In volume ten, Vivian and Jake draw closer to the day, that she finally leaves Chicago to join him in Wisconsin; however, before she leaves, Jake's son, Paul chooses to stay in the big city to get started on the plans he made for the summer, helping out people less fortunate than himself, building a strong public relations resume - to encounter a lady needing more, than his building skills. Shawn must face Deidre's decision to keep Angela with her for her own safety sending him into a night of desperate madness to figure a way of keeping his daughter; Ben accepts what he cannot change, his feelings for Crystal; as Meribel's greatest fear comes to a reality - to Derrick's horror