Bob Hearts Abishola

Intrigued with the possibility of Abishola marrying into money, her Uncle Tunde and Aunt Olu tail Bob as he drives about town. Abishola later agrees to have tea with Bob during her break at work, but insists it isn't a date.

Bob asks Goodwin, one of his workers, to teach him Yoruba so he can tell Abishola he enjoyed having tea with her and would love to do it again. Meanwhile, Kemi creates a Facebook post implying that Abishola is in a relationship with Bob, and soon Abishola's friends and family want to talk to her about it. The pressure causes Abishola to tell Bob that they cannot be together.

First Appearance of: Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

Following Abishola's rejection, Bob explores the world of online dating, but his first date (Missi Pyle) is way too much to handle. Meanwhile, Aunt Olu tries to set up Abishola with Chukwuemeka (Tony Tambi), a Nigerian friend's son, but Abishola is unimpressed. The episode closes with Bob unexpectedly finding Abishola on their park bench. Abishola says she's glad he showed up.

Absent: Maribeth Monroe as Christina, Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele, Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

Abishola is having frequent, recurring dreams of romantic encounters with Bob, to the point that she becomes ill from lack of sleep. Meanwhile, Bob is less than thrilled with the ad campaign pitched by Douglas and Christina, but soon realizes they may have a point.

Bob and Abishola go out to a fancy steak restaurant, where she insists that he have fish rather than steak or chicken, and spinach instead of French fries because of his recent heart attack. After dinner, Bob gets a call from Christina, who tells him something is wrong with their mother. From the symptoms that Christina describes, Abishola correctly deduces that Dottie is having a stroke. Bob and Abishola get to the hospital and find Christina in the waiting room, hopped up on Xanax she found in her mother's purse. Meanwhile, Douglas gets lost trying to get to the waiting room to meet up with Bob.

Absent: Vernee Watson as Gloria

Bob hires Abishola to take care of Dottie in his home while she recovers, but Dottie has a hard time dealing with her limitations and takes it out on Abishola. Meanwhile, Bob enlists Kofo and Goodwin to run MaxDot while he is away to help look after Dottie, but they get carried away and the entire staff goes on strike.

Abishola continues to care for Dottie, while also working at the hospital. Douglas and Christina take over when Abishola can't be there, and get high rather than properly taking care of their mother. Meanwhile, Goodwin and Kofo close a big deal with a customer while Bob is away.

Chukwuemeka apologizes to Abishola for his chauvinistic behavior and asks for a second chance. Given that things with Bob are in a holding pattern, due to both being so busy, Abishola agrees to another date with Chukwuemeka. While Olu seems to approve of Chukwuemeka, Tunde still sees him as a jerk and secretly meets with Bob to tell him he feels Abishola is better off with him. Bob goes to Chukwuemeka's pharmacy, and sees why Abishola might be taken by him. When he tells Abishola he just wants her to be happy and supports whatever decision she makes, Abishola gets angry and tells Bob she wants someone who will fight for her. After Olu finds out what Tunde did, she throws him out of the house and he goes to Bob's house.

Absent: Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

Frustrated with Bob, Abishola goes on a dinner date with Chukwuemeka, but finds him to be more arrogant than ever. Pushed by Tunde, Bob interrupts their date to make a passionate pitch to Abishola. Meanwhile, Dottie seems to enjoy having Tunde at the house, but she decides to convince Olu that she's lucky to have her husband in her life.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele and Vernee Watson as Gloria

When Abishola insists to her friends that she wants to pursue Bob, Kemi asks Chukwuemeka for a date without telling Abishola. Abishola says it would be uncomfortable to have her best friend dating the man she is dumping, but Kemi goes on the date anyway. Kemi also finds Chukwuemeka to be boring and arrogant, leading her to ask Abishola for forgiveness. Elsewhere, Bob learns from the family lawyer that Dottie has not prepared a will, and that the business could be greatly affected if she passes away. Dottie agrees to make a will, while using the opportunity to bribe all three of her children into improving themselves. Bob and Abishola inadvertently have their first kiss.

