling Heather about it. She also decides to have an abortion; Heather disapproves of this, and this difference could tear the twins apart.
Michelle finds her father impossible to live with, but now that she's sixteen she can legally move out. Meanwhile Joey and Snake are excited about starting driving lessons.
Alexa, the twins, and Lucy celebrate LD's 16th birthday with her in the hospital. Meanwhile Michelle tries to juggle school and a full-time job to pay for her rent.
Caitlin and Claude want to do something to protest against a factory involved in nuclear missiles. Meanwhile Kathleen is stalked by her abusive ex-boyfriend Scott.
Dwayne becomes increasingly withdrawn as he awaits the results of his HIV test. Meanwhile, Michelle finds out the real reason B.L.T. broke up with her.
Caitlin becomes increasingly upset about her father's infidelity, but discovers that her mother already knows about it. Alex doesn't know what to do about his crush on Tessa.