Max finds herself wanting to be more than just friends with her pastry school partner, Deke. Meanwhile, Caroline is "hot for teacher" - the married Chef Nicholas.
When Deke takes Max to his place after a great first date, his "home" is nothing like she expected. Meanwhile, Caroline feels empowered - then scared for her life - after having a suspicious car towed from in front of their cupcake store.
When Deke (recurring guest star ERIC ANDRÃ%) invites Max's friends over for a gathering at his dumpster, Caroline learns an enormous secret about his background.
When Nicolas invites Caroline to a dinner date at his loft, she asks Max and Deke to join her to help make sure she doesn't do anything she might regret. Also, Max and Caroline treat themselves to very special hair appointments.
Caroline goes into a tailspin and brings Max into the mix when Nicolas (recurring guest star GILLES MARINI) tells her he's going to leave his wife for her.
Caroline tries to fit in with Max and the diner gang as they go out to get wild and crazy at the St. Patrick's Day parade, but she finds herself longing to practice her former holiday traditions at the Plaza Hotel.
When Deke invites Max and Caroline to join him and his parents for dinner at their home, Max is tongue-tied - until his mother confides in her about her secret past.
A girl who likes Max's cupcakes hires Max to make her wedding cake. Max who is still reeling from her break up, is hesitant to do it. She does it but the bride is constantly changing her mind about the cake and her marriage.
When Max and Caroline's rent controlled apartment's lease runs out they track down the original lease holder to stay with them for a day to renew the lease. But events turn south when the old man won't leave until he gets some action.
When Caroline and Max join Sophie at the racetrack as guests of Sophie's new bookie boyfriend, Caroline's reignited love for horse racing gets out of hand.
When Caroline discovers that Max didn't graduate high school by failing to show up for only one exam, she decides to help her best friend get her degree - and reconnect with her estranged mother.
When Caroline accidentally loses Han's expensive fish while cleaning the tank, Max considers selling a sentimental gift she just received from her mother in order to pay for a new one.
Caroline takes an abandoned bicycle in order to start a delivery service for their cupcake business, but discovers that Max never learned how to ride one.
In an attempt to make some extra money, Max and Caroline decide to rent out their apartment on airbnb. Sophie finds new ways to test Oleg's faithfulness and commitment to their relationship.
Max and Caroline get a bank loan so they can mass-produce their cupcake T-shirts to sell at high-end boutiques. Sophie gets the diner gang to dress up for a holiday decorating contest.