At the same time Peter begins taking interest in Jamie, Timothy and Jamie are paired for an assignment together. Jamie is torn from being proud of her heritage or being accepted in the in-crowd. She is also amazed at how comfortable and easy she feels with Timothy. She soon befriends Timothy for his personality. Throughout the novel Jamie struggles to accept her true identity, carrying the fear of taunts and rejection from her classmates with her. Jamie goes through many teenage problems such as seeing eye to eye with her over-protective father, being allowed to attend her formal, getting a job, and accepting that her father will remarry.