Eric winds up in a love triangle throughout season two. He connects immediately with Rahim, the cute new student, and they begin a relationship. However, he's still interested in Adam, who has been sent off to boarding school at the beginning of the season, so the two begin to secretly meet up. At first, he chooses Rahim, telling Adam that he can't be someone's secret. But when Adam makes a public declaration, Eric decides to give a relationship with Adam a real chance.