Minnie is thirty-five, has two young children, a husband her own age, no time for anything, and is tired of broken nights. If she's going out tonight, it's because it's her brother's birthday. Vito is twenty-five, has no ties, has energy to spare, the ambition of his youth, and everything to build. He has costume parties like this every weekend. She intends to be home in an hour; he hasn't planned on going to bed. They have nothing in common. But when their eyes meet, time stands still. And their two realities collide with an irresistible attraction...