- Inspired by her grandparents' upcoming 50th wedding anniversary, Becca proposes to Jesse, and he agrees, but then they think twice. Meanwhile, Kenny wants Paige to marry him, but Paige isn't so sure.
- Libby's () parents prepare to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, and despite their differences of opinion about the style of the party, it is clear they are still very much in love. Inspired by this, Becca () impulsively proposes to Jesse (), and he says yes. At school, they discuss their plans and she suggests that they wait until after graduation, knowing that their parents will be highly upset by the news. The news soon spreads to everyone at school, and their friends teasingly congratulate them. At work, Paige () and Kenny () flirt as Michael () looks on jealously. When he talks to her, he suggests that she is still in the "infatuation" stage of her relationship with Kenny and that it will soon pass. Jesse goes to his volunteer position at the hospice and talks with a patient, Peter, who says that he wants his wife to move on after his death and have a full life. This weighs on Jesse when he meets up with Becca, who says she is telling her parents about their engagement that night and encourages him to do the same. She tells Paige first, however, saying she wants to maximize their time together before Jesse becomes ill and dies, and Paige seems pleased for her. Libby and Drew, however, who receive the news while half asleep, are less happy. Becca acknowledges that they are young, but says that there are "extraordinary circumstances" because of his illness and seems determined to go through with it. Jesse arrives with his mother () and takes a walk with Becca while their parents talk, and he invites her to meet him at the hospice later. Once there, Jesse talks to Peter about her and says that she "needs to learn" what AIDS looks like up close.
After sharing a dinner, Kenny and Paige talk about her family, and he awkwardly asks about Corky, wondering if Down's Syndrome is hereditary. Annoyed, she informs him that it rarely is and asks him to leave. Becca comes to the hospice at night and Jesse shows her around, and she is clearly disturbed by the sick and dying patients and their upset loved ones. He introduces her to Peter, but she becomes frightened when his IV comes out and leaks blood everywhere, and she soon flees the scene in tears. Jesse blames himself for not knowing better and for believing in the "fantasy" of their potential marriage. Kenny meets up with Paige again and apologizes for his questions, and she explains that it was alarming for her to hear him alluding to their future children and asks him to "slow down." He agrees, but then says that he loves her, and she leaves, overwhelmed. Jesse attends a group therapy session and though he admits he is not sick "yet" like the others, he expresses his resentment over dying prematurely and his worries about Becca, who overhears. They meet up outside and he says it is not fair to make her deal with his illness and that there will be no marriage, and she leaves, upset.
At a restaurant, Becca runs into Tyler () and tells him that the wedding plans are off, and he comforts her. Paige talks with Michael about her relationship with Kenny, and he gives her some advice. She tells Kenny that his declaration of love scared her and that she is "a long way from saying it back," but he agrees to be patient. Jesse learns that Peter has died, and his wife Sandy says that he pushed her away towards the end of his life to protect her, not realizing that she wanted to be with him in his last days. Becca confesses her fears about Jesse's illness to Libby, saying she is not sure if she can handle it, and Libby tells her about Corky's birth and how she found the strength to deal with his disability. Later, Becca goes to Jesse and asks him to teach her about his medications, and he does so, tearfully telling her that he loves her. They then attend her grandparents' anniversary party together, having decided to continue their relationship.
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