On Friday night, Allie leaves the campus fitness center to find six texts from Sean, her boyfriend of three years, whom she broke up with the previous night. The messages escalate from pleading to angry. This is their fourth breakup, and she is determined to make it stick, though her late mother’s advice to never abandon love weighs heavily on her. When Sean announces he’s coming to her dorm, Allie panics, worrying that his charm will break her resolve. She calls her best friend and roommate, Hannah, who is already headed to Boston for the weekend with her boyfriend, Garrett, and their friends Logan and Grace. Garrett offers Allie his room for the weekend at the house he shares with his teammates. Logan texts the housemates to warn them Allie is coming, reminding Dean to be respectful and keep his hands to himself.

“Dean”

The narrative shifts to Dean’s perspective. He’s mid-sexual encounter with two women on his living room couch when the doorbell rings and he finds Allie at the door. He asks the women to leave and lets Allie in. She settles into the armchair and asks Dean to keep her company to prevent her from doing something she will regret, such as answering Sean’s calls.