In this installment Mia is extremely insecure about her new relationship with Michael. She spends christmas break in Genovia. The whole time she angsts over what to get Michael for his birthday, and what to do when he inevitably dumps her. And how to stop grandmere from interfering.

The amount of times Mia thinks she will get dumped in this book are astronomical. They are not even valid reasons someone would dump someone. Usually. On some level she does recognize how unreasonable her attitude is. Then again she is dating someone approximately 3-4 years older than her, which makes for a huge difference at this age.