Hattie is just 19 when she leaves Illinois trying to run away from her problem. The baby she doesn't want to tell anyone about. When she makes it to Utica NY she feels like she was meant to come to this town for a reason and it turns out that reason has a name. Marty. She meets new people who turn into a new family for her. She also learns the world is filled with things she could have never dreamed of. With Marty by her side everything looks like it will work out until they come looking for her and what is theirs....