Nicole Taylor postpones law school to be with Robbie, the love of her life. Ambitious, intelligent, successful and irresistible... he was everything a woman wanted. Until one night at a party celebrating Robbie's success, she painfully discovers that she was just a pit stop on his roadmap through life. She leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in San Francisco, where she moves in with her best friend Lisa and gets a job waiting tables at Toomies, a jazz supper club. Nicole's caught by surprise when Lisa leaves for a month, subletting her room to Brian, Robbie's estranged younger brother. Brian has wandered the globe the past few years escaping the pressures of his family name and all that comes with it. Forced to share living and work spaces, Nicole and Brian can't avoid each other. As their attraction grows, they are also forced to deal with their painful pasts to open themselves to another chance at love...