Getting away from her abusive, soon-to-be-ex-husband, Susi Jury accepts the invitation of her lifelong best friend, Tracy, to attend the Navy Boot Camp graduation of her younger brother at Naval Station Great Lakes near Chicago.
At a celebration for the graduates at a local bar, she accidentally spills red wine on a young, handsome sailor--Lance Wells.
Love at first sight? Absolutely.
The next morning, as they lay in bed confessing their love for one another, she realizes that her life.