Ness's parents were shocked when she turned down a place at Leeds University and took a job in a call center. Having embraced adulthood the way she sees fit, Ness moves to Leeds to rent a house with her best friend Abby. One evening she meets Evan, who is the embodiment of everything she hates about guys. Despite his sexuality, he is always drunk, arrogant and, moreover, can sleep with a girl and then forget about it. However, first impressions are deceiving, and Ness soon discovers that they have much more in common than they might seem. Evan is also trying to escape his past, but the appearance of Lucy jeopardizes his relationship with Ness. Not sure she can stand up to the glamorous Lucy, Ness makes a decision about her future that separates them. But when their lives stop going according to plan, Ness and Evan are faced with a choice. And all because of Lucy...