Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing, but her wealthy parents' lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work. She lives in Los Angeles with her roommate, Sami, and volunteers at a local youth center with coach Tyler Ames and LA Dodger Marcus Dillinger. Despite Mary Catherine's intention to stay single, she finds herself drawing close to Marcus, and their budding romance offers an exciting life she never dreamed of. That is, until she receives devastating news from her doctor that alters her future and forces her to make a rash decision.