The Fake Mate

Priya meets with Mackenzie for a consult, and they talk about Noah, focusing particularly on the fact that the rumors of his grumpy demeanor have been grossly exaggerated. Dennis finds Mackenzie and comments on her unexpected heat. He asks her if Noah has decided to accept the position in Albuquerque, and Mackenzie gives him an evasive answer. After he leaves, however, she feels unsettled by the possibility that Noah might leave. That evening, she and Noah watch Grey’s Anatomy together, and Noah criticizes every example of malpractice. They also discuss his mother, and Noah inadvertently mentions that his mother would like to meet her. When he tells Mackenzie that he refused his mother’s invite once already, she feels gut-punched and is suddenly unsure where they stand with one another. She brushes off her emotional reaction, but she can no longer deny that she wants their relationship to be real.

Noah struggles with how to move forward with his unexpected romance; he is starting to believe that his mother was right and that Mackenzie might be the one for him. As Noah deliberates over how to deal with the opportunity in Albuquerque, Dennis comes in and reveals that he knows about Noah’s fake relationship with Mackenzie.