When the world becomes a bleak bleak place and nothing can be done to save you for going to the deep end, not even the support of your parents, friends and family..... 
 This book has some advice from you. 
 Get a girlfriend/boyfriend. 
 It certainly worked for Chase. 
 Ok, maybe I'm being shallow here, but apparently Chase was a alcoholic and quasi-drug addict and was ruining every loved one's life. The BOOM! he sees this major hot girl and then suddenly he's a good boy? I don't think so. And I'm not even referring to only the credibility of the Love at First Sight scenario. I think Chase wasn't being fair to his family and all, cutting Nikki extra slack and being extra nice to her and her only. Gee, talk about double standards? Lovesick-ness? 
 The first three quarters was filled with really intense make-out sessions. Heck, I felt like the third wheel here, or even a peeping Tom somewhat. They could be counted as quite sweet scenes actually, but they were ultra cheesy when I imagined all of it in my head (I shouldn't have done that). I would say that the plot was way too ordinary - I mean, haven't we heard of a similar plot before? 
 A few things I came across which I also didn't like (Maybe i was just being overly sensitive or picky though, so this point should be strictly left to moot): 
 "Why do you want to go out with me so badly? (etc.)" She (Nikki) swallowed nervously. 
 "I want to date you because you're the first person I've noticed since my dad died.(etc.)" (Chase) 
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 "A date?" She (Mom) smiled widely. "This early? On a Sunday? Must be a special girl." 
 "I'm thinking maybe so. Is that okay with you? I didn't ask. It was kind of spur at the moment." 
 "Who is she?" 
 "Her name is Nikki Wagner. She's a sweet girl. She's one of the cheerleaders." 
 "Oh. a cheerleader", she replies in a voice that made it sound like I'd just the jackpot or something. "Is she pretty?" 
 "Very." 
 My conclusion drawn from these two excerpts are A) When you are "the one" for some guy (and vice versa for the opposite sex), you are beautiful in his (or her) eyes B) Only good-looking people are given chances 
 Since this is a love at first sight sort of thing, I am strongly inclined to answer B because apparently looks matter a lot in this book. I mean, before Nikki Chase wasn't exactly nice to anyone. It was lucky for him that Nikki not only had the look but matched it with a sweet temperament and all. 
 Reaching the last quarter of the book, however, was what made me strongly inclined to give this book 2 stars instead of 3. I mean, the ending wasn't bad or atrocious, but I simply didn't like it. No spoilers here. I could be being a bit too harsh, judging this book not exactly in terms of quality but rather whether I liked it personally or not. I really didn't expect it to end this way. I didn't expect the author to have the heart to leave it at that. 
 On the whole, this book was entertaining alright, a bit Gray-Sue-Mary-Sue-ish if I may say. The ending just ruined it for me, but not for the reasons you think. 
 Afterthoughts: 
 How can Chase be a die-hard alcoholic, completely not exercise at all and still have rock solid abs (well that's what Nikki says). I refuse to believe that a person with the Y chromosome can have such fantastic metabolism. I mean, shouldn't Chase be the proud owner of a beer belly or something? I'm not sure how long it takes to get one, but I'm pretty sure 7 months of drinking is enough. Sheesh. Life in books sure aren't fair.