Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend, Mal Wacken. She owes him her life. So, when he asked her to be the surrogate mother for him and his wife, in spite of her fears about how it would alter their friendship, Nova agreed. Eight years later, Nova is bringing up their son Leo alone, and she and Mal don't speak. Now, seven-year-old Leo is critically ill and Nova wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it's too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them how much they mean to each other?