Rory and Nate hate each other. Everyone knows that; they just don't know why. Actually, neither does Nate. Rory knows. But she isn't quite sure she wants to hate him anymore. And when she comes to stay with him for the summer, they're forced to get along. They get to know way more about each other than they ever thought they would. That summer, Rory finally faced up to the thing she had been avoiding for so long. That summer, Nate realized that possibly, he just couldn't hate her anymore.