Ginny & Georgia

Free spirited Georgia Miller arrives to Wellsbury, Massachusetts with her teenage daughter Ginny and 9-year-old son Austin after her husband dies. On her first day at her new school, Ginny faces off with her English teacher and is befriended by Maxine, through whom she meets Maxine's bad-boy twin brother Marcus and a friend of Max's, Hunter. She later kisses Marcus but also agrees to go on a date with Hunter. Meanwhile, Georgia meets Mayor Paul Randolph; Georgia has money problems because Kenny's ex wife contests the will. Ginny gets home from the date with Hunter, but she has sex with Marcus, losing her virginity. Georgia attends a board meeting held by the Mayor and blackmails Joe into giving organic food to the schools at a low price; this gets her a job at the mayor's office.

Ginny has a hard time fitting in as Max's friends, Abby and Norah, seem hostile. Georgia starts her new job and befriends Nick. In class, Austin gets bullied by Zach, but he has an opportunity to shine when he's named Star of the Week. At work, Georgia's team has difficulties with the approval for the new town weed dispensary, because the shop is in a historic building with no AC. Ginny takes a contraceptive pill; later, she hangs out with Max's friends in the hopes of meeting Hunter, Ginny proceeds to get stoned with the others to make them like her, but still feels an outsider. Back at home, Ginny practices self-harm by burning herself. The following day, Max auditions for the school musical and Ginny goes shopping with Abby and Norah and she witnesses them shoplifting. To fit in, Ginny steals too, but she's caught and Georgia arrives, accusing the shop owner of racially profiling her daughter; Georgia resolves the situation, advising Ginny not to trust the other girls after they pretended they weren't stealing. While out, Georgia learns that the troubling historic building actually has AC after meeting Cynthia at her office, who was the one against the dispensary; Georgia also has Joe hire Ginny at Blue Farm. In the meantime, Austin brings his incarcerated father's letters for his Star of the Week project at school, saying his dad is a wizard in Azkaban. Ginny has a breakdown with Marcus over feeling like an outcast and reveals he was her first time. Abby and Norah pay a visit to Ginny and apologize and they become friends. The dispensary opens, much to the dislike of Cynthia. It is revealed that Georgia writes Austin letters, pretending she's his father, but she's also seen using her son's security number to request a new credit card. Kenny's ex-wife hires PI Gabriel Cordova to look into Georgia.

Georgia accepts to have Ginny participate in Sophomore sleepover and offers Ellen to chaperone with her when she sees the money for the tickets, but she can't find a babysitter for Austin; however, Paul agrees to babysit him. Ginny starts her new job at Blue Farm and Max, who got the lead in the musical, crushes on Riley, a fellow theater kid. Excited about the Sleepover, Ginny and her friends text about it; it is revealed Abby actually has body image issues and tapes her legs to make them look thinner. At the sleepover, Ginny and her new friends dance and take pictures in a photo booth: Hunter joins Ginny and he kisses her. Georgia looks at Ginny, but Ginny asks her to go away as she feels embarrassed in front of her friends; Ginny, Max, Abby and Norah decide to get matching ponytails, but the hairdresser ruins Ginny's hair and she runs to the bathroom, where she finds Marcus hiding. As Ginny fixes her hair, they talk and Marcus reveals he struggles with depression after his best friend died the previous year. Georgia offers to take the money from the tickets to the principal office, stealing some of it. Max confesses her feelings to Riley and kisses her, but Riley tells her she's straight: a distraught Max confides in Georgia, who comforts her. Georgia finds Ginny in the bathroom and the two quarrel, Ginny accusing her mom of being jealous because she's experiencing something Georgia never has. In the meantime, Paul bonds with Austin over football, but he finds the credit cards in Austin's name. After the sleepover, Hunter asks Ginny to be his girlfriend and she accepts, while Max meets Sophie.

In her first relationship, Ginny desperately wants Hunter to like her, as he prepares for Battle of the Bands. At a board meeting, Georgia proposes to host a Casino Night instead of a baking sale to raise more money for the schools, while at work she gets questioned by HR about the credit card in Austin's name Paul saw: Georgia tells it was Austin's father, Gil, who did it and reveals he's incarcerated for embezzling from his company. Feeling guilty, Paul agrees to Casino Night. While hanging out with her friends, Ginny discusses feeling like Hunter doesn't really like her and then how porn gives a distorted image of sex to men, who never prioritize female pleasure: Marcus overhears the conversation. Ginny sends Hunter an enticing photo but, when he fails to reply, she sends it to Marcus instead, starting a conversation that ends up in sexting and Ginny masturbating for the first time. Georgia and Nick struggle to find funds to host Casino Night after the organization of the event is no longer under Cynthia's control, but they manage to come through thanks to Georgia's resourcefulness and the night is a success, with Georgia raising four time the amount of money as the previous year, although keeping some for herself. In English class, Ginny chooses to discuss Lydia Bennett from Pride and Prejudice, but she feels personally attacked when Hunter doesn't agree and shames the character. At Battle of the Bands, Ginny finds out Hunter's feelings after he sings a song about her and the two reconcile. Paul asks Georgia on a date.

