Undressed

Episode #206
original air date: 2/21/2000

After losing the coin toss, Hope's made peace with the fact that she betrayed her friend Tess by stealing Alex, and is resigned for them to be together. Then Alex shows up at her apartment. He says that he's not mad at her, and that fate wants he and Hope to be together. She says that she's betrayed her gender by betraying her best friend and that Alex must honor his date with Tess -- only Tess isn't home. She's met her dream guy, a millionaire named Monty. Hope and Alex get together in the end and light their own fire.

Burke has lost Lori and is trying to win her back. She thinks he's a lout. He realizes that if his fake girlfriend Natalie breaks up with him, Lori will be sympathetic. Plan B: Burke will catch Kevin in bed with Natalie. Only when Natalie doesn't show up, Kevin has to hop in the sack with the blow-up doll. Lori overhears Kevin and feels Burke's pain, until the real Natalie shows up. Burke finally tells Lori the truth, about how she only likes guys with girlfriends. She's furious, but realizes he's right. They make up and make out.

Kip and his fast talking buddy, Owen, are waiting for Rebecca by the car that Owen told Rebecca was a vintage convertible. It's really a lemon. Owen has brought a bag of pimple products for Kip. He applies goop on his protrusion just as Rebecca appears. Kip hides in the car's trunk. Owen chats Rebecca up, until Kip appears with bandages on his nose, telling Rebecca he got into a fight. "With who?" she asks. "Me," says Owen. He says Kip called his sister a "pizza face" and when he wouldn't apologize, Owen punched him in the beak. Kip doesn't like looking like a bully, and punches Owen. Rebecca calls the date off in a huff.