Fresh out of the military, widower Joe Diaz is determined to raise his young son alone. But his nextdoor neighbor Meg McGuire has set her sights on the same houseand teaching job as Joe! He's all about family now, not romantic entanglements, and he won't give up without a fight. But what about little Davy, who's growing more attached to Miss Meg every day? Or Joe, who finds himself dreaming of a home and family with the one woman in town who could take it all away?