Ginny is finally popular and well-adjusted in school after Hunter's song goes viral, deciding for a group Halloween costume with her friends and helping Max out with Sophie, inviting her to their party. Ginny also invites Bracia, one of the few other Black kids, but she keeps ignoring Marcus. While at work, Ginny overhears Padma saying Marcus doesn't want to be in a relationship with her and she proposes MANG go to the party dressed as Britney Spears. Georgia and Paul go on a date at Blue Farm, but Cynthia sees them. Ginny meets Hunter's family and finds out she's to be thinking about colleges and recommendation letters. At the Halloween Fair, Paul talks about his innovative plans for Wellsbury if he's re-elected, but Cynthia reveals she saw him out with Georgia and announces her candidacy for mayor. At the party, Ginny and her friends shine in their Britney costumes, but Abby makes herself throw up after receiving an ugly comment on her appearance and Ginny reads spiteful comments about her under Hunter's video, burning herself in the bathroom. A drunk Max tries to get Sophie to make out with her, but Sophie leaves; Bracia comments on Ginny's costume, implying that Ginny can dress up like that because she's white-passing. Ginny takes Max home and looks as Marcus takes care of his sister, later apologizes to him for ignoring him and the two agree to being friends. Georgia and Paul have sex and Georgia comes home to find her sister Maddie, who she hasn't seen in more than 10 years; Ginny is shocked to discover yet another of Georgia's secrets. The PI arrives in Wellsbury. Austin gets teased by Zach and violently stabs him in the hand with a pencil.

After Austin's attack, he's suspended from school and has to attend therapy, but Georgia doesn't feel there's any need and fights with Ginny on this. Maddie's presence forces Georgia to confront her traumatic past, while Austin bonds with his cousin Caleb. Ginny talks to Hunter about her disapproval for her mother's secrets, which included her aunt Maddie. Nick tells Georgia about Jesse, a man he met at Casino Night, and later introduces them; Max is pining over Sophie. A stressed Georgia goes to Blue Farm and talks to Joe, before being joined by Maddie and proceeding to drink together and revive their bond; in the meantime, Ginny talks to Max and Marcus about her new relatives and receives more sympathy from Marcus than from her best friend. Joe and Georgia take a drunk Maddie home as Paul arrives and confesses his feelings for Georgia. Georgia manages to sneak into Maddie's phone and finds out her sister is in Wellsbury to spy on her for PI Cordova who's paying her: Georgia finds a picture of Cordova, who is revealed to be Jesse. Georgia kicks Maddie out, offering her double the money to leave: Maddie reveals that after Georgia left home as a teen, her abusive father targeted Maddie instead. Max apologizes to Sophie and the two kiss; Ginny comes home early and goes through Georgia's room, to find other secrets: she finds photos of Georgia as a child and a gun. Georgia comes home early too and hears noises in her room, she heads upstairs with a gun from her purse: mother and daughter stand in front of one another, each with a gun in their hands. Georgia tells Ginny she keeps her secrets to protect her, but Ginny acts annoyed. Georgia burns the photos of her as a girl and Ginny calls her dad.

Ginny turns 16. Paul debates Cynthia and later plays with Austin and advises him about his conflict with Zach. Georgia is embezzling at the office, and calls to hire someone called Marty for a secret job. Georgia's family quarrels over dinner; after dinner Paul visits Georgia and stays overnight. Georgia arranges a party and sleepover with Ginny's friends Max, Norah, and Abby, to keep Ginny's birthday weekend celebration under her protection; the party is crashed by Nick, with Gabriel in tow, and Georgia calls Gabriel by his real name. Gabriel gets a phone call about medical tests that showed Georgia's husband to be in excellent health shortly before his death. Ginny's friends, having raided Georgia's liquor cabinet, sneak with Ginny over to Maxine's home and are joined by others, mainly their boyfriends and girlfriend, for a drinking party while Maxine's parents are away. Georgia finds out and reports them, and they're raided by police. Paul goes to bail Ginny out. Georgia tells Ginny about how her stepfather abused her, causing her to run away from home, and later adds that she hasn't gotten her inheritance and is broke. Austin goes back to school but loses his nerve and runs off.

