Lazz finally gets up the nerve to tell Ashley something he's kept hidden from her: he's had feelings for her for a long time and thinks he might be in love. Ashley answers that she's had the same feelings for him, also. But the new couple don't have long to enjoy their new relationship. Lazzarini's mother unexpectedly shows up at the school and tells her son that she and his father are leaving the Ice Show they work for and are returning to Brooklyn to manage an ice rink there. Mrs. Lazzarini says the family will need his help. Lazz is faced with a tough choice between his family ties and his new life and romance in Paris. Also, the other four flatmates go with Mr. Elliot to an auction, where he intends to get a gift for Ms. Dupre. They end up running the bidding sky high and then promptly break the gift once it's in their hands.