Clinging to her dreams and running from a shameful past, Anne enrolls in college, majoring in ballet. Determined to succeed, she vows to not date any guy—no matter how perfect—until she graduates or is hired by her dream company. Guys are nothing but trouble and pain, and she has the anxiety and PTSD to prove it.To her great joy, Anne is cast as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. When she struggles to interpret the love scenes, the artistic director demands she find a lover to cultivate her passion—if she doesn't, she will lose her role.All along, Anne has been able to withstand Scott, the hot new accompanist's, advances. However, with the looming threat of the artistic director, she takes a chance on love.But neither Scott nor Anne are aware that they are bound together by a dreadful past, a calamity on both their families, a tragedy that will destroy the hallowed space they have carved out in this ever unforgiving world.