Cynthia releases a defamatory video against Paul and Georgia, making Paul lose supporters. Padma breaks up with Marcus, while in English class Ginny is required to write an essay for a big prize. Ginny's dad Zion, a travel photographer, arrives in town; Ginny fears her parents getting back together, despite Georgia's commitment to Paul. Paul comes to dinner and meets Zion. It is revealed that Abby's parents are divorcing, but none of her friends see Abby's struggles. Marcus seeks advice from Max and Sophie, determined to tell Ginny about his feelings for her. Zion takes Ginny to an open mic poetry night in Boston, where he promises he's going to settle down and stay around to be close to her. Georgia sees Marcus climb through Ginny's window and confronts her about it, ensuing a big fight. Austin keeps on pretending to go to school not to face Zach. Ginny presents her essay to her English class, it being a poem: however, the teacher declares Hunter to be the winner and calls Ginny's work too unconventional. Max and Sophie have sex, while Ginny and Hunter have a huge fight about Ginny's poem and their different experiences as non-white people and the way they're treated as such. Ginny has a heart-to-heart with Zion, who encourages her to be her truest self; Abby asks all the girls to meet at Blue Farm and accuses them of having left her alone in time of needs, so the girls make peace and promise to be there for each other. Cordova discovers Georgia has a plant of wolfsbane and that it can cause heart attacks. Cynthia releases an interview accusing Georgia of having guns in her house and Paul, who is against guns, gets angry with her, so Georgia sleeps with Zion. Ginny sees her parents together and has a meltdown, burning herself; Marcus sees her through the window and Ginny gets mad at him, humiliating him. Marcus gets on his motorbike despite having no license and he drives himself into a ditch.

Ginny feels guilty and anxious about Marcus' crash. He comes home from the hospital with a concussion; Georgia keeps Zion at a distance after sleeping together and apologizes to Paul. Cordova presents his hypothesis of Georgia poisoning Kenny with wolfsbane, causing him a heart attack and asks to excavate the body and test for it, while Georgia texts mysterious Marty. While playing with Zion, Austin finds his letters for his dad in Georgia's closet. Ginny talks to Joe about Marcus and seeks his advice. Georgia and Ginny discuss Georgia and Zion, the mother promising nothing will happen. The Millers have dinner with the Bakers: Ginny visits convalescent Marcus in his room but she encounters Padma who tells her Marcus likes her. Zion confesses to Georgia he wishes to settle down with her. Georgia helps Paul win some support back by organizing a town rally aided at bettering Wellsbury, while she keeps embezzling from the town. Cynthia sees Georgia at the bank cashing the embezzled money. Sophie breaks up with Max, leaving Max a mess, while Zion tells Ginny he's got an apartment in Boston to stay close. The girls rush to comfort Max, but Ginny visits Marcus again and asks him to forgive her, scared he's mad because he didn't text her back: Marcus tells he lost his phone in the accident and they embraced, but they are discovered by Abby, who begs Ginny to stop and not to tell Max, for it would break the friend group apart. After the town rally, Georgia tries to break up with Paul but Paul instead asks her to marry him, saying he sees who she truly is and Georgia accepts. When she gets home, Georgia finds Zion leaving, saying he doesn't want to hold her back. Ginny tells Marcus she loves him, he reciprocates her and they have sex; after it, Marcus tells Ginny he can help her if she wants. Cynthia sneaks into the mayor's office and finds proofs that Georgia is embezzling money. Cordova finds Kenny's body is missing from his grave and Austin shows Ginny the letters Georgia never sent, so Ginny helps him forward them. Max finds Marcus' lost phone and sees Ginny's messages, finding out Ginny has been involved with her brother all along.