Absent: Shola Adewusi as Olu, Barry Shabaka Henley as Tunde, Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele, Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

When Abishola suggests that Dottie is getting depressed staying in her room, Bob arranges to have two friends from Dottie's club, Jen (Wendie Malick) and Trish (Marilu Henner), pay a visit. When that backfires, Olu and Tunde make a visit. Dottie decides to get out of the house and go to her club with Olu and Tunde. This leads to a discussion about Bob and Abishola's possible marriage, wherein Dottie angers her guests by mentioning the need for a prenup. Meanwhile, Chukwuemeka gives Kemi a necklace after a night of sex, but he returns the next day and wants it back.

Absent: Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

After noticing that Dele seems unhappy, Bob brings it up with Abishola during a dinner date and ruins their night. Later, Dele proves Bob right by telling him he wants to be a choreographer, while his mother is dead-set on him becoming a doctor. Meanwhile, Kemi tries to navigate passionate nights with Chukwuemeka when his live-in mother is always in the next room.

With Dottie able to move her left leg for the first time since her stroke, she decides it's time to return to work. Bob tells Abishola that he's happy his mother is getting better, but is not looking forward to her being back in the office. Sure enough, on her first day, Dottie shoots down an idea her children had to add compression sleeves to the product line, and takes advice from Abishola over Bob. Bob responds by quitting, getting drunk, and driving a forklift through the warehouse.

Absent: Shola Adewusi as Olu, Barry Shabaka Henley as Tunde, and Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

During Valentine's Day dinner, Bob professes his love for Abishola, but she does not return his "I love you" due to cultural customs regarding showing affection. Abishola later tells Bob she is very committed to their relationship. Meanwhile, Goodwin tries to keep Kofo from riding his motor scooter, having promised relatives he would keep his younger cousin safe. Their dispute ends up in Douglas's office.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

As Dottie mends fences with Olu and Tunde, Bob professes to the three of them that he and Abishola don't have a "real" relationship yet. An angry Abishola asks Bob to explain, and he later tells her that, among other things, they haven't had sexual relations. Abishola responds by saying that she has never had sex outside of marriage. After Bob sulks and drinks all day, Abishola calls him late at night to say she isn't ruling out the possibility of intimacy in the near future.

During a dinner with her family, Abishola invites Bob to church. Bob is a little reluctant and inadvertently offends Abishola while trying to explain his nonreligiousness, but eventually agrees to do so to make amends. After an uncomfortable experience during the church service, Abishola wonders how their relationship will ever last. Bob tells her that even though he's unsure about his belief in God, he does believe in miracles, citing the two of them as an example.

Absent: Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

After discovering from Kemi that Bob's ex-wife Lorraine (Nicole Sullivan) has been admitted to the hospital, Abishola makes a visit to the woman's room. With Abishola's help, Bob prays for his ex-wife's happiness and slowly begins to let go of some of his animosity towards her. The exes share a hug that Kemi witnesses, and Abishola grows concerned that Lorraine still has feelings for Bob. Meanwhile, Christina recruits Kofo to help with online branding, and the two find themselves drawn to one another.

Absent: Christine Ebersole as Dottie and Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

When Bob's ex-wife Lorraine reconciles with Dottie and starts hanging out at Bob's house several days in a row, Abishola begins to take exception. Meanwhile, Christina continues to pursue Kofo, who resists her advances because he fears losing his job if the relationship ends badly. This forces Douglas and Bob, who know their sister's romantic history, to take drastic measures.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

After Dottie meets Hank (John Ratzenberger), a fellow patient in recovery, Abishola and Bob encourage her to explore the initial connection. Dottie and Hank meet for coffee, which only shows Dottie that she isn't ready for a relationship. However, when Abishola and Guy (Leonard Roberts), Hank's caretaker, arrange for the two to meet for their rehabilitation exercises, Dottie's reluctance seems to loosen, indicating that a relationship between them may be possible in the future. Meanwhile, Bob and Douglas video-chat with Christina, who has been attending a mental health and wellness program on a ranch, and fear that she is no better than when she left.

With negotiating assistance from Tunde, Bob purchases an engagement ring for Abishola. Despite Bob's pleas to keep it a secret, Olu wheedles it out of Tunde, then blabs to Abishola. Abishola tells Bob she knows about the ring and is flattered, but feels it will be such a hassle to get a divorce from her Nigerian husband and get her village to approve Bob, it isn't worth the stress. Bob briefly considers staying together with Abishola while unwed, but soon decides he wants to marry her no matter what.

