Nell travels back to New York after receiving a letter from Joey. She ends up ruining Addy's date with a lawyer. Nell is trying hard to get Joey back from Tim.
Realizing that Marty may be alone on Christmas Eve, Nell reluctantly invites him over. However, her sympathy turns to rage when she finds out that he told Joey that Santa does not exist.
Nell gets a message from a former high school classmate who has had a crush on her for years. When she agrees to meet him at Marty's restaurant, he gets cold feet.
Nell decides to quit her job to spend more time with the boys. She ends up interviewing a new job, which would leave Joey in charge of Matthew again, which worries Nell.
Captain Jerk, the star of Joey's favorite TV show, chokes on his whistle and is hospitalized. He needs a transfusion, and Nell gladly agrees to allow the hospital to use her blood. However, she is livid when she learns that the Captain is the leader of a white supremacist group.
Nell is concerned that some of her fellow co-workers are being laid off, so she sets up her bosses daughter with Joey. Meanwhile Joey because very close with the girl and starts skirting family functions.