For the past 2 weeks, Ginny and Austin have been living with Zion in Boston. Ginny experiences nightmares about Georgia. Georgia pretends to be fine with her kids gone. Ginny's grandparents come to Zion's house for Thanksgiving dinner, and Ginny overhears them expressing their concerns about her mental well-being as they leave. Georgia goes with Paul to his parents' house for Thanksgiving dinner, and overhears them talk about how she has too much "baggage", though he is insistent on marrying her. Ginny continues to burn herself. Georgia calls Zion and the two agree that the kids will come home for "Friyay", a tradition of frying various foods the day after Thanksgiving that they invented when Ginny was young. Ginny has a panic attack when she finds out that she has to see Georgia again. She confides in Zion about her self harm and asks if she can keep living with him, which he agrees to on the condition that he tells Georgia about it and Ginny goes to therapy. When they arrive back in Wellsbury, Ginny returns Marcus's bike and apologizes for stealing his bike and ignoring his texts. Zion, Georgia, Paul, Ginny and Austin have an awkward dinner. Meanwhile, Abby goes to Max's house for their yearly post-Thanksgiving brunch tradition, but Max is still angry with her and kicks her out. Georgia confronts Ginny about thinking she is an 'evil mom'. Zion tells Georgia that Ginny is moving in with him, but she refuses to allow it, so he attempts to tell her about Ginny's self harm. To stop him, Ginny agrees to move back home. Gabriel discovers that Georgia was previously married to a man named Anthony Green, who went missing. Zion books a therapy session for Ginny. Marcus climbs into Ginny's room and the two share a deep conversation before Ginny asks him to stay the night.

Georgia asks Paul to move in, and they agree to not tell the kids yet, but she ends up telling Ginny and Austin anyway. When Ginny walks into school for her first day back, her old friends ignore her. Georgia plans to join the Neighborhood Club, but finds out she needs a current member to sponsor her, so she visits Cynthia, whose husband is terminally ill. She tries to empathize with Cynthia because of Kenny's death, but Cynthia deduces that she is just there to ask for the sponsorship. Zion takes Ginny to her first therapy session, where she talks about her childhood and her self harm. Nick confronts Georgia about her embezzling, but she reminds him that telling Paul about it would eliminate his plausible deniability. Ginny goes to Blue Farm and convinces Joe to give her her job back. Cynthia tells the Neighborhood Club not to let Georgia in. Paul tells Ginny that he wants to be there for her and Austin, and mentions that Austin's father Gil took credit cards out in his name. Ginny looks up her credit score and realizes that it was Georgia, not Gil. The next morning, Ginny makes Paul a smoothie, reminding Georgia of the one that she killed Kenny with.

Tensions rise after Georgia learns that Ginny knows what happened to Kenny. Austin's teacher tells Georgia that Austin is behind in class and says he might have anxiety and need counseling, but Georgia brushes it off. Marcus asks Ginny why she has been so secretive lately, and she brushes him off so he leaves. She struggles to tell him about her feelings, so she writes a poem for him. Abby and Ginny skip class and smoke together. Georgia finally convinces Cynthia to get her into the Neighborhood Club. Ginny finally confesses to Marcus that Georgia killed Kenny, and he promises not to tell anyone. Georgia tells her that she killed him to protect her family and she would do it again if necessary; the two make up.

After Ginny and Georgia make up, Georgia catches Marcus sneaking in and talks about his intentions with Ginny. Ginny plans a party for Marcus's birthday. Paul and Georgia clash about parenting techniques when he finds out Marcus snuck in and that she doesn't want Austin to go to counseling. Max struggles with still having feelings for Sophie, who now has a boyfriend, and is oblivious to a girl named Silver liking her. Cynthia stays at Blue Farm all day, not wanting to see Tom because he's forgotten her name; she bonds with Joe, who is struggling with his unrequited love for Georgia. Georgia apologizes to Ellen and they make up. Paul tries to ask why Georgia won't get Austin help, resulting in an argument. She asks Ginny to be her maid of honor. Norah makes up with Abby and Ginny, disappointing Max. Gabriel discovers that Georgia was never investigated regarding Anthony Green's death. Ginny and Max argue, but make up when she finds out that Ginny loves Marcus. They have a joint birthday party for Marcus and Max, where Ginny and Hunter finally talk about their breakup and get closure. Marcus asks Ginny to be his girlfriend. Ginny calls her therapist to stop herself from self harming and has a mental breakdown.

Georgia is planning the wedding, a Neighborhood Club party, and a fundraiser for women and children. Ginny's English teacher asks her to pick a book to add to the syllabus about the Black American experience. Georgia apologizes to Nick and asks him to be her bridesman. Georgia decides on the theme of murder mystery for her party, which Ginny finds sadistic. Ginny and Zion have dinner, and he advises her on what to do about the book. Georgia arranges for Zion and Paul to meet and talk things out. Ginny and her therapist talk about Georgia as a mother. Joe listens in on Paul and Zion's conversation about Georgia; Zion asks him to look out for Ginny and keep him in the loop. Paul argues with Georgia about a gun he found in the house; he throws it out, and she claims it's the only one she has. Ginny stops Georgia from getting her English teacher fired by framing him. At an open mic at Blue Farm, Ginny reads a poem about her negative feelings toward Georgia; Georgia walks in and is upset after hearing it. Cynthia kisses Joe, but instantly regrets it. Gil arrives at Austin's school.

