Tom Baker is working overtime dealing with a persistent admirer, a family crisis, and a sense of dread about what his future after grad school might hold. The last thing on his mind is love. But when he sees Kate Ramsey for the first time, all his problems seem to evaporate in a single, protracted fantasy. And when he finally comes to, he starts to realize that Kate may hold the key to more than one of the solutions he's been chasing.