For many years, Mila Molyneux secretly sighed for her childhood friend Sebastian Fife. But he married her best friend and moved to London with his wife. A few years later, Seb unexpectedly appears on her doorstep - a lonely, widowed handsome man who is in desperate need of friendly support. They agree to be only friends. But they are irresistibly drawn to each other, and one day they become lovers. Unfortunately, Sebastian is not ready for a serious relationship: he is afraid to repeat the mistakes of an unsuccessful marriage and hurt the one who has become the most dear person to him...