Darin, Joy, and Jeremy's friendship has survived Darin's crippling accident, but can it withstand a summer of love and deception?  Darin was a top athlete until a poolside accident left him in a wheelchair. For the past two years, his girlfriend, Joy, and best friend, Jeremy, have stood by him even through his most bitter and abusive moods,. But as Darin becomes increasingly demanding and dependent on alcohol, Joy and Jeremy turn to each other for friendship and solace.
    One night, after dropping off drunken Darin, the two decide to embark on a "platonic" sexual relationship, promising that they will still just remain friends. But as the summer continues, Jeremy is finding it difficult to suppress his feelings for Joy. Matters get more complicated when Joy discovers she is pregnant. A top softball pitcher in Iowa, she is trying to pitch her high school team to the state title, earn a college scholarship, and deal with the needs of Jeremy and Darin. She finally decides  to cut all ties to Jeremy, hoping to convince Darin he is the father. Jeremy knows that Joy doesn't love Darin anymore, and he is adamant that all secrets be told.  But nothing has prepared him for the truth about Darin's accident and Joy's role in the incident.