The lives of three young people-a rich student, a girl from the 'wrong side of the tracks' and her boyfriend- unexpectedly intersect during one fateful summer. Cocky and brash Kelley Morse normally would never have crossed paths with the residents of a small town near his posh private school. But when he takes his shiny new Mercedes out for a drive he locks horns with some of the locals, including Jasper. As Jasper's girlfriend Samantha looks on, Kelley and Jasper engage in a dangerous car race that turns disastrous, leaving a popular diner, owned by Samantha's mother, in ruins. Kelley and Jasper are sentenced to a creatively ironic but fitting punishment: They must help rebuild the diner. Not only does this ruin Kelley's summer plans, he also must board at the home of his rival, Jasper. As Kelley begins to fulfill his 'sentence,' he again encounters Samantha, and their attraction is immediate and strong. First love blossoms in the Berkshire woods- forming a romantic triangle between the three.