After losing her unborn son and being abandoned by her husband, Lila lives alone, consumed by grief. One day, a mysterious little girl named Cassie appears at her door, insisting her mother is inside. Months later, Cassie returns, seeking help because her father, Jeffrey, has collapsed from drinking. Lila follows her, helps Jeffrey, and learns he is a widower broken by his wife’s death.
As Lila supports Jeffrey and Cassie, the three form a deep bond. Jeffrey gets sober, and he and Lila fall in love, eventually marrying. Cassie grows close to Lila, calling her “Mom,” and later reveals she feels her first mother guided her to Lila.
Lila and Jeffrey have a baby boy, Henry, and the family finds healing together. Lila realizes that grief led them to each other and helped build the family she thought she’d never have.
