Season 2 Episode Summaries

Episode 1: “The Morning After”
Air Date: September 29, 2006
Spencer and Ashley wake up from their first night together, but when Ashely’s world shakes apart and she pulls away from Spencer again. Aiden wakes up next to Madison wondering what he got himself into and has to find a way out. Glen struggles in the first few days after his injury and Clay copes with his life after he meets his birth mother.

Episode 2: “Dad Went to Heaven and All I Got Was This Stupid Half Sister”
Air Date: September 29, 2006
Aiden and Spencer are planning a surprise birthday party for Ashely. Meanwhile VH-1 is making a documentary of Ashley’s father which seems to make everything worse.

Episode 3: “Behind the Music”
Air Date: October 6, 2006
Ashely is forced to adjust to her life after her father dies while she pushes Spencer further away. Ashely has only known about her half-sister Kyla for a few weeks, but she is already sick of her. Things start to get ugly between them when a VH1 special about their father strains the situation.

Episode 4: “Guess Who’s Coming Out to Dinner?”
Air Date: October 13, 2006
Spencer’s mom sets her up on a date. When Ashley finds out she is not happy that Spencer hasn’t told her parents about their relationship yet and pressures Spencer to come out to her family. If Spencer doesn’t tell her parents, Ashely isn’t going to wait for her anymore. Clay isn’t too happy either because Chelsea could be leaving forever.

Episode 5: “Rules of Engagement”
Air Date: October 20, 2006
A hate crime erupts around Spencer and Glen’s rage over her homosexuality boils over. She finds herself caught up in the middle of intolerance at school and at home. Meanwhile Aiden is interested in a girl he met at the gym.

Episode 6: “That Is So Not Mom”
Air Date: November 3, 2006
Clay’s past catches up with him when his birth mother moves into town. While he is still reeling, Chelsea tells him a secret that could ruin his future. Spencer has her own problems with the past when and a friend from Ohio brings out a side of her that Ashley hasn’t seen yet. Meanwhile Glen can barely cope with the present as he grow increasing dependent on pain pills.

Episode 7: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”
Air Date: November 10, 2006
Paula and Arthur go out of town for the weekend, so Glen thinks its the perfect time to throw a party. The party gets out of hand and Glen gets arrested for buying drugs. Madison shows Aiden the real reason Kyla went home for the weekend. Meanwhile Chelsea is struggling with her own life after finding out she is pregnant. Clay tries to be supportive, but Chelsea pushes him away until she finds out what to do. Arthur and Paula come back early because of Glen and Paula walk in on Spencer and Ashley having sex. Which leaves Spencer wondering if her parents approve of their relationship?

Episode 8: “That’s the Way the World Crumbles”
Air Date: November 17, 2006
Paula can’t deal with the fact that Spencer is in love with a girl. She cuts Spencer off from Ashley and drives Spencer away. Meanwhile Aiden tries to bond with Ashley over their relationship problems, but Madison wants him to lean on her instead.

Episode 9: “Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear”
Air Date: December 1, 2006
When life doesn’t work out the way they want, Ashely and Spencer go on a road trip to escape. While they are heading out of town, Kyla comes back to find Aiden waiting for her. And when Chelsea’s pregnancy is discovered she finds sympathy from the last person she expected.

Episode 10: “Love and War and Love and War”
Air Date: December 8, 2006
Arthur looks for a way to bring his family back together and glen suggests a paintball war. While Spencer is on the battlefield, Ashley spends more time with Aiden. As Spencer is busy getting closer to her family, Ashely feels like she and Spencer are moving apart.

Episode 11: “Love, Child and Videotape”
Air Date: December 15, 2006
Spencer and Ashely have been together for a few months and they couldn’t be happier. But when an old tape of Ashley and Aiden turns up, it looks like she might have been happier when she was with Aiden. Meanwhile Chelsea and Clay come to a decision about the baby, but it isn’t the same one.

Episode 12: “Too Many Girls, Not Enough Aiden”
Air Date: December 22, 2006
Aiden is feeling pressure from all of the women in his life. Kyla, Madison, Spencer, and Ashley all want something from him. But it seems like he has to hurt one to make the other happy. His friendship with Ashley seems to be driving Spencer and Ashely apart and there is so many women after Aiden that he finds himself turning to the one person he can’t stand.

Episode 13: “Trouble in Paradise”
Air Date: December 22, 2006
Paula and Arthur Carlin revel in the excitement as their kids prepare for their high school prom. Chelsea and Clay cherish their last moments of freedom while Glen goes to some pretty drastic measures as he searches for a purpose in life. The evening’s festivities are cut short when Aiden reveals a secret that changes his relationship with his female friends forever.