Logan sits in the kitchen struggling to write a love poem, the first of six romantic tasks Grace has assigned him before she will agree to a date. His roommates Garrett and Tucker catch him at it and mock him, and Garrett live-texts the scene to Hannah. Logan retreats to his room, spends another hour writing the most polished version he can manage, and emails it to Grace while neglecting actual coursework.

Grace takes 45 minutes to respond, giving the poem a D- and teasing him about task six. They trade lighthearted texts, and Logan signs off confident he will earn the date.

“Grace”

Grace finds the poem funny, since Logan’s comparisons are drawn almost entirely from cars and hockey. Daisy reads the poem over Grace’s shoulder, laughing just as hard. Grace shows her the full six-task list on her phone, which includes obtaining blue roses. Daisy calls it insane and marvels that Logan is going along with it. Daisy exploits Grace’s compulsive tidiness to get her to fold a basket of laundry.

A week later, Logan has completed four of the six tasks. On Tuesday, he accompanies Garrett and their friend Justin to Briar’s drama building. Spotting a red velvet chaise lounge on the stage, Logan immediately recognizes it as the prop he needs for task five. He strips to his boxer-briefs, poses on the lounge, and has Garrett photograph him. Logan explains to Justin that the photo is for “his girl.”

Grace receives Logan’s boudoir photo and is visibly flustered. Morris, who appears to meet her for lunch, glimpses the photo and remarks that Logan is unstoppable. He reveals that the two have been spending time together and that Logan told him about the full list. Grace reflects that Logan has already won her over with the poem, an elaborate collage, origami hearts, and food-colored blue roses, and she feels guilty prolonging the process. Morris, purely out of curiosity, talks her out of canceling the final task.

Logan and Garrett drive back from Wilmington, where they secured task six. Logan passes a minor-league hockey arena and feels a sharp longing for the career he has ruled out. He thanks Garrett for leveraging a connection through his godfather, NHL legend Mikey Hanson, knowing Garrett dislikes relying on any link to his estranged father, Phil Graham. Garrett asks if Grace is worth the effort and, learning they haven’t had sex yet, seems proud of Logan.

Twenty minutes later, Logan arrives at Grace’s dorm and plays a video on his phone for Grace and her roommate Daisy. It is a personal endorsement from Shane Lukov, a rising Bruins star, urging Grace to go out with Logan. Both women are stunned. Logan asks what time he should pick Grace up the following night.

Logan takes Grace to Ferro’s, a candlelit Italian restaurant that requires a week’s advance reservation, for their first official date. He wears a suit and sits beside her on the same side of the booth. He asks why she has never brought up hockey, prompting Grace to admit she is not a hockey fan and comes from a football family Her grandfather was an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. Logan jokes that they will make an inter-sport relationship work.

Grace explains that she and Ramona have been friends since childhood and that she is cautiously trying to repair the friendship. Logan expresses concern that Ramona might hurt her again. The date flows easily for two hours with no awkward silences. Logan pays without letting Grace see the bill and holds her hand from the restaurant to the car and throughout the drive back.

Outside her dorm, Logan nervously asks for a performance review, admitting he hasn’t been on a real date since freshman year. Grace plays along, awarding high marks for the restaurant choice and his attentiveness, docking a point for the hockey conversation, and penalizing him for requesting a review instead of kissing her. He kisses her immediately, and Grace is thrilled. He likes her use of the nickname “Johnny,” which is only otherwise used by his family. He then asks if she will go out with him again, and she says yes.

For their second date, Logan takes Grace to a party at the home of Beau Maxwell, Briar’s starting quarterback. Grace is uneasy around the football crowd after past bad experiences, but Logan assures her Beau is decent. On the way in, he explains that Dean ended the longstanding rivalry between Briar’s hockey and football players by befriending Beau, eventually bringing the rest of the hockey house along.

The party is chaotic. Logan steers Grace to a quieter den, where Dean is making out with a woman with red hair and Beau is relaxing in an armchair. Logan settles onto a couch and pulls Grace onto his lap. Beau notes it is the first time he has ever seen Logan arrive at a party with a date and leers at Grace. Beau’s date, Sabrina, enters, exchanging a string of hostile, sexually-charged remarks with Dean, whom she calls “Richie.” Beau departs with Sabrina, and Logan and Grace return to the main party to mingle.

Grace grows increasingly irritated watching a succession of women approach Logan, touching him and flirting openly. After the ninth such instance, she declares she needs the bathroom and walks off. Logan follows her upstairs and presses her to explain. Grace voices her frustration, and Logan, amused and aroused by her jealousy, backs her against the wall and reassures her she is the only person he is interested in. He also clarifies that one of the flirtatious women, Sandy, is a lesbian. He suggests they use the upstairs bathroom to give her a more immediate form of reassurance, and Grace enthusiastically agrees.

Logan leaves hockey practice frustrated by his team’s poor performance. Only freshman recruit Hunter is upbeat after receiving heavy praise from Coach Jensen. Coach pulls Logan aside and reveals that the assistant general manager of the Boston Bruins wants Logan to practice with their development team in Providence. This could be Logan’s path to the NHL roster he has dreamed of since childhood.

Logan is excited but remembers his promise to Jeff. Coach is one of the few people who knows Logan chose not to enter the draft, though he withheld the detail about his father’s drinking. Despite the temptation, Logan turns the offer down.

He tells Grace about the offer, and she questions whether honoring his family at the expense of his dreams is the right choice. Logan does not waver, and they settle in to watch a movie. Grace avoids intimacy because of her period, but she performs oral sex on Logan, instead.

Logan asks Grace to come to his first preseason game the following night, but she declines because she has a study session with a male classmate for a psychology project. Logan is jealous, and Grace teases him about it and reassures him.

A video call comes through on Grace’s laptop from her mother, Josie. Grace introduces Logan to Josie, whom Logan thinks looks young and vibrant. When Grace briefly steps out, Josie gives Logan a pointed warning not to break Grace’s heart. Logan promises he won’t. Josie pelts him with lighthearted questions until she ends the call.

When Grace returns, Logan pretends to describe sex acts to Josie, shocking Grace. They dissolve into laughter, wrestling on the bed, and Logan arrives at three quiet realizations: he has never had this much fun with anyone, he does not want it to end, and he may be falling in love with her.

Grace meets Ramona for coffee and feels comfortable with her. She tells Ramona that Logan showed up uninvited during her psych study session, driven by jealousy over her male partner, though the two talked it through that same night and reached an understanding about boundaries. Grace also recounts running into Piper at the theater, where Piper flirted with Logan and got upset by Grace’s presence. Ramona mentions that their mutual friend Maya believes Grace dislikes her because of her role in the Twitter incident. Grace says she holds no grudge against Maya but has no interest in rekindling that friendship.

Grace tells Ramona she misses their old closeness and is willing to keep rebuilding slowly. She notices that Ramona seems diminished, and her usual confidence absent. Grace leaves feeling uncertain maintaining her distance from Ramona.

Logan calls and explains that his roommates will all be away for the weekend, asking Grace to stay over and adding that he has no sexual expectations, even offering to throw out his condoms. Grace agrees. She mentions she has dinner with her father on Sunday evening, and Logan offers to drop her off. Just before hanging up, Grace tells him not to throw away the condoms.