18 year old Elizabeth Pottorff moves to California with her older cousin Haylie Summers that she lived with after her father died in a house fire and her step mom took off to some small town in Texas with her little sister. The only people she has is her brother Sam Pottorff, Haylie, Kian (Haylie's boyfriend), and Haylie's baby girl (although she's not born yet). When Sam introduces her to his friends and what she thinks might be the man of her life.