As a young Army captain Jack is assigned to the Pentagon. He soon gets to know Jessica, a major
serving as an aide to a senior Army general. As they become better friends, he finds himself strongly
attracted to her.

Jessica stood near the top of her West Point class
and is determined to become the first female
Chief of Staff of the Army.

Jack's ambitions lie elsewhere. He Jack wants to follow his mother's footsteps and become a university professor.

Even though they have fallen deeply in love, their paths soon diverge, and they struggle to keep their relationship intact. When Jessica is sent overseas to a combat zone, their love is tested to the limits.