In the first episdoe of the series, Shelley Williams meets J.T. and the two start to date as friends. But when Shelley has a feeling that J.T.'s not his type of man to be dating with, it comes down to it when Rita and Janie think that the two are a perfect couple and that Shelley should give him another chance.

The women at DivaStyle accidentally accept a client who turns out to be a pimp, Rodney P. When Shelly refuses to do business with him, Rodney calls in his lawyers, Sugar-Free and Comfort. Meanwhile, Rodney's colleagues take his ""discrimination"" fight to the streets by picketing outside the store.

Shelly's childhood friend, April, reappears in her life, and her party-crashing antics begin to influence Shelly's behavior, which causes friction between Shelly and her friends Rita and Janie. Meanwhile, Nick receives an email of a dancing stripper and tries to delete it before his boss can see it.

J.T. is upset when Shelly discusses details of his bedroom antics with her gal pals, who disclose them to Missy Elliott (playing herself) in a nightclub during a celebration for Janie.

After drinking his apple juice, shattering his favorite beer mug and walking in on him shadowboxing naked, Nick tells Shelly that she has overstayed her welcome at their townhouse, placing J.T. in the middle of a showdown between his best friend and his girlfriend.

When J.T.'s mother walks in on him and Shelly in bed, Shelly fears their romance will sour unless she can win his mother's acceptance and respect, and Rita breaks up with her ""perfect man"" when their sexual role-playing typecasts her as the submissive one.

Janie discovers Marty's secret porn stash, and fearing there's a problem in her marriage, sets about trying to remedy the problem with help from Shelly and Rita. Also, J.T. has made a new friend in Cedric the Entertainer, but when this new friend never, ever leaves his side, he becomes an annoyance that J.T. wonders how to ""break up"" with.

On Valentine's Day, the friends debate whether or not it was fate that Shelly and J.T. became acquainted. In a series of flashbacks to six months earlier, J.T. almost meets Shelly in line at a coffeehouse but becomes frustrated by her lengthy order. He also nearly encounters her at DivaStyle, but leaves after getting frightened by the sight of a wedding veil. Meanwhile, also in flashbacks, Shelly comes close to being seduced by handsome cheater Kevin Thorpe , with whom she had broken up. But at the last minute, she asserts her independence, leaves him and puts on the sexy dress to finally meet J.T.—and her destiny—at Z Lounge.

J.T.'s old flame comes to town so Shelly feels she must up her game in order to keep her man from being tempted away.

In an attempt to mend their rocky relationship, J.T. and Shelly sit down for an honest conversation about the effort and compromises each must make if they're going to stay together, but just when she thinks they're making progress, Shelly is shocked to learn that J.T.'s idea of compromise involves her changing her lifestyle. Meanwhile, Nick tries to pretend that he is happy about Donovan's romantic interest in Rita after learning of their newfound mutual attraction.

A severe storm makes the gang confront issues concerning greed and faith: Shelly squabbles with Janie over her lottery winnings, while Nick has a religious experience.

Conclusion. Shelly, Rita and Janie's momentary indiscretion in a night club has unexpected consequences. Daphne Maxwell-Reid, Richard Gant.

A humiliated J.T. admits to Shelly that he doubts she's the type of girl he could marry after he and his parents see Shelly and her girlfriends drunk and topless in a new commercial for a racy reality video. For her behavior in the video, Janie's husband Marty forbids her to go out. Donovan and Rita valiantly attempt to not discuss their recent kiss. And Nick's appalled that his new girlfriend Dani has an ex-lover's name tattooed on her. )Part 1 of 2)

J.T. gets fed up with the long hours Shelly is working during the holidays; Donovan's ex-girlfriend visits. J.T.'s mother tries to fix her son up with another woman (Kelly Rowland) when he tires of Shelley's busy schedule.

Shelly ponders whether she and J.T. are an item after seeing him with another woman at Rita's party; Nick's girlfriend (Carmen Electra) is wearing him out; Rita learns the truth about her financial state. Julio Iglesias Jr. has a cameo.

Shelly is on the verge of falling for J.T. and ending her celibate ways, but Janie's brief encounter with J.T. at the supermarket may change her plans.

When J.T. fails an exam because of a stupid mistake, his overbearing mother tries to persuade the professor to give J.T. a retest; and Marty considers becoming a professional bowler. Shelly tries to help Rita set up her new apartment.

Shelley thinks she can be friends with her ex-boyfriend Grant, but her theory is tested when he announces he's engaged during a lunch date, and he wants her to meet his fiance. Rita moves into her new loft. Nick and J.T. become buds with a youngster through a local Big Buddies program.

After spotting Janie helping Grant (guest star Sharif Atkins) shop for an engagement ring, a distraught J.T. turns to Rita and his parents for advice, which leads to a dramatic showdown between the two men at Shelly's birthday party. Meanwhile, wanting to avoid tearful goodbyes as he leaves for England, Donovan sneaks out of the party and mulls over his future plans in the cab to the airport with driver Rufus (guest star Ludacris).

