Jamie joins his parents and sister for one last family vacation before his summers are his own. But he's unhappy he has to share a room with Chris, a football playing jock. Jamie has been bullied by jocks his entire life. Chris is everything Jamie isn't and doesn't want to be. Chris is immediately attracted to his roommate Jamie. But Jamie proves to be elusive and non-communicative. When an incident with their sisters breaks the ice, Jamie and Chris discover they have both stereotyped the other. To their surprises, they have much more in common than they first thought. When the vacation comes to an end and they have to go back to their separate universities, will they be able to manage a long-distance relationship?

Nevermore, Dude

Jamie is on the other side of Cassy, wearing shorts past his knees and a long-sleeved T-shirt and dark glasses. He has a book with him, no slip jacket, so Chris can’t even make conversation about it. But then Kelly said Jamie was a drama geek, and they always treat Chris like a dumb jock. They act shocked that he can even read the title and make jokes about blows to the head on the football field.


It’s a shame that Jamie seems to have the same snobby thing going on, because Cassy had made him sound like a cool guy who might have made this place more fun. She’s a great girl, bubbly and fun, kind, good to Kelly. It’s a letdown that her brother might be a tool, from the near silent treatment he’s been giving Chris.


Chapter 3