Marine Theo Lindemann is home for the holidays, what used to be his favorite time of the year, but not this Christmas. This year, Theo is haunted by the death of a fellow Marine.
Tess Vargas has been putting off visiting her mother for as long as she can but she has no escape now that it's Christmas time.
Tess meets Theo drowning his sorrows at the airport bar and finds herself tasked with getting him on his flight. Upon arrival at their final destination, Theo offers Tess a ride and the pair end up snowed in at Theo's parents' house. When Theo's parents would rather focus on his new 'girlfriend' rather than the loss he has suffered, Tess plays along until she realizes who Theo has been mourning.
Both have unfinished business but little do they know that it's the same.