Breaking Boston

It's hard to catch a break in Boston--especially when you're a twenty-something working class girl. Meet Courtney, Kristina, Noelle and Val--four girls trying to get it together in a world of bad boyfriends, dead-end jobs and parents.

Val and her parents get a reality check when they meet with a financial advisor at UMass Boston. Will she have to scrap her college plans? High school dropout Courtney and her friend Caitlin hire a tutor to help them study for the GED.

Val questions what she got herself into when she struggles with her first intern assignment. Courtney's GED journey is already in jeopardy when she has to make a difficult choice between her tutoring session and meeting up with her daughter's father.

Courtney plans a birthday party for her daughter Ellana, but worries that ex James won't pitch in--financially or otherwise. After a bad breakup with her boyfriend, Noelle finally starts dating again and she's got a hot new prospect.

Noelle convinces the rest of the girls to get away from the craziness by taking a mini-vacation to a casino. But, what starts out as a fun trip, takes a sour turn when Val's immaturity rears its ugly head.

Courtney wrestles with her anxiety over her pregnancy and how to tell James and her family. Kristina is nervous about a life changing audition to become a hair and makeup stylist for magazine shoots and fashion shows.

The girls put it all on the line in the season finale: Courtney braces for the fallout as she finally breaks the big baby news to James and her friends. Val has to choose between college or a dream trip to Ireland with Christy Cashman.