[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Abbott Elementary Season 4, Episode 1, “Back to School.”] Abbott Elementary Season 4 kicked off with a bang as a new school year begins, and so does Janine ( Quinta Brunson ) and Gregory’s ( Tyler James Williams ) long-awaited relationship. It didn’t take too long for the premiere episode to reveal that Season 3’s finale kiss led to the pair finally making things official.
While things were official behind the scenes, Gregory and Janine’s effort to keep their romance under wraps from their colleagues was not as successful. Forced to be responsible regarding the situation, Ava ( Janelle James ) calls in an HR rep to offer guidance and accept any requests or information that might be pertinent, in hopes that Gregory and Janine would disclose their relationship for legal reasons. But Janine is reluctant, putting the couple in an awkward position as he questions her interest in their relationship.
Janine reassures Gregory that she’s all-in on them, but her desire to keep things secret for the time being is spoiled when she forgets her field trip presentation to the faculty and Gregory takes her keys to pick it up at her apartment. Disney/Gilles Mingasson Delivering the folder to Janine mid-presentation, the couple is caught, and she panics to the point of blurting out, “We’re having sex” in front of the school’s teachers. Ultimately, Janine was anxious to tell HR about her relationship because the last time she.
