Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a successful business woman who has recently lost her stepfather. Lisa's past is one of pain and loneliness as she was a foster child who was abused by her real father. As an adult her rough childhood has made Lisa cynical and guarded in life and love. All of that changes one day. She meets Lewis (Christian Slater), a widowed and reserved florist who lost his wife and child in labor. Intrigued by her, Lewis anonymously sends Lisa a bouquet of flowers one day, spurring Lisa to figure out who the mystery sender is. Lisa finds out that it was Lewis who sent the flowers and Lewis and Lisa eventually form a lasting relationship, each one helping the other combat their own dark and painful pasts.