Is Running Away from Danger Actually a Good Decision? Upon looking at the bridegroom at the altar, Betty Stanhope realizes she is on the verge of possibly making the biggest mistake of her life. So she takes advantage of a series of favorable situations and runs away. She meets Jane who helps her get out of town. But is this a wise decision?

Courageous young Silver, sent to care for the father she never knew, heals an old wound with a new love.--Cover

Grace has some financial difficulties, and when she learns that Jimmy has won some money in a lawsuit, she decides to go after him. She drags him to court with the help of a law student and wins some money. Everybody makes fun of Russell due to a bad divorce settlement.

Grace's car breaks down. She gets fed up and decides to sell it. She takes a car loan from her company and buys a used car with Wade and Russell's help. Libby's friend Sam visits and they play house. When Sam's mom catches the kids kissing, she freaks out and takes Sam away.

Grace's sisters come to visit for her birthday.

Grace has a talk with Quentin's teacher, who seems to have family issues of her own. Grace finds Quentin up on the roof and then discovers what he does up there.

When the management decides to fire the temp staff, Bill makes Grace and Wanda permanent in order to save their jobs. Grace gets a raise and insurance but must work the regular night shift. Nadine, Russell and Wade help her out.

Libby tells Grace her friend Caroline has the "best mom ever" for entering her daughter in a child's beauty pageant. When Grace relents, and lets Libby enter the pageant, Caroline's mother tells Grace that she doesn't have the "breeding" to be pageant material.

Nadine discusses starting a family with Grace. Grace's supervisor Bill lies to his wife about helping Grace build a jungle gym for her kids as an excuse to go to the track. His wife confides in her and tells her that she knows the truth. Wade has a long talk with Grace about his job.

After divorcing her abusive husband, single mother Grace becomes one of the two first women hired at the local oil refinery. She is called away on her first day of work when her oldest, Quentin, gets into a fight at school. Grace's friend sets her up with Russell, a pharmacist also coming out of a bad marriage.