Diane realizes that the man she fantasizes about shares his life with someone very peculiar… Diane, in her fifties, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn’t aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life…

Over the course of a year four sets of intertwined characters face turning points in their romantic lives. Each chapter takes place in a different season, with the central characters age appropriate to that season. Thus: Summer, young adults, Autumn, middle aged, Winter, elderly, and Spring, a ten year old girl.