Mel and Maren have been best friends since sophomore year of high school, and nothing has ever come between them, that is until Mel is introduced to veteran, bad boy Nick Anderson. He has just moved back home when Maren unintentionally introduces Mel and Nick, who have a volatile, sensual relationship right from the start. As Mel spends more and more time with Nick, she begins to see just how broken he is from his troubling childhood and the situations he experienced while away at war. The problem is, Nick won't let anyone in. As Mel and Nick get closer, he will give her an inch and then back off a foot. Mel isn't certain she can take anymore drama, when the two of the most unthinkable incidents occur, sending her and Nick's relationship into a tailspin. Will they be able to recover, or were they doomed from the start?