Charlotte's parents raised her to be one thing: a mother. She has been brainwashed to believe that she should want to only be a wife and a mother. She doesn't doubt that they love her, but she has to be true to herself and what she would like to do so she leaves home to finish her PhD. When her friend goes to meet the speaker at a conference, Charlotte runs into a man who intrigues her but there is something familiar about him. He's her best friend's father! And he has awarded her a fellowship and she's the only one who was. As they start working together, the sparks between them become too much to ignore. But of course, there is the best friend issue, along with the age gap. Can they overcome their challenges to find a future?