Bob plans a fancy dinner with Abishola to celebrate their engagement, but they wind up at a coney stand that Bob says got him through some tough times. Kofo reveals to Goodwin that he's still hung up on Christina, despite the way she treated him in Arizona. Douglas asks Dottie for a promotion and a raise, but Dottie will only agree if he "earns it" by working at least a year on the shop floor. Meanwhile, Kemi is angry when Chukwuemeka tells her he's taking his mother to Paris, thinking he should be taking his girlfriend instead. Olu convinces Kemi that to win over Chukwuemeka, she has to act more like his mother.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

Bob invites Abishola to a gala dinner where he will be presented with the Michigan Undergarment Association's Businessman of the Year award. As he introduces Abishola to some fellow businesspeople at the event, Bob does all the talking, causing Abishola to excuse herself from the room. Outside the banquet hall, Abishola tells Bob that she researched his business and prepared some jokes and conversation starters, and is disappointed that he felt the need to speak for her. Bob makes up for his error by praising Abishola during his acceptance speech, giving her credit for the changed man he's become. Elsewhere, Douglas puts in his first week on the MaxDot shop floor, and invites Goodwin and Kofo out for Friday evening drinks. Goodwin and Kofo feel out of place when Douglas takes them to an expensive club.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

Following Bob's less-than-stellar stress test at the hospital, Abishola meets with the Wheeler family to discuss changes that need to be made to improve Bob's health. Bob and Abishola decide to take a day off work to de-stress, but they have vastly different ideas on how to spend the time. Meanwhile, Christina takes over the management of MaxDot in Bob's absence and becomes a tyrant, especially enjoying rubbing her higher status in Douglas' face. Later, while cleaning out Douglas' office at Christina's request, Kofo and Goodwin find some of Douglas' pay stubs, causing friction. Also, Gloria takes over Dottie's physical therapy. While the two women share fond memories of Detroit's glory days, Dottie has to admit that her family was part of the "white flight" to the suburbs.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

Bob wants to spend some time getting to know Dele, and says he will pay him to help clean up his garage. The two find several items that Bob bought and never used, so he gives them to Dele and his family. One item is a roomba, which begins to make Olu feel inferior about the way she cleans the apartment. Abishola takes the items back to Bob, saying she doesn't want Dele to be spoiled and receive things he didn't work to obtain. She then implies that Bob had everything handed to him, while people like Dele and herself have to work for all that they have. Dottie then tells Abishola about how Bob dropped out of college at age 20 to run MaxDot after his father passed away, and that he literally saved the family business by working long hours. Abishola sees Bob differently, but is disappointed that he never told her the story.

Absent: Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin and Anthony Okungbowa as Kofo

After a week letting Kemi ride along as he takes Abishola to and from work, Bob tells Abishola that Kemi's constant chatter is annoying. Abishola shares this with Kemi, making Bob angry. When Bob explains that there are some things you keep to yourself for the sake of not starting a fight, Abishola challenges him to reveal anything about herself that he won't tell her. Elsewhere, Goodwin is left unsure of himself as a manager after finding out Douglas has made some disastrous mistakes on the floor, as well as taking in Dottie's dishonest but effective solution for cleaning up her son's messes.

Absent: Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele

After eight years in Nigeria, Abishola's husband Tayo returns to Detroit for business and has dinner with the family at the apartment. Bob sees this as a perfect opportunity for Abishola to ask for a divorce, but he learns from Kofo and Goodwin that divorce is very rare in Nigeria. Abishola gets angry when Tayo brags about his career and wealth, and boldly states Abishola would be a fool not to live with him in Nigeria. Bob also reminds Abishola that she's not the same person Tayo left eight years ago. Abishola then asks Tayo for a divorce, but he insists he will never grant her one.

After Abishola's pastor and her mother, Ebunoluwa, both side with Tayo in his refusal to grant a divorce, Bob decides to play hardball and hires powerful attorney Arnie Goldfischer. Tayo counters by announcing he'll hire an equally powerful attorney whom Arnie knows well. Faced with the almost impossible task of getting Tayo to change his mind, Bob and Abishola resolve to live a life as if they are married, even if it isn't official. However, after seeing Bob and Abishola dance to a song Bob had chosen especially for his wife to be, Aunt Olu encounters Tayo outside of church and shames him into accepting a divorce.