On his way to a job interview in Arizona, Peter Saunders is car-jacked and left for dead. However, his assailant is killed shortly after in a fiery accident with an oil truck. Authorities notify Ruby Douglas, his fiancée in New York of his death. She is devastated. And, as if that pain and heartache isn't enough, Ruby, a six-grade teacher, discovers she's pregnant and must fight to keep her job. Though she never truly lets Peter's ghost go, she eventually finds happiness with fellow teacher, Mark Winters... until fate intervenes once more.