The past is always in the present.

Maxine did not believe in soul mates or the term 'love of my life'. According to her, life was a revolving door that people walked in and out of. However, when she finds herself at a crucible, she holds on to love. The love of a mother, a husband, and that of a lover. She discovers a box full of letters, telling the story of forbidden love between her black great-grandmother and her white great-grandfather. The past shades light into her confused present, gives deeper meaning to her relationship with Taylor, and teaches her the real value of love.