Leslie Sanderson's brother Cal is dead, and he's left behind two children no one knew he had. Kip Webster–Cal's closest friend–and Leslie 'inherit' these secret kids. And as they form their makeshift family Leslie and Kip decide to share a house.

And that leads to other kinds of sharing, until one night before Christmas Leslie tells him about the devastating thing that happened when she was young–something she's kept secret all this time. Because in Kip, she finds the promise of safety, acceptance and love. The promise of what family should be?