When baby Joe comes, Jason and Julie adjust quite nicely. Their friends are in shock over how easy it is for them. Jason starts dating Mary Jane, while Julie begins dating Kurt. Mary Jane is wild and free and doesn't want children. Kurt has his own children and doesn't want to introduce them to Julie until he feels they are serious.
The couples all take a skiing trip to Vermont. There, they have an uncomfortable conversation about relationships and it is quite obvious that Ben and Missy are having problems. After Vermont, they divorce.
Julie invites Jason to her birthday dinner. He is surprised that he is the only one there. Julie admits that she is in love with him and thinks of him and Joe as her family. Jason tells her that he only sees her as a friend and that Mary Jane has agreed to move with him.
Julie is heartbroken and decides to move out of the apartment building that Jason also lives in. Jason and Mary Jane end up breaking up over her not wanting children.
Months later, Jason invites Julie inside his apartment. He confides that he is in love with her and always has been. They kiss and end up in bed.