Liz has long been dreaming of moving to New York after high school, but now that the moment is almost at hand, she doesn't really want to leave - or even tell anyone. But she has to talk with Bryson.
It's Liz's 18th birthday. Sully wants to tell her about his feelings, but can't find a way. Then Taylor Terry has a birthday card for Liz and invites her to the ABC party.
Liz's dream of taking her senior year by the horns is sabotaged when she's forced to spend the last days of summer with Taylor Terry--Burleson High's perfect blond specimen of popularity. But the experience ends up changing both girls in ways they could never imagine...or does it?
After Bryson's revelation that he had a break-up, Liz secretly wants Bryson to invite her to the Prom, but Bryson seems uninterested. Sully, on the other hand, wants to ask Liz but can't find the courage.