When Shelley starts wearing fake breasts, men begin to give her special treatment. She later considers getting breast implants.

Janie overhears Marty's flattering comments about Shelly and becomes convinced he still has an interest in her. She then accuses Shelly of trying to steal her man. Meanwhile, J.T. ignores his studies to go out partying with Donovan, and he pays the price

After catching Shelly rifling through his wallet, a skeptical J.T. does some background checking of his own; Nick opts to get a tattoo. Rappers DMX and Bizarre have cameos.

When Shelly and Rita's competition for the affections of Joe (Carlos Ponce), a handsome bachelor, gets out of control, Janie steps in to save their friendship.

J.T.'s new girlfriend Rochelle is threatened by his former relationship with Shelly and his friends, so she demands that J.T. choose between her and his friends. Janie decides to change her outlook and attitude when one of the waitresses mistakes her for Shelly's mother

After getting kicked out of her apartment Rita moves in with Janie. They discover common Cajun roots and begin to bond leaving Shelly out. Nick has an expensive sports package added to his and J.T's cable which J.T. wants to watch but doesn't want help pay for since they didn't discuss buying it.

Shelly's buds Janie and Rita convince her it is time to move on after she bickers with J.T. at the movies and they ruin the night for everyone. Shelly has a new friend who convinces her to get a little revenge on J.T. Rita sells all her things in a garage sale but doesn't handle it well.

When Shelly and Rita discover that Janie had a secret fling with Troy (guest star Ricky Fanté), an old high-school classmate, they decide that that Janie can't lecture them on right and wrong anymore. Meanwhile, J.T. and Nick suspect that Donovan might be keeping a big secret from them.

Rita hires a firm to produce DivaStyle's new line, but the women get unwanted press when it comes out the company is a sweatshop. Donovan convinces Nick and J.T. to help him sell make-up.

J.T. unexpectedly agrees to Shelly's offer to pay for dinner, not knowing that she doesn't have enough money to actually pick up the tab. Shelly asks Rita for help, but she gets sidetracked by an encounter with supermodel Kylie Bax. Meanwhile, Nick borrows from Donovan's wardrobe in an attempt to become more attractive to women.

J.T. and Shelly are all set to celebrate their three-month anniversary with a romantic weekend getaway until J.T. realizes he's already committed to play in a basketball tournament with his friends, and despite his attempt to soften the blow of canceling the trip with dinner and gifts, he still lands in the doghouse. L.A. Laker Derek Fisher guest stars.

Shelly wants her things that she left at J. T.'s apartment. When she uses email to ask for them back, he responds he wants the money he ‘loaned' her to buy a car. Shelly decides to get the things from the apartment with the help of Rita and Janie. While there, Shelly decides to take the things she gave J. T. as gifts. After the police get involved, Rita and Donavon see the ugly side of the breakup, they decide to remain friends.

Shelly has a date with a new beau Adrian which J. T. is okay with until he meets the handsome, buff boxer. Rita's cozy living arrangement with Janie deteriorates. Shelly is afraid she may end up with Rita as a roommate, so she attempts to broker a peace between her two friends.

While spending Christmas at her mother's, Shelly wants to deck more than the halls when one of her mom's students, who's also staying there, replaces Shelly as the center of attention. J.T., Donovan and Nick decide to watch football instead of celebrating the holidays, but soon they come to a conclusion how much they miss the tradition

The success of DivaStyle brings big bonus checks to the ladies, but also brings big problems for Shelly when she goes on a wild shopping spree. Janie learns her husband wants to quit his job. J.T. turns to Nick for a money loan to cover his medical school expenses.

Shelly pretends to be disabled when a potential buyer in a wheelchair (Daryl ``Chill'' Mitchell) catches her using a handicapped parking spot.

Eve agrees to a ""mercy date"" when a younger man (Sharif Atkins) asks her out, but the evening turns into a romantic attraction.

Shelly, desperately trying to impress Grant (Sharif Atkins) by cooking for him, asks for everyone's help in the kitchen.

When Grant (guest star Sharif Atkins) tells Shelly he's had an HIV test because he's ready to take their relationship to the next level, it sparks the whole gang to go get tested. Golden Brooks (UPN's GIRLFRIENDS) guest stars as Nurse LaDonna and Marteniz Brown, a HIV/AIDS educator from Detroit, guest stars as Roderick, a clinic counselor. Donovan's request for residency into the United States is denied; he is informed that he must leave the country within 30 days. JT realizes that he's still in love with Shelly.

A surprise camping trip causes Shelly to question whether Grant's simple, down-to-earth sensibility is really right for her. Meanwhile, J.T. decides to confess his love to Shelly.

Shelly has to decide between two marriage proposals, by J.T. and Grant. Donovan, who skipped his flight back to England, is now living as an illegal citizen and he has to decide what to do with his life.