▁about ▁her ▁with ▁Lee ▁and ▁Lee ▁becoming ▁ever ▁more ▁imm ature , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁imag ining ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁baby ' s ▁bib . ▁She ▁begins ▁to ▁distance ▁herself ▁from ▁Lee , ▁using ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁exc use . ▁Event ually ▁she ▁inv ites ▁Lee ▁for ▁dinner ▁and ▁cont em plates ▁breaking ▁up ▁with ▁him . ▁Lee ▁pre - empt s ▁her ▁and ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁her ▁first . ▁After ▁several ▁days , ▁Mel issa ▁stops ▁by ▁the ▁cond omin ium ▁that ▁Lee ▁is ▁painting . ▁She ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁keys ▁to ▁her ▁place ▁and ▁express es ▁her ▁concerns ▁about ▁their ▁relationship ▁but ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁whatever ▁happens , ▁she ▁lov es ▁him . ▁Lee ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁lov es ▁her ▁too ▁and , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁leave , ▁accepts ▁her ▁keys . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁this ▁episode , ▁Russell , ▁an ▁artist , ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁gallery ▁show . ▁He ▁meets ▁Peter ▁at ▁the ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁that ▁is ▁design ing ▁the ▁catalog ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁They ▁get ▁together ▁at ▁Russell ' s ▁for ▁dinner ▁and ▁end ▁up ▁sleep ing ▁together . ▁In ▁the ▁days ▁following , ▁Russell ▁hes it ates ▁to ▁call ▁Peter . ▁Mel issa ▁asks ▁him ▁why , ▁and ▁Russell ▁says ▁that ▁( because ▁of ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic ), ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁bad ▁time ▁to ▁start ▁forming ▁attach ments . ▁Mel issa ▁convin ces ▁him ▁that ▁there ' s ▁never ▁a ▁"