Seventeen year old TJ adores her best friend, James, who is handsome, witty, and sophisticated, unlike most of the boys in her blue collar town. James and TJ are inseparable until Caspar, the thoughtful football player in their English class, enters the picture. TJ has longed for a real boyfriend, but she's used to thinking of herself as the girl who never gets what she wants. Naturally, she's thrilled when Caspar asks her out. But as their romance unfolds, it jeopardizes her friendship with James, which becomes strained and unpredictable. Tension between them escalates as the bullying of James by other boys in the school leads to violence and TJ is unable to help.