After her mother's death, Jaycee grows up to be a foul-mouthed hellion who lives in fear of anyone finding out she is also a love-starved little girl terrified of being abandoned in the dark. Her rollercoaster life with her boyfriend, Bud, is gritty, touching, and funny, and just when she thinks she's made it safely to the end of the ride, her childhood and her first love come back to derail her.