Now that Cynthia and D'Andre are officially engaged, their relationship is on-off-then-on again as Cynthia is still learning what it means to trust a man.
Deniece finally has enough credit hours to graduate from college. She's excited about the prospect of going on to post-graduate school - maybe law school. After applying to a major law school, all of her energy and excitement is deflated when she receives a letter that she was not accepted - the same week of her birthday. The other sisters had been planning a big birthday party for her but now she begins to sink into depression. Aunt Connie encourages her to keep her head up - that even with disappointments and setbacks, you have to keep living and keep on trying. Don't let one setback throw your life off track.
Vivian abruptly quits her job and decides that she is going to Paris to finally treat herself with a vacation, shopping, dining, and to find some personal fulfillment. She meets and is wooed by a younger Parisian man that she thinks she is in love with. After Vivian is back home and her sisters hate his guts - they say he's just using her for her money. When she brings up marriage, what her sisters have been saying proves to be true - he didn't love her at all.
Vivian is about to start school, Deniece gets a job offer across the country and Cynthia and D'Andre are getting married. Vivian has been dealing with her follow-up to her breast cancer scare. Allison's career is back on track so she's travelling and doing her thing. Elliot gives greater disclosure about his situation and Aunt Connie's has offered to be the landlady and manage the house if the sisters want to lease it. The sisters are all going on with life in completely different directions. Only Vivian will be left at home. The emptiness and the memories are too much for Vivian and overwhelming. They all decide it's time to sell or lease the family home and move on with life.