Christy Walsh is struggling with life after her parents' deaths and is still feeling the effects of a cruel high school prank. Devin Malone is her brother's best friend. Tall and handsome, his charisma and cheeky smile made him the first crush of many girls, including Christy. Now that they're both in their twenties, she sees him as an arrogant womanizer that she has to put up with...but then again he's also the reason she is still alive. So when circumstances leave her with a house to herself and Devin as a house guest, Christy is forced to come to terms with her feelings for him and finds that life still has some surprises in store for her.