Larry Adams has been raising his adopted son, little Louis, alone. On Louis's first day of kindergarten, Larry is stunned to discover the homeroom teacher is his first love, Ruby Tate. The sight of her brings back the breakup, the shattered bracelet he secretly gathered bead by bead, and the years of buried regret. While his friend Marty Lewis encourages him to rekindle the relationship, both Larry and Ruby keep denying their lingering feelings. Their paths cross again at Marty's wedding, where old memories resurface and hidden truths emerge. As misunderstandings clear, the two finally stop running from the past and find their way back to each other.