Cris, a young lawyer living in London, is dumped by her fiancé of eight years just as they were about to move to her hometown of Brisbane. Having spent a decade abroad, she returns to Brisbane on her own, where she discovers that all her friends have married and settled down - including her ex-boyfriend Scooter, who refused to follow Cris to London ten years earlier. Cris tries to forge a new life, but finds old attractions re-emerging.