 Jay starts dating Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) despite objections from her father Max Branning (Jake Wood), who thinks Jay is only interested in sex.Jay and Abi do plan to have sex several times, but on each occasion, they are unable to go through with it.Despite Abi's insecurities over Jay's friendship with Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold), she and Jay remain together, and eventually Max comes to accept them as a couple.