Hard Earned

As Emilia celebrates her 50th birthday she takes stock of her career as a waitress and struggles to hold onto her house DJ gets frustrated with working conditions at Walgreens and starts talking to his coworkers about how to make a change Clerical worker Jose and his girlfriend Elizabeth look for a way to move out of their parents basements and give their son his own bedroom

Hilton juggles two fulltime jobs and returns home at night to the onecar garage he calls home in the heart of Silicon Valley Jose and Elizabeth try to qualify for a mortgage Emilia reveals a troubling part of her past and DJ and Takita try to start over in a new neighborhood

A surprise on the housing front leads Jose to think about his future with Elizabeth in a new light Hilton and Diana prepare for the birth of their twins while Hilton works hard for a promotion at his job Emilia pounds the pavement for a betterpaying job altogether DJ fears recrimination at work for his union activity

Percy and Beverly face their fading dreams of retirement before gathering their family together for a holiday meal Emilia tries to keep up Christmas traditions in the midst of her deepening financial crisis Hilton takes unpaid time off from his cafeteria job at Google to accompany Diana to doctors appointments for complications in her pregnancy

DJ steps up his union activity Jose and Elizabeth put everything on the line to improve their living situation and Emilia gets an unexpected call about a job opportunity Percy gets a 150hour raise at a new custodial position and Takita prepares for a celebration at church

Diana overcomes her fears to forge a new path in the United States Percy worries about Beverlys declining health Takita struggles with abdominal pain and DJ attempts to reconcile with his father Emilia gets ready to tell her story in front of a group of high school kids