To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Peter invites Lara Jean to go get frozen yogurt with his friends. He pays for hers, even though that’s not part of their deal, because he doesn’t want to get teased by his friends for letting his girlfriend pay for herself. Lara Jean doesn’t have much to contribute to the boys’ discussion, but she enjoys being out of the house with other people. Peter’s friends like Lara Jean, and they give her a nickname. So far, Lara Jean hasn’t dealt with Genevieve, but she can’t shake off the feeling that sooner or later, Genevieve will confront her.

Lara Jean is busy baking cupcakes for Kitty’s PTA bake sale. Margot used to be the baker for these events so that the Covey family can stay involved, but now the job is Lara Jean’s. She’s hard at work when Peter unexpectedly shows up. He had written her a note about going to the football game followed by a party, but she had been busy during the day with a test and didn’t read it. Instead of leaving, Peter volunteers to stay and help, then bring Lara Jean to the party. While they bake, he asks her about how she usually spends her Friday nights. He mentions he hasn’t seen her around at parties, but Lara Jean wants to avoid telling him the truth: that this baking alone at home is her usual Friday night.

When Lara Jean’s father comes home, he recognizes Peter from the days when he and Lara Jean were friends in middle school. Dr. Covey and Kitty volunteer to finish the cupcakes and usher Lara Jean to her room to get changed for the party. Lara Jean spends a while getting ready; she doesn’t often go to parties, especially not as Peter Kavinsky’s girlfriend. Her outfit has to be perfect, so she goes to Margot’s room to scour her clothes. In Margot’s room, Lara Jean accidentally sees a note from Josh. In the note, Josh tells Margot that he thinks she really broke up with him because they had sex, which scared Margot. Lara Jean hides the letter again and rushes back down to Peter.

Before they enter the party, Peter takes a picture of him and Lara Jean, evidence of their relationship. Inside, Genevieve’s friends summoned Lara Jean and question her about how things started with Peter. Genevieve feigns diplomacy; she tells Lara Jean she doesn’t mind because she is the one who broke up with Peter.

Later, Lara Jean and Lucas spot Genevieve and Peter arguing, though they can’t hear what it’s about. Lucas warns her to be careful because arguing means you still care. Lara Jean and Peter leave directly afterward, and Lara Jean asks him more about his relationship with Genevieve. She asks Peter how he knows he loved Genevieve, but Peter says he doesn’t and isn’t sure if you can be in love at 17 years old anyway. Lara Jean points out that Peter still seems upset about Genevieve, and Peter replies that he wishes she didn’t have such a strong hold on him, as he doesn’t want to belong to anyone. Peter asks Lara Jean why she’s never had a boyfriend before. She tells him it’s because no one’s asked, but he tells her he knows about the time Tommy Martinez asked her out. She explains to Peter that it’s much scarier when dating is real.

Peter invites Lara Jean to a town two hours away to pick up a set of chairs for his mother’s antiques business. Peter says it’ll be less boring with Lara Jean’s company, and she agrees to go. She packs lunches for her and Peter while chatting with Kitty, who misses Josh but likes Peter’s sense of humor.

After a close call with the Epstein’s, rivals of his mom’s business, Peter emerges from the estate sale victorious with the chairs. While Peter is loading the car, Lara Jean admires some of the photography in the house and meets the elderly man whose belongings are being auctioned off before he goes to a nursing home.

Lara Jean falls asleep in the car on the way back. When they arrive at her house, Peter tells her his mother wants her to come over for dinner, even though they both know their relationship is a lie.

Lara Jean meets Peter’s mother and his little brother, Owen. Peter’s mother is cheerful and warm, and the dinner goes well. On the drive home, Lara Jean asks Peter about his father. He tells her that his parents are divorced and that he sometimes sees his dad, but his father has a new family he takes care of. Peter asks Lara Jean about her mother, and Lara Jean confesses that she often wonders what her mother would think of her now. It’s important to Lara Jean that mothers like her, especially because she no longer has her own mom.