The Score

Allie hides from her ex and wakes up in Dean's bed

Allie Hayes has just ended her three-year relationship with Sean for the fourth and final time—he wanted her to abandon acting and become a homemaker in Vermont.

Allie hides from her ex and wakes up in Dean's bed

Allie Hayes has just ended her three-year relationship with Sean for the fourth and final time—he wanted her to abandon acting and become a homemaker in Vermont. When Sean refuses to accept the breakup and announces he's coming to her dorm, Allie flees to the house shared by her best friend Hannah's boyfriend Garrett and his hockey teammates. Only Dean is home, fresh from being interrupted mid-threesome. He confiscates her phone to keep her from texting Sean, breaks out weed on the patio, and pours tequila when the terrible movie she picked proves unwatchable. The alcohol dismantles every wall between them. Allie makes the first move. They have sex on the couch, then again in Dean's bedroom—where she ties him to the bed. By morning, she's horrified. He's intoxicated in an entirely different way.

Dean's body refuses everyone but Allie, and a vengeful coach arrives

The morning after, Allie insists the hookup was a one-time mistake and extracts a vow of secrecy. Dean agrees but can't stop replaying every detail. When a girl offers him a foursome with her twin sister, his body flatly refuses to cooperate. He confides in his friend Beau Maxwell, Briar's quarterback, who jokes that Dean has biologically imprinted on Allie like a character from Twilight. Meanwhile, a different problem ambushes him at the arena: Frank O'Shea, his old high school coach, has been hired as Briar's new defensive coordinator. O'Shea demotes Dean to the second line and forces him to volunteer coaching a middle school hockey team. The punishment is transparently personal—O'Shea's daughter Miranda is the reason, though Dean keeps that story locked away.

Dean's campaign of filthy texts finally breaks Allie's resolve Dean pivots strategy. Between coaching the Hurricanes—the middle school gig O'Shea forced on him—he discovers unexpected joy working with the kids, especially a spirited ten-year-old named Dakota. He shows up uninvited at Allie's dorm, watches her absurd French soap opera Solange without complaint, and advises her on the Life of Dean: do what you want, ignore what others think. His next move unfolds at a teammate's birthday at Malone's bar. Dean sexts Allie explicit fantasies under the table while chatting casually with friends. She retaliates by putting Pink's "U and UR Hand" on the jukebox and dancing with wild abandon. But when she goes home, the dirty messages have done their work. Alone in bed, she fantasizes about Dean instead of her usual…