Mark catches his sister red-handed (well, sort of), which leads to her giving him some quite unusual sisterly advice. (Written a while back under a different pen name, but still pretty good IMHO.)
Timmy and Natalie have been invited to join a spouse-sharing group. The decision to join -- or not to join -- has to be made by Zero Hour. And the clock is ticking away.
Samuel Feldman still lives with his mother, who is closer in age due to how young she was when she bore him. However, he's not a loser. He's a history teacher and he has a girlfriend that his mother seems to dislike, as well as a gay ex-boyfriend. Things change on Election Day, starting with a fight with Mom.