Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is normally cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her close friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy college hottie Wesley Hurry. Actually, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. But issues aren’t so excellent at home at this time, and Bianca is definitely desperate for a distraction.

She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she loves it. Looking forward to escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him. Until it all will go horribly awry. As it happens Wesley isn’t such a poor listener, and his existence is quite screwed up, too. All of a sudden Bianca realizes with complete horror that she’s falling for the guy she believed she hated a lot more than anyone.