A chance meeting on a beach in Antigua leads to a close bond between a young girl with an older man.

He comes to her rescue as she fights of the advances of a local boy.

They discover similar interests in life.

She becomes more of a granddaughter to him and to her; the grandfather she never had.

She accepts him at face value not prying into his life. He takes a close interest in her life back in the UK.

Her parents worry over her growing relationship with him and try to put a stop to it.

She meets and falls in love with a boy her own age, who comes into their relationship.

Undaunted, they both continue to build a strong paternal relationship, supported by her new boyfriend.

When he dies of a terminal illness, she realises that she didn't know that much about him.

She is shocked at what she discovers.