Fortysomething Amy is shocked and delighted to discover she's expecting a baby - not to mention terrified! Amy wants best friend Jack to be godfather, but he hasn't been heard from in months. When Jack finally reappears, he's full of good intentions - but his new business plan could spell disaster for the beloved Pickwicks Coffee Shop, and ruin a number of old friendships... Meanwhile his love life is as complicated as ever - and yet when he swears off men for good, Jack meets someone who makes him rethink his priorities... but is it too late for a fresh start? Author Kit has problems of her own: just when her career has started to take off, she finds herself unable to write - and there's a deadline looming, plus two headstrong kids to see through their difficult teenage years... will she be able to cope?