Sean McCall
Chapter 1
Sean / Sean McCall
He sends six increasingly desperate and grammatically flawed texts to Allie after their breakup, oscillating between pleading and anger. He relies on sweet talk and nicknames to manipulate her back into the relationship while planning to visit her dorm despite her clear boundaries.
Chapter 3
Sean
sends nine increasingly desperate text messages attempting to reconcile with Allie while she sleeps with Dean, though his communications remain unread during their morning-after encounter.
Chapter 5 - ALLIE
Sean
Calls Allie to apologize for his previous ultimatum and harsh comments about her acting career, begging for another chance. When she confesses she slept with someone else, he falls silent, asks who it was, and hangs up after she dismisses the encounter as a mistake.
ALLIE
Sean
His voice echoes in Allie's memory from their final argument, revealing that while she stands by her decision to end the relationship, she still feels guilt over his pain and craves a distraction from her sadness.
Chapter 8 - DEAN
Sean
Calls Allie earlier in the day and blurts out forgiveness for her hookup, prompting her to question his motives and her own lingering attachment.
Chapter 9 - ALLIE
Sean
He sends a message asking to meet for coffee to talk, which Allie struggles to respond to until Dean intervenes.
Chapter 19 - ALLIE
Sean / Sean McCall
Waits outside Allie’s dorm and later meets her at a coffee shop where he orders her exact drink preference. Delivers a sincere apology for past controlling behavior, admits using Vermont as an excuse to avoid career fears, and presents two airline tickets to Los Angeles proposing they move there together. After she firmly rejects the offer, sits stone-faced while she departs.
Chapter 20 - DEAN
Sean / McCall
Remains an ex-boyfriend whose recent reconciliation attempt Allie firmly rejects, with Garrett later confirming to Dean that he heard Allie and Sean being intimate in her dorm previously.
Chapter 24 - ALLIE
Sean
Drunkenly pounds on the dorm door at midnight, demands entry, and unleashes a vicious tirade accusing his ex of cheating and insulting her character before being forcibly removed.
Chapter 35 - DEAN
Sean / Sean McCall
Approaches the couple with a miserable expression to deliver an apology, which Allie accepts while firmly stating they will not remain friends.