2. The Birthday Deal — Episode — Rules of Engagement

2. The Birthday Deal

Audrey hosts a lavish party for Jeff's birthday against his will, but he goes along in order to get his "birthday deal," a secret gift Adam and Russell are eager to discover. They have their own ideas about what it could be, leading Adam and Jennifer to set up deals of their own, which Adam begins to regret after Jeff plants unsavory seeds in his mind about what Jennifer might request.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

When it is time to plan a party for Jeff's birthday, everyone gets involved. But Audrey is spending too much money on the party, which makes Jeff unhappy. Although Jeff will not reveal what he usually receives in the annual birthday deal, Adam brings up the subject with Jennifer and is then worried when Jennifer not only agrees to give him a birthday deal, but announces she wants one in return. Adam's birthday deal is various sex acts from Jennifer. Hers is Adam bringing her breakfast in bed, watching The Notebook with her and cleaning the apartment. Jeff's birthday deal is dinner at the restaurant where he and Audrey went on their first date together.

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