The framing story is based on Katie Wilkinson, a New York City book editor, whose relationship with poet Matthew Harrison ends suddenly.

New York City book editor Katie Wilkinson is devastated when her boyfriend, poet Matt Harrison, abruptly breaks up with her for no apparent reason.

After she has a heart attack at a young age, her fiancé leaves her, partly because he believes they won't be able to have children due to her health issues.

She visits Martha's Vineyard and pays her respects at the graves of Suzanne and Nicholas, then finds the house where Matt lived with his wife and son.

Katie returns to New York and begins to conceive of a life as a single mother, but Matt appears outside her office building and begs for forgiveness.

Written and directed by Richard Friedenberg, it starred Christina Applegate as Suzanne, Johnathon Schaech as Matt Harrison, and Kathleen Rose Perkins as Katie.