After a knee injury puts an end to his chances for a pro-football career, Dave hits an all-time low in life and he's not certain he'll ever climb back up. He's stuck in a rut, living at home and spending his days working in a pet shop.

Hope appears in the form of Lucas, a handsome, older, confident and well-established man who expresses an interest in far more than the birds that Dave delivers to his home. Though Dave is intrigued, he wonders if it's possible to be happy with a man who seems to be everything he is not.