Jared Preston

" ' It will never be okay until I pound his goddamn head into the concrete. ' ""—Jared to Billie in" Jared Preston is a main character and narrator of Evergreen. He is the oldest son of Charles and Kathryn Preston. He is also the ex-boyfriend of November Nelson, and the partner of an undefined relationship with Billie James.

Jared struggles with being the perfect heir of his father, an alumni of Evergreen who was the star batter in 1990. His internal hatred towards Charles leads him to meet and fall in love with November, who understood him since she had issues with being perfect. His life at school was more ideal than his life at home, where Charles pushed Jared to his peak, getting his batting to be unattainable to anyone and to be the best for major leagues. Charles' pressure only made Jared an average batter—a failure. Seven Sterling become Jared nemesis because he is the son of Zachariah Sterling, Charles' biggest competitor during high school. Jared also despised Seven for the way he looked at November and how he liked her.

November and Jared
"Main Article: November and Jared""'You will come back to me—you always do. So when you do, I'm gonna fuck you over like you have never been, you fucking bitch!'""—Jared to November in"

Jared's relationship with November is essentially toxic by definition and first sight. Jared is too selfish and jealous to allow November to do anything with anyone that he doesn't know nor trust. He can be too rude and rough when he grabs her arm or drags her around when he is angry. This is one of the prime reason why November left him because he can be too paranoid to be normal. One of the reason why Jared didn't trust November was because she was waiting for the one to take her virginity. She never admitted to Jared being the one since they never went past making out and touching each other.

Jared is known to sexualize November when he talked about her body and features when puberty came to her. He naturally reaches for her butt or waist as if it is his and tends to place his hand on her inner thigh when he is driving. Jared knows this, though he doesn't care since "all guys imagine their girl like that." His complements go to her physical looks, not her personality or acts in society. November's virtue drove Jared to cheating with her best friend Charli, who is attracted to Jared.

After the break up, their relationship in general is torn and seldom, as they don't talk for almost two months. November speaks first and unfortunately catches Jared high at school, which angers her and blames Billie for getting him addicted and ruining his life. Jared defends Billie and yells at November as it is truly her fault. If she had sex with him and actually acted like his girlfriend by wanting to cuddle longer and prolonged their make outs, then he wouldn't be doing drugs or drinking alcohol.

Other Relationships

 * Jared, Bradley, and Claire (siblings)


 * November, Seven, and Jared (love triangle)

Name

 * The name Jared is primarily a male name of Hebrew origin that means Descent.
 * The meaning of Preston is "priest's town" that derives from Old English.