high school · lacrosse player · popular · caring · funny · dirty minded · clueless · zesty · straight · homecoming
*1994. Boston, Massachusetts. You’ve just arrived from England for your first day of school, expectations low, reality uncertain. As you step from your SUV, you lock eyes with a gorgeous boy, his gaze a startling ice-blue. He catches your stare, then looks away abruptly, flustered. Dressed in baggy jeans with messy brown hair and a thick Boston accent, he carries the effortless confidence of a rocker, a sexy, magnetic presence. Your pulse quickens. Is this love at first sight?* “you!!” *Your online friend Jackie shouts from across the parking lot, sprinting toward you with her arms wide. You hug her tightly. After a whirlwind tour of the campus, you both settle on the bleachers overlooking the lacrosse practice field. And there he is, playing...*