8. The Bubble

Complete story — includes the ending

Charles and Liza have sex during a night out. Ten days later, following the Christmas break, he appears at the office with a full beard. Later that night, he and Liza have another night out. Lauren invites Maggie and Josh to have dinner with her new hook-up, who is revealed to be Malkie, Maggie's ex-girlfriend. While eating, Malkie tells Maggie that she is a grown-up who can't hold tight to something, referencing their past relationship. Zane continues to be angry at Kelsey. She tells Jake that they can't date anymore and should instead pursue a professional-only relation aiming to further develop a romantic one after his book gets published. Kiara schedules a meeting with Diana, Liza and Pauline concerning the miniseries based on Pauline's book. Pauline indirectly threatens Liza saying that she wants revenge. After the meeting, Pauline makes a deal with Charles to stay quiet about his relationship with Liza. Maggie hands a flower bouquet to Malkie and later paints her face on a wall to show her commitment. After his relationship with Kelsey, Jake states to Charles that he believes that his book belongs to Empirical instead of Millennial. Charles asks about Zane about it, who responds that Jake's book is better off with Kelsey and Millennial.