Katherine and Michael meet at a New Year's Eve party. At once they're attracted to each other, they grow to love each other, and after one or two failed attempts, they make love. Their relationship becomes intense and exclusive. Katherine, usually very close to her parents, finds that she just can't discuss Micheal with them. However, her grandmother turns out to be much more sympathetic and, indeed, highly practical when she suggests Katherine should go on the Pill. With their future together all planned, Kathertine eventually confronts her parents. But they insist that she and Michael put their love to the test of a long separation. For Katherine it's a time to reflect and wonder if their love really is forever...