Jersey Strong
Heartache
TV-14
S1 • E2 Sep 21, 2013 22mJayda continues to help Ashley, her 21-year-old mentee, with her relationship and her recently discovered pregnancy. Ashley has ongoing drama with the baby's father and his cheating, but Jayda reminds her that she deserves a healthy and honest relationship. Jayda brings Ashley downtown to see Brooke so that she understands her rights, including child support. Later Jayda attends Ashley's GED graduation, and commends her on taking steps to support herself. Emboldened by her GED, Ashley gets ready to break up with the baby's father and "go at it alone." Jayda is busy dealing with her own relationship issues. At Creep's family gathering, his mother, Michelle, makes it clear that she does not like Jayda. Jayda on her part is angry with Creep for not standing up for her with his family. She asks her Pastor Reverend Ron Christian for advice, and he suggests that Jayda work on herself, instead of trying to change Creep and his family. Jayda and Creep go out to dinner for Valentine's Day, but Jayda acknowledges that she needs to feel more confident about their relationship before marrying. During a family outing in the snow she begins to bicker with Creep about family responsibilities, and then loses her temper. Her fight with Creep makes her reflect that love is not enough to make a relationship work. Brooke continues to work on Kwadir Felton's case, although she is getting ready to take a vacation. Kwadir's family suspects that the police are following them, and claims that they searched their apartment without a warrant. A true workaholic, Brooke has a hard time leaving the law behind, even when she is on a beach with Maggie in Turks and Caicos. Brooke finally appeases Maggie by focusing on her and having a good time, but as soon as they return to New Jersey, she plunges back into work and the Kwadir case. Aljahmeir, Jayda's nine-year-old son, plans to buy a gift for his girlfriend, Jamiyah on Valentine's Day. Aljahmeir then discovers that Jamiyah likes another boy and becomes despondent. Later, he finds out that it was all lies, and nervously gives Jamiyah her gift, but he has a hard time weathering the butterflies of first love.
