As a very impressed Michael sees it, his sons girlfriend, Vanessa is an absolute prize: Shes beautiful, smart, personable and polite... you guys have nothing in common, he tells Jr. But theres something about her that rubs Jay the wrong way. Elsewhere in the courtship department, Kadys similarly smart and personable gentleman caller is a budding piano prodigy named Franklin. As for Claire, all shes courting is a severe case of nerves: the PSATs are coming up and her face has broken out in hives.