The Richmond's marriage is crumbling around them. The two have no more passion to give to one another. Vanessa Richmond is already having an affair, and her husband Greg has yet to find out who it is with.
Their last chance is on Greg's birthday. They hire themselves their favourite babysitter, Tiffany, and prepare for a romantic night out. Yet, their marriage is too far gone to make anything else work.
The two finish off their evening and head home. As always, Greg drives Tiffany home but this time, he notices her in a whole new way.
THe book started out pretty good, but flopped in the end. The first three chapters is a recall from first Tiffany, then Mrs. Richmond and the third from her husband. The babysitter and Mr. Richmond finally do it in the next chapter, but it is over in a flash. More then three-quarters of the book lead up to the so called climax, but it was short and very. very disappointing.