▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁baby ▁( named ▁Robert ) ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁Rick ' s ▁child ▁after ▁all : ▁he ' s ▁half ▁black . ▁It ▁turns ▁out ▁Rob bie ▁was ▁conce ived ▁in ▁a ▁one - night ▁stand ▁Soph ie ▁had ▁with ▁André ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Ly ri q ▁Bent ▁in ▁flash back s ), ▁whom ▁she ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁cab ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁At ▁first , ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁contact ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁sh red ding ▁his ▁business ▁card . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁finale , ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁show ▁up ▁to ▁see ▁her , ▁and ▁upon ▁learning ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁father , ▁he ▁walked ▁out ▁on ▁Soph ie ▁and ▁left ▁her ▁dev ast ated , ▁only ▁to ▁return ▁hours ▁later ▁to ▁see ▁Soph ie ▁with ▁her ▁ex - boy friend ▁Rick ▁at ▁her ▁a partment . ▁ ▁Rick ▁Ry der ▁( S eb ast ian ▁Sp ence ) ▁is ▁Soph ie ' s ▁ex - boy friend ▁and ▁former ▁business ▁partner ▁who ▁now ▁runs ▁his ▁own ▁compet ing ▁talent ▁ag ency ▁which ▁st ole ▁most ▁of ▁Soph ie ' s ▁clients . ▁Despite ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁relationship , ▁however , ▁they ▁can ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁each ▁other , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁Soph ie ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁constantly ▁plot ting ▁to ▁reun ite ▁them . ▁His ▁continued ▁presence ▁in ▁Soph ie ' s ▁life ▁also ▁comp licates ▁her ▁efforts ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁new ▁boy