Katie Williams is used to pretending. Raising her younger brother on her own and struggling with depression, she's made it this far with fierce determination alone. She puts on a brave face during the day, but when she's alone, she cries and thinks of the life she should have had.

Matt Stephens has suddenly lost his mother. He's at her apartment, going through her personal belongings and trying not to fall apart, when he meets the pretty brunette who lives upstairs. Sparks fly from the start, but Matt lives out of state and besides, he isn't looking for a relationship. Yet he can't help wonder what Katie is hiding behind her brave facade.

Can these two broken hearts heal each other? Or will distance and a threat from Katie's past cause them to shatter for good?