Sutter Keely lives in the now. Its a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, hes the life of the party, loves his job at a mens clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, hes never far from his supersized, whisky-fortified 7UP cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finicky hovering over him. Not a member of the cool crowd, shes different: the nice girl who reads science fiction and doesnt have a boyfriend. She does have dreams, while Sutter lives in a world of impressive self-delusion. And yet theyre drawn to each other.