Young, smart, and ambitious, Akil is on a paper chase like everyone else. However, while watching his next-door neighbor Toni desperately try to provide for her two young children, Akil falls for her. After all the things Toni has seen, she isn't looking for a relationship. While Toni's focus is on surviving, all Akil wants to do is make her his, but with plenty of drama in his own life, he may just make things worse.