Contents
Chapter 1
Overview
Logan struggles with his forbidden feelings for Hannah and doubles down on partying after Tucker calls him out. At the same frat party, Grace endures an awkward flirtation, sees Logan leaving a bathroom hookup, and decides to shed her good-girl caution. The chapter sets up intersecting paths and looming complications.
Summary
Logan lies in his room listening to Garrett and Hannah, hating his longing for his best friend’s girlfriend. When Dean announces a frat party, Logan jumps at the chance to numb himself. On the drive, Tucker, designated driver, confronts Logan about avoiding Hannah, staring at her, and escalating hookups, urging him to accept it won’t happen and move on. Logan agrees in theory but chooses to get drunk and laid.
At the party, Logan follows through, hooking up in a bathroom before stepping back into the hall.
Meanwhile, freshman Grace reflects on remaining a virgin and her chronic awkwardness around cute guys. She derails a promising chat with Matt by oversharing, and he bails. Searching for her friend Ramona, Grace learns Ramona wants to leave because Dean—her fixation—has chosen someone else again.
Before leaving, Grace heads upstairs to the bathroom and encounters Logan exiting after a hookup, zipping his pants. Instead of disgust, she feels a stab of jealousy and desire. Comparing her cautious routine to Ramona’s risk-taking, Grace resolves to stop playing it safe and make the most of the remaining weeks of the semester.
Who Appears
- John LoganBriar hockey defenseman; secretly in love with Hannah; parties and hooks up to cope.
- GraceShy freshman; awkward with men; witnesses Logan post-hookup and decides to take more risks.
- John TuckerTeammate and roommate; designated driver who confronts Logan about Hannah and his behavior.
- RamonaGrace’s bold best friend; obsessed with Dean; pushes to leave when he chooses someone else.
- Dean Heyward-Di LaurentisLogan’s roommate and teammate; consummate partier; object of Ramona’s fixation.
- MattFrat boy Grace likes; loses interest after her oversharing about weed.
- Garrett GrahamLogan’s best friend and teammate; dating Hannah; unknowingly complicates Logan’s feelings.
- Hannah WellsGarrett’s girlfriend; off-page presence intensifying Logan’s unrequited crush.