Her family, friends and consciousness say that it is wrong to fall in love with the prostitute boy whom she rescued from the streets. Then how can it feel so right? When Megan first meets "The Mouth", a homeless teenage whore, on the streets of LA, she realizes he is the perfect subject for her investigative expose of street life, which she hopes will help her break into journalism. She doesn't expect to be drawn into his life and become his friend or take him in after he's beaten and robbed by bullies. As they learn to live together, a powerful attraction blossoms between Megan and the young man. Although he is street smart, tough and mature, he is also a young man in adolescence. When they finally give in to the sexual excitement between them, Megan fears that she is taking advantage of her position as a mentor. Their relationship changes every aspect of her life. Megan must make difficult choices between the conflicting demands of her friends, her family, her career and her love.