Summer is a year round thing here in OBX, where the kooks get richer and the pouges get in trouble. Summer's mother left at a young age and her father has always been a druggy, alcoholic and abusive, and overall disappointed in anything she does. She becomes friends with JJ, John B, Kiara, Pope and Sarah. Summer begins to find healing in Alcohol and sex for a while, although she chooses to deny being like her father, she falls for many guys on the island.