Lacey Sawyer used to love swimming, but when her parents die in a drowning accident, she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle, vowing to never swim again. There, she meets the neighbour's flirty and player son, Warren King, who is afraid to commit after a failed relationship. The two begin a friendship, telling each other their deepest thoughts and feelings. When the two begin to fall in love, they come to realize that they are helping each other grow, teaching each other to not be afraid of life and love.
Marie's cousin, Ally Pierce, hears about her cousins death on the news. While in mourning, her life-long best friend Matt comforts her. Ally's parents, the inventors of table tennis and bowling, leave her while they go to the Hawaiian islands to celebrate life and the fact that they weren't in Marie's place. And when they leave her with her aunt Martha, Matt and Ally become 'intrested' in each other. While everyone is judging ally's choices... She starts to feel trapped.