Gary Locke knows that a man of thirty should not befriend a school girl but when he helps Amanda from a bad encounter he finds himself intrigued to know more. As he gets to know her he tries to help her but she soon puts an end to the friendship. Five years later they see each other again and she is no longer a school girl but a grown woman and Gary begins to see her in a completely different light. Amanda Smythe knows that she cannot let anyone learn the truth about her home life but when she bumps into Gary she finds herself unable to keep it from him. Despite developing a crush on him she knows that she must end their friendship. Five years later they meet each other again and this time her crush turns into much more, but with her home life still very much in a state of turmoil will Amanda be able to give in to her feelings?