Carson Banks’ senior year in a Michigan high school ends not in May, but in August when his girlfriend Gabby heads to college in California. Also in California is his sister Caitlin, who ran away from home. Carson finds her in LA dancing at a strip club But despite his best efforts, Carson is unable to convince her to return home. As Carson starts college, he is missing Gabby badly and thinking about Caitlin obsessively. The only good thing about college is his creative writing course where he meets Tina. While Tina drops the class soon after the term starts, they stay in touch as Tina sends Carson her poetry while Carson sends her his stories. Despite vastly different lives, Carson feels a connection with Tina. As his first term winds down, Carson seeks to save his relationship with Gabby, start a friendship with Tina, and rescue Caitlin, but all three situations turn out different than he had hoped in this sequel to Clicked.