A young deputy in Louisiana must choose between two lovers. One is a single mother in Maine whom he meets through tragedy. The other is his childhood sweetheart who reappears after a decade apart. The two women couldn't be more different. One is a northern girl from a vastly different background tied to New England, and the other is impoverished in southeastern Texas. He's pulled in both directions, yet must choose. Fate and circumstance intervenes to influence his choice.