19 year old Leah Jones is struggling to cope after she and her brother Oliver unexpectedly lose their parents in a horrific car accident. Oliver hates leaving Leah at a time like this, but the only way he can support them both is if he transfers to Sydney for work. He implores his best friend Axel Nguyen to let her move in with him, and watch over her while he’s away. For Axel, seeing Leah so despondent is a punch to the gut. What he would be shocked to learn is that Leah is in love with him. Little by little, as he does everything in his power to bring Leah back to the sparkling energetic beauty he's known, he falls in love with her, too. Oliver finds out and, outraged, tells Axel to prove his love by letting her go so she can fully experience life at college. Axel agrees, and stoically breaks up with Leah so she can start a new life, not realizing the repercussions that will affect both of them for years to come...