At 26, Sam Pulaski expected to be thriving in her academic career. But she has massive student loan debt from studying art history and a dead-end service industry job. If she can finally get accepted into a PhD program, the adult life that’s been on hold will finally begin. Her mom’s new neighbor, Nick, is the ultimate grown-up. His adult life began the moment his nine-year-old daughter, Kira, was born. Her happiness is Nick’s only priority, especially in the wake of divorce. There’s nothing he won’t do for Kira, including giving up his globe-trotting career for something more stable, like managing a chain restaurant. Sam has zero interest in an ultra-dependable guy pushing 40. But as her unexpected connection with him heats up, she finds herself falling fast for a man whose life is steady and settled --- while hers is anything but.