The journey from friends to lovers starts with a very brave first step. Or a catalytic event. Sometimes both.

After years of putting her life on hold, musician Ruby Thorpe is finally ready to leave the small English town she grew up in. She's got it all planned — a job with the New York Philharmonic orchestra will fulfil her musical ambitions, and a few dates with a cute American guy should sort out her virginity, which has definitely outstayed its welcome. And she's going to stop waiting for her best friend Jason to notice that she's a girl.

But Jason has a few surprises in store for Ruby, and she soon finds herself caught in a dilemma: can the right man turn up at the wrong time?