Marleigh Cross is a free-spirited independent woman about to marry her college sweetheart. When she finds him in a compromising position with her best friend, she leaves but not before cleaning his accounts out of the monies she has spent on the wedding. Unsure of where she's going, she drives off with a car loaded down with her stuff including her beloved cats, Harry and Nabisco.

After Zeus Alvarez divorced his wife for her indiscretions, he focused on his family and his business. Working the late shift one night, he never expected to find someone like Marleigh broken down on the side of the road. He can't understand the pull he feels toward her but decides to see what happens.

As they form a friendship amidst the meddling of his mom, she realizes she may not be enough. Will Marleigh's secrets tear them apart? Has he found his forever only to lose her?