Tess returns to her dorm and is astonished to see Steph there. She cracks a joke about it, but Steph is depressed and sniffly. It was then revealed that she had broken up with her boyfriend, Tristan. They got into an argument. She dumped him, but she wasn't serious. She just needed time to think. Tristan saw the text and was heartbroken. He decided to go after Steph even though he knew she didn't want to be with him anymore. Tess told him not to worry about it and that she'd deal with Steph. As soon as Tristan left, she went over to Steph's bed and gave her a big hug. Then they both started laughing because it was all a big misunderstanding. Tristan heard them laughing and came down to find out what was going on. When he saw how happy they were, his heart melted and he decided to let her go. Then they kissed and made up. Steph wanted to stay at Tess' house for a while before going home for Christmas. So they spent the day together playing video games and watching movies. In the evening, they cooked dinner together (ham steak) and watched TV. At midnight, they went downstairs to ring in the new year. After everyone said their goodbyes, Steph left to go back home. Tess went back upstairs to finish writing her paper.