Mary Gemmer is a single mother who falls for her son's handsome football coach Jake Williams, and eventually she gets pregnant with their son, but the lows are too much. Single father Dewayne Barrentine meets single mom and daycare teacher Tausha Fields and her little girl, but their lives are torn apart by lies.

In 1986, Natalie Purdie is a high school graduate with hopes of becoming a professional dancer; she gets swept off her feet by charming, older Kevin Bullock, but her plans come crashing down when he reveals a violent dark side. Recently separated Nursing Assistant Tracy Ella's hot-and-heavy romance with Marine veteran and single dad Lonnie Depen becomes a living hell when he turns psycho.