Jason Matthews ex-lover, Nicole Booth begins working at The Grand Waimea, which causes trouble for them both, when they must show the hotel owner Vincent Colville, that their past romance will not affect their work. Meanwhile, Gabriel gets himself into trouble when he is wrongfully accused of taking advantage of a 15 year old girl.
The Grand Waimea gains a new employee when Tessa Lewis is abandoned by her boyfriend and given a second chance by Jason, who offers her a job as a hotel maid. But Tessa has her sights on the concierge position. Meanwhile, Vincent struggles to impress one of his guests, when absurd requests are made. And MJ forces herself to think about her relationship with Chris.
Nicole's father, Walter, pays a surprise visit to the hotel but gets a surprise himself; Jason tries to forget about Nicole by getting closer to Tess, who is working to help Walter take over the Grand Waimea. Meanwhile, Frankie meets a girl on the beach, but realises that he is not the only man involved with her. And could be putting his job and health at risk.
Nicole needs cheering up after leaving her fiance at the altar; Jason thinks Nicole left Morgan for him and tries to explain why he spent the night with Tessa. Meanwhile, Gabriel's luck seems to be changing when he befriends pro-surfer Trey Chase, who has invited him to an all-expenses-paid surfing trip to Tahiti. However, Trey's friendship comes at a price when Gabriel realizes that Trey is MJ's cheating ex-boyfriend who isn't ready to give up on his failed romance with her.
Nicole tells Frankie about Jason's slip of the tongue, as he confronts Jason his anger gets the best of him. Jason does everything to prevent his land being bought and finds out that Vincent's ""antique"" business isn't a legitimate enterprise. Gabriel hits a surf competition under the Grand Waimea logo and doesn't know that Alexandra made plans to make him win and Chris trains a boxer.
Fashion designer Adrian Webber comes to The Grand Waimea to lunch his lastest fashion. Tessa has to step in after one of the models breaks her ankle, While Tessa is turning more then a few heads. Jason tries to get his friendship working with Frankie and thinks Nicole s moving on when he see her having dinner with Tommy. MJ sees Chris and Alexandra together.
Frankie takes Tessa to meet his family. Tessa has even bigger problem when Frankie's cousin Marvin recognizes her. Tommy and Nicole get into a fight after Nicole asked Tommy to change the menu. Jason learns that Vincent's drug running isn't over. Chris accidentally leaves a driver in the water, and the man and his wife threaten to sue the hotel. Chris believes it's a scam.