War correspondent Shay takes a vacation after many years overseas. She wants to see if she can live a normal evryday life. her rented cottage is next to widower Alex. The man never seems to stop working. His three sons, see very little of him. To get his attention they try all kinds of tricks on the nanny, scaring them away. Alex decides he needs to spend more time with his children. They would like Shay as a new mother