Dawson is- most people who don't know him would say- as straight as they come. And senior year away from home promises to be a big year for him: no parents in sight, a whole new set of friends, he just seems to have it all. Not to mention that all the pretty girls of the very private Wharton High are dying to get a taste of the new talk of the school. If only he could get Adam Hamilton's eyes out of his head. * "He dislikes him so much he is annoyed by the mere sound of his breathing. He dislikes him so much that he can't bring himself to ignore him; that even the way his stupid glasses perfectly sit on his symmetrical nose exasperates him; and his ridiculously blue eyes that take different shades of blue based on his mood and now Dawson knows that apathy is the ocean whereas rage is a starless night sky. And his jawline looks like it was sculpted by the hands of Michelangelo, but he dislikes him so much he can't look at his face without feeling his cheeks flush in anger. Truth is, Dawson dislikes him because Hamilton did something that no other person- despite their best efforts- ever managed to do. He made him feel weak."

Poppy Bennett is jealous that Zoey, her supposed best friend, has been blowing her off lately to hang out with Hilary King. Wanting to get to the bottom of things, Poppy creates a plan to spy on Hilary in order to destroy her and Zoey's interest in her. How is she going to accomplish this? She is going to pretend to be Hilary's friend and sweeten her up to find out all she can about the girl in order to take her down. Can she pull it off, or will feelings get in the way?