Actually, Samantha had little choice when her own summer plans fell through. Jason's sister needed a music teacher-cum-chaperone and Sam needed a job.

But, in spite of its travel opportunities, Samantha wasn't enthusiastic about the position--it meant constant contact with the obnoxious womanizing Jason.

"I like my women willing, Ms. Peabody. And there are plenty who are," he'd told her. And he certainly wasn't her type at all. So why worry? Unless perhaps he wasn't quite the shallow playboy she imagined.