Sabrina joins her friends Hope and Carin, who surprise her by inviting her to Tucker’s hockey game. After Sabrina tells them how seriously Tucker is pursuing her, she admits his attention makes her feel uncharacteristically vulnerable. Her friends advise her to relax and give him a chance, arguing that a relationship with a fellow busy student-athlete might be a good fit. Convinced by their logic and the pang of jealousy she felt when he was talking to Amber, Sabrina agrees to go.

At the arena, Sabrina becomes surprisingly engrossed in the game, cheering enthusiastically when Tucker gets an assist on the game-winning goal. Feeling excited and hopeful about seeing him afterward, Sabrina waits outside the arena with her friends. Her happiness dissolves when she sees Tucker emerge with his arm around another woman. Tucker’s head dips toward hers and he kisses her—on the forehead—then ruffles her hair, but Sabrina is already moving to leave.

As Sabrina tries to leave the post-game gathering, Tucker stops her, and she confronts him about the girl, whom he identifies as Sheena, an ex-girlfriend he’s still friends with. He realizes Sabrina is jealous and asks her on a date. Feeling overwhelmed, she rejects him and leaves. In the parking lot, Sabrina confesses to her friends that she feels Tucker is too perfect for her. Her friend Carin proposes a double date to ease the pressure, and Sabrina agrees. She texts Tucker, and they arrange the double date for the next Sunday evening with Carin and Tucker’s teammate, Fitzy. Later, their texting leads to an intimate phone call.

Sabrina and her friend Carin go on a double date with Tucker and his friend Fitzy to a “Wine and Brush” event, which they are shocked to discover is a nude painting class featuring a male model named Spector. Despite the initial surprise, the group enjoys the evening. Fitzy impresses everyone with his artistic talent, and the instructor begs him to leave his painting behind so she can show it to future classes.

Tucker charms Sabrina by kindly de-escalating an argument between an elderly couple next to them, Hiram and Doris. The four later join the older couple for ice cream. After the date, Carin and Fitzy make out in her car, while Tucker and Sabrina also share a passionate make-out session in his truck, during which Tucker has the internal revelation that he is falling for her. He chooses not to tell her, and because they both have early commitments the next day, they decide against having sex. The night ends with Sabrina agreeing to see Tucker again.

After a week apart, Tucker drives to Boston to see Sabrina. On his way out of the house, he’s pulled into a conversation with his housemates, who are debating Dean and Allie’s new relationship. Garrett is convinced it will end badly, while the others are more supportive. Tucker reflects on why he keeps Sabrina a secret from his friends: primarily because his friends have a bad habit of prying into each other’s love lives, and also because Sabrina herself is uncomfortable defining what they are to each other. When Tucker arrives at Sabrina’s house, he meets her grandmother, Nana, who flirts with him. To deflect her grandmother’s questions, Sabrina says they are just friends, which visibly bothers Tucker. In her room, they have sex and then spend a comfortable evening together, talking and studying. The night ends with Sabrina feeling deeply content, realizing she could get used to this kind of intimacy with him.

Tucker flies home to Texas for the holidays and is immediately confronted with his mother’s expectations for his future. While he is preoccupied with thoughts of Sabrina and the logistical challenges of their relationship once she starts law school, his mother pressures him to move back to Patterson permanently and take over a local real estate business. During the drive home from Dallas, Tucker deflects his mother’s attempts to set him up with Dani, a friend from his high school, and confesses he already has a girlfriend in Boston. His mother’s concern deepens when she learns Sabrina has been accepted to Harvard Law, worrying that Tucker will stay in Boston instead of moving back to Texas. Later, sitting outside with Dani, Tucker confides in her about Sabrina and shows her a photo, solidifying his feelings for her even as he grapples with the conflict between his life in Boston and his mother’s plans for him in Texas.

While reflecting on a text from Tucker, Sabrina admits to herself that she is falling for him, a complication she hadn’t anticipated in her life plan. She suddenly becomes violently ill but is forced by her supervisor, Kam, to work her early morning shift at the post office. After struggling through the shift, she returns home to discover her Nana is also sick with the same symptoms. They share a tender moment where Nana apologizes for past hurtful comments. Their conversation is interrupted by Sabrina’s stepfather, Ray, who demands she make him lunch. While preparing his food, Ray sexually harasses her. The smell of the tomato soup triggers another bout of nausea, and Sabrina runs to the bathroom to vomit again.

On New Year’s Eve, Tucker surprises Sabrina after her shift with a night at a nearby hotel. He gives her a custom leather briefcase, purchased at cost from one of his mother’s clients, as a belated Christmas present, which she adores. They make love, and Tucker internally acknowledges that he loves her but feels it is too soon to say so.

The next morning, Tucker wakes up to Sabrina violently throwing up. She insists it’s just a stomach bug, but Tucker connects her symptoms—morning sickness, fatigue, and tender breasts. When he asks if she could be pregnant, a horrified Sabrina realizes her last period was nearly three months prior. She says she hadn’t suspected pregnancy because she’s been spotting and is on birth control. Tucker sprints to a pharmacy and returns with three pregnancy tests. Sabrina takes them, and they are all positive. She is distraught, stating she cannot have a baby. Tucker hides his own conflicted feelings and promises to support her no matter what she chooses to do.

Tucker privately struggles with the news of Sabrina’s pregnancy, frustrated that she’s been avoiding him for a week. At his house, Garrett receives a call from their coach with tragic news: Their friend Beau was killed in a car accident. The roommates are stunned and heartbroken, and the atmosphere becomes even more tense when they inform their other roommate, Dean, who was very close to Beau. Realizing Sabrina, Beau’s ex-girlfriend, needs to be told, Tucker immediately drives to Boston to see her.

Sabrina, who was anxiously preparing for a serious discussion about their pregnancy, is blindsided and shattered by the news of Beau’s death. As she breaks down, Tucker comforts her. Their moment of shared grief is briefly interrupted by Sabrina’s verbally abusive stepfather, Ray. Overwhelmed, Sabrina asks Tucker to stay the night, and he agrees, postponing any talk of the pregnancy to support her through her loss.

Tucker and his friends attend the emotional memorial for Beau. Dean is absent, having fallen into a destructive spiral of drinking and isolation as a result of his grief. Tucker sits beside Sabrina, even though none of their friends know about their relationship. Tucker feels immense frustration having to hide it. When Garrett notices Sabrina afterward and asks who she is, Tucker says he was only offering condolences since she’s Beau’s ex.

After the memorial, Sabrina remains distant and asks for space, promising they will talk soon, leaving Tucker feeling helpless and panicked. Back at the house, the group discusses their concrete post-graduation plans, which only highlights Tucker’s own uncertainty. He lies about his future, knowing he cannot make any life decisions until Sabrina decides whether to keep their baby. He feels trapped in limbo, aware that her window for an abortion ends in early March, and his entire future depends on her decision.