Five years later we see Kate jaded about family and romantic relationships but working her "dream job" as an editor at a publishing house.

Melanie is now alone in her big house pretending to friends and family to still be living the glamorous life of a pampered wife.

Their parents have had their house repossessed due to financial struggles and moved into a townhouse where their mom, Wendy, helps make ends meet by hosting a preschool.

Kate is driven by the separation of her parents to visit their old house where she is caught trespassing by the new owner, Mike, a handsome young war veteran who moved to the town to open up a woodworking shop.

Kate, questioning her instincts about the inherent dysfunction of families, goes back to her sister to ask her forgiveness for walking out on her wedding.