Alek has spent his entire life jumping from foster home to foster home. So when the Gehry family adopts him when he's 16, he doesn't want anything to do with them. Adrienne has faced challenges all her life, with her parents divorce and her mom's marriage to basketball star Sam Cooper. The insecurity that captured her when she was young has kept her from putting her acting skills to the stage. When Alek runs into Adrienne on his first day of school, it could change both of their lives forever. Will Alek force his way out of the Gehry's home or find something to believe in?