Michael turns up at Elizabeth's first thing in the morning. She is embarrassed because Eric has obviously spent the night there. She decides to let Michael in on their good news - they are going to get married. He is shocked, but does congratulate them. Mark has stayed the night with Joe. He tells Joe that he is not the academic type and does not want to go back to school to re-sit his exams. Chris snaps at Alex again and everyone is embarrassed. Mark feels that he is actually doing something for himself now and that if he has made a mistake, at least he can't blame anyone else. Joe says that he will have to look for a job. Michael's true feelings about his mum's engagement come out when he talks to Rachel. He can't believe that she is going to marry Eric. Rachel tells him that if he shows