Rules Of Engagement

We pick up where we left off in the season finale, Russell going down in the elevator with Pam, Audrey and Jeff's surrogate. As Jeff sees what is sure to transpire between them, he, with the help of Jen and Timmy, try to catch up to them to stop them from having sex. All remaining one step behind, Jen gets to Russell's apartment only to discover they have already slept with one another. ...

After Jeff forgets to mail in a check for Audrey, she gets mad at him but he avoids a fight by reminding her of the fact that she forgot to return a video a few weeks prior. This quickly diffuses her anger and Jeff brags to Adam about this strategy which he refers to as "the bank" - a list he keeps of all of Audrey's screw ups. Adam attempts to use this technique on Jen later but only gets...

Jeff and Audrey decide to get a new rug and with the help of Timmy whose cousin owns a rug store. As Timmy is taking them rug shopping he leaves Russell alone in the office. Russell assures him he does not need him and will be fine. Chaos ensues while Russell is on his own, ultimately burning Timmy's computer and devastating his work space. Meanwhile, Jeff and Audrey give their old rug to...

After many years the romance has gone out Audrey and Jeff's marriage, as indicated by Jeff's frequent "self-serving". Russell is terrified of flying so he has Timmy accompany him on a flight to Miami.

Audrey decides she wants to quit her job, Adam and Jen try and come up with a romantic story of the night they met as the truth is quite the opposite, and Timmy is frustrated because his new girlfriend Allison wants to abstain from sex so they can get to know each other.

After quitting her job a week ago, Audrey grows very restless as she has completed every item on her "to-do" list and decides to clean out their storage unit in the basement. After cleaning it out, she comes across her grandmother's cookie recipe and after a full day of baking and soul-searching decides she wants to start a cookie business. Audrey is further buoyed by Jen and Adam who come...

Jeff and Audrey finally settle on a surrogate. Meanwhile, Russell's mother, Bunny, comes to town.

Jeff finds he has been very stressed lately due to the pressure of just one income since Audrey quit her job. To make matters worse, he spent money to lease a space for Audrey to start a cookie business only to find that she is no longer interested in pursuing this. Jeff convinces Adam to help him clean out the leased space to get a break on the rent. As the two clean up the place, they...

Jeff needs to secure his year end bonus and does not want to kiss up to his boss Larry, so Audrey volunteers to flirt with him to help matters. While Jeff and Audrey are meeting with Larry, he shows them hideous picture of Audrey (clearly drunk) at a company booze cruise with Larry, his wife and Jeff that is displayed in Larry's office. On her way out, Audrey steals the photo from his...

After telling his co-workers he no longer wants to participate in their fundraisers, Jeff needs to ask them for donations for Audrey's charity run.

After taking a job as a hostess at an upscale brunch spot, Audrey runs into an old friend (Stephanie)and is too embarrassed to tell her she has quit her high-profile magazine job. After pretending to still be at the magazine, Stephanie asks to call Audrey at work that week to have her participate in the mentor program she oversees at NYU. Rather than admit she is no longer at her office, ...

Jeff and Audrey attend Jeff's company Christmas party where their ongoing debate of which one is of them is the more humorous and charming is put to the test. At the start of the party, it appears that Jeff is socially the stronger one, funny and charming while Audrey puts her foot in her mouth. She admits to Jeff that she is trying so hard because she is feeling a bit out of sorts with her...

Audrey starts private pilates sessions at home and Jeff is thrilled when the workouts increase Audrey's sex drive. However, Jeff is quickly thrown when he learns Audrey's instructor is a good-looking young guy, and Jeff proceeds to fire him. Meanwhile, Jen is embarrassed when Adam breaks out his college letterman jacket and she discovers Adam was the captain of the cheerleading squad, not...

When Audrey hears that Jeff is planning to meet his softball teammate/friend Brenda after work for a couple of beers, she seizes the opportunity to come along in order to try and bond more with Brenda who has agreed to be their surrogate. However, Audrey quickly modifies their plans into a double date with Brenda and her new girlfriend Becky. At the restaurant, Becky is shocked when Audrey...

Audrey considers going back to work and interviews to be the office manager for an internet start up company. Liz, Audrey's single and overbearing friend, has moved into the apartment above them. After facing Liz's constant intrusions, Jeff and Audrey start hiding from her. This causes them to spend a lot of time at Jen and Adam's, where Jeff and Adam get competitive playing Adam's new...

When Jeff decides to surprise Audrey by remembering their anniversary, he's the one who ends up being surprised. Meanwhile, Timmy is forced to be Russell's interpreter on a date.

When Jeff proclaims it's 'Jeff Day', he gets his way until the cleaning lady arrives. Meanwhile, Adam has to figure out why his eye is twitching.

When Jeff and Audrey see a fertility specialist with their surrogate, they discover a zygote. Meanwhile, Russell and Timmy go on double dates again.

After Liz complains to Audrey about her love life, Audrey convinces Jeff to set her up with his recently divorced co-worker Todd. All goes well on the date until the girls go to the ladies room, leaving Jeff and Todd alone. When Audrey finds out that Todd has canceled their next date, she realizes Jeff is to blame for Todd's attitude change and forces Jeff to fix the situation. Meanwhile,...

Jeff and Audrey are pleased to discover that their surrogate Brenda is pregnant. Jeff is elated thinking he has "beat the system"; a baby on the way and a wife who will not be pregnant and thus he will not suffer any of inconveniences that go with it. He is woefully mistaken when Audrey tends to Brenda's sickness and moodiness, and even has her temporarily move in with them to assure her...

When an old photo of Jeff appears in an art gallery, he decides it's time to make some changes in his life. Meanwhile, Russell experiences a slump with women until he sees a familiar face.

Jeff is threatened when Audrey gets a raise and makes almost as much as he does. Meanwhile, Russell enlists Timmy to find out what Liz sees in another man.

Jeff and Audrey panic when they are told they might be having twins. Meanwhile, Russell throws a citizenship party for Timmy to impress a girl.

Audrey forces Jeff to drastically change his eating habits and eat more healthfully after his physical. This causes him to sneak out to fattening dinners with their surrogate Brenda and have a food "affair." Audrey catches him and in the end agrees to compromise; he will eat foods that are good for him but he needs to be able to eat some of the things he loves as well. Russell has taken a...