Tuck is a public-access puppeteer by day, minion of a medieval-themed roofing company by night. Tuck wants to live a productive life, but his attentions are divided by an assortment of avocations that seem to be going nowhere. That's until he meets Suz. The problem is, Suz doesn't impress easily.

Small-town girl Gillian Tremaine enrolls at beauty school in an attempt to jump-start her stalled life. Enter Lucinda, an old friend whose affair with Gillian's father broke up the Tremaine household. As Gillian instinctively turns away from resurfacing issues, circumstance forces her to confront and resolve them once and for all.