Georgia is still upset about Ginny's poem, and stressed about having Paul's family over for Christmas Eve. Max messages Sophie, missing her. Bryon asks Bracia to go to a football match. Ginny and Georgia walk in on Zion on a date with his girlfriend Simone, and Georgia panicks and accidentally invites Zion's family to the Christmas Eve dinner. Austin finds a gun when looking for presents. Gabriel discovers that Georgia's lawyer has a connection to her old gang. Paul and Georgia argue about how she doesn't respect him. At dinner, Georgia feels attacked by Zion's mother, who criticizes the way she raised Ginny, so she leaves. Joe cheers her up and she makes up with Paul. Cynthia and Joe have sex. Gil arrives on Christmas and claims he's changed. Georgia reads Ginny's notebook and discovers that she self harms. She forces Ginny to show her the scars, and they talk about why she does it. She apologizes for missing it and they cry together.

Georgia tries to become a better mother. She confronts Zion for not telling her about Ginny's self harm, and they make up. Gil tries to become part of Austin's life, but fails to convince Georgia he's changed. Ginny's English teacher tells Ginny to lead a lesson on the book, and she drops out of his class. Marcus begins to act differently and comes to school drunk. Georgia joins in on Ginny's therapy session, and they both feel like they're not understood by the other. Max realizes Marcus is suffering because he doesn't think Ginny should like him. Gil tells Cynthia that Georgia framed him for the embezzlement she did so he would get sent to prison. Ginny and Max argue when Max doesn't realize what Ginny is going through in class; Max later apologizes. Ginny throws Georgia a surprise bachelorette party.

It's revealed that Marcus has depression. Cynthia realizes that Joe likes Georgia and ends her relationship with him amicably. Ginny leads a revolt against the English teacher. Cynthia helps Georgia when Gil gets touchy with her. Gabriel tells Ginny about Anthony. Georgia intentionally causes Cynthia's husband Tom to die by smothering him with a pillow; unbeknownst to her, Austin witnesses this. Ginny tells Marcus she knows he doesn't want to be with her, and he says he doesn't want to hold her back; she begs him not to break up with her, but he does. Max and Silver kiss, and Max gets closure with Sophie. Max and Marcus hear a gunshot.

Three days before the gunshot, Ginny struggles to get used to her new English class as the other students don't take it seriously. Nick feels Gabriel is pulling away. Georgia tells Ginny about Anthony, saying it was an accident. She overhears Max and Marcus talk about his feelings. Gil blackmails Georgia into letting him see Austin. Cynthia tells Georgia about sleeping with Joe. After Georgia kills Tom, Austin distances himself. Joe asks her if she ever liked him, and she hints that she did. She comforts Ginny after her breakup. Gil comes in and throws her to the floor, so Austin shoots him with the gun he found. They clean up the house and sew Gil's arm up before Paul gets home. Georgia tells the kids about Gil's abuse over the years, but chooses not to tell Paul. She calls the wedding company and cancels. Gabriel finds out that Georgia was with Tom when he died and reports it to the police as a suspected murder.

Ginny finds out from Max that Marcus is depressed. Marcus tells Georgia that he will keep her secret about the murder. Ginny finds out that Georgia cancelled the wedding and convinces Georgia to tell Paul everything so they wouldn't have to leave. Georgia tells Paul everything from her past except the murders and that Gil is blackmailing her. Paul is angry and overwhelmed and leaves the house. Ginny goes to Marcus's house and tells him that she's here for him.

Paul texts Georgia to meet him in the office. She arrives and sees a cop and lawyer there, assuming she will be arrested. Gil arrives and Paul tells him that he is a convicted felon and will go back to prison if he continues to harass and blackmail Georgia. He tells Georgia that he still wants to marry her.

Georgia tells Ginny about the good news and that she forgot to tell Paul she cancelled the wedding at the Mount. Not having told the guests about the cancellation, they find a new venue. The wedding day arrives and Ginny arranges for Georgia to be transported by Joe's horse, Milkshake, in a carriage. Gabriel tells Nick the truth about his identity and Georgia's crimes.

Paul and Georgia get married and Ginny gives her maid of honor speech at the reception. Joe and Marcus share a moment outside the reception venue. The newlyweds share their first dance, but Georgia gets arrested in the middle of the dance for Tom's murder. As she is taken away in a police car, Austin is confused and upset, saying he didn't tell anyone about what he saw the night Tom died.