As senior year rolls around, two unlikely couples find themselves caught between desire and the fear of intimacy.  Liz and Sean, misunderstood by their parents, confused but certain they are in love, have an affair that ends shatteringly. Maggie and Dennis, just as confused, take their first steps toward understanding the demands life makes on everyone.  Faced with real-life dilemmas that have no easy answers, Maggie, Dennis, Liz, and Saen must make choices that will affect the rest of their lives.