Natalia, a Clemson University student, and her boyfriend Seth learn that they are unexpectedly pregnant. Abortion seems to be the logical solution, but Natalia has second thoughts. She confesses the pregnancy to her mother, Gloria, who arranges for Amanda and David Pope, an infertile couple desperate for a child, to adopt her baby. The Pope's lifelong dreams of parenthood appear to be fulfilled until Seth comes back into Natalia's life, urging her to keep the baby so they can raise her together.