Merit is a German guest at her former American student exchange partner Jenny's who is now married to a Marine. Her husband Jerry has just returned home and they are throwing a party at the house to welcome him and his friends back. When the party is in full swing, Merit meets Jerry's brother-in-arms Alex who goes under her skin at once. Sparks fly but Merit is shy and careful and then Alex seems to lose interest and disappears from the house altogether. Merit ventures out into the darkness to find the man who has affected her like no other ever has.
Will she work up the courage to tell him how she really feels?