The story follows Jenna Brown, a young woman starting her first year of university away from home. Jenna has a stable relationship with her boyfriend, Monty, but they have agreed to an ‘open relationship’ until she returns in December. However, everything changes when she meets Jack Ross, a charming and supportive student who belongs to her new circle of friends. As the months pass, Jenna begins to question her feelings and her priorities, discovering that her connection with Ross is much deeper than she ever expected before the December deadline arrives.