Carol returns to her hometown, leaving the globe-trotting husband she married in a supreme effort to wrench free of grief for Aaron, whose eyes and actions told her he loved her. Three years earlier, her world is smashed when he suddenly goes away with Frances. The shock leaves Carol numb. The return of feeling would be unbearably painful, facing reminders of their companionship she believes is as everlasting as the creek and marsh they explore together, and as eternal as their shared confidences. Carol copes with her grief. But is it too late for them when she and Aaron meet again?