Belly starts her debutante season and discovers that her assigned 'big sister' is Conrad's date, Nicole, and her group includes Steven's fling, Shayla. However, both are really nice to Belly. Cam asks Belly on a date to the drive-in, but the boys disrupt it to tease Belly and she tells them off. Laurel meets Cleveland again at her book party. Susannah excitedly takes Belly shopping for deb getups. Steven and Jeremiah enjoy their flirtations while working at the country club. Susannah tells the moping Conrad that he's getting a job.
Tropes
- The Charmer: Both Steven and Jeremiah display this, with Jeremiah escorting Belly to her debutante tea and charming the instructor to diffuse Belly being late, and Steven flirting with customers while working at the café to get tips.
- Date Peepers: Conrad encourages Steven's idea to crash Belly's date at the drive-in. She is pissed.
- Drive-In Theater: The scene of Belly's date with Cam.
- Intertwined Fingers: Belly and Cam tentatively move in to hold hands in the car on their date and do this.
- Making Love in All the Wrong Places: Steven has sex with Shayla on the beach (though offscreen).
- Moment Killer: The guys drive up just as Belly and Cam are about to kiss in the car and the interruption kills the mood. They make out when Cam drops her off though.
- My Sister Is Off-Limits: Downplayed. Jere compliments Belly's date look and Steven tells him to stop flirting with his sister.
- Queer Establishing Moment: It's revealed that Jeremiah is bisexual when he lists boys and girls at the pool whom he's kissed, to Steven.
- Shout-Out:
- Belly and Cam watch Sabrina (1954) on their date.
- Belly threatens Steven with sending the guys his "Dramione" fanfic, which is apparently embarrassing.Belly: Oh, he spent an entire chapter talking about Draco's wand.
- Writer's Block: Laurel tries to write in the office, but it's not working.
