After tragically losing two of the most important people in her life, eighteen year old Tabitha Sherfey joins the Navy. Once a high school cheerleader and homecoming queen candidate, Tabitha is now struggling to adjust to life as a seaman in Deck Department on board a destroyer tender and wonders if she will ever feel normal again. Jason Dodson is a handsome second class petty officer who is dealing with alcohol abuse driven by anger toward another person's past mistakes. Shortly after meeting each other for the first time, Tabitha and Jason find themselves in love. Unfortunately, they also find themselves the victims of some other individuals' jealousy and resentment. After tragedy separates them, will they ever find each other again? Can love prevail, or will time, distance, and deception forever destroy the bond between Tabitha and Jason?