Harper
is still looking for a Vet, but her next date is with Cameron,
Captain of the Cougars’ football team. He is doing well in his
business classes. He was interested because she was said to be a
“baller,” or one who will “put out.” This was unavoidable
because of what she said about the Chess Club
President. It also represents Harper fishing with unfamiliar bait
(remember chapter one?) As such, she has caught a different kind of
fish, and should investigate how well she likes it. Harper shares
the truth with Cameron, who believes her. There can be guys who will
not believe her, and think it is a ploy to keep them out of her
otherwise sexually active pants. However, Cameron does not
think she is lying; he understands that the Chess man was being an
ass.
Truth
is the first casualty of war, and this IS the war between the sexes.
Cameron turns out to be a different kind of guy. When it comes to
other guys, he wants to be sure he is not smothering her, and gives
her all kinds of latitude even though he considers them to be dating
couple. Harper unfortunately comes to an all too familiar
conclusion: She concludes that Cameron doesn’t care about her. If
he cared, she reasons, he would be jealous. She is correct in her
syllogism. If a guy cares, he will be jealous. As a result, by
tautology, if he is not jealous he does not care. In point of fact
he is painfully jealous and overcompensating. Cameron needs Harper
to know that he can be jealous, and Harper needs understand that he
is not “pimping her out.” In this case, the only people who
understand are reading the book. Cameron and Harper have a fight,
and Cameron’s last act in Harper’s best interest is to introduce
her to Ethan.
