Young high school couple Darcy Elliot (Molly Ringwald) and Stan Bobrucz (Randall Batinkoff) are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption -- despite their parents' pleas -- Darcy and Stan decide to sacrifice their college experiences and degrees in order to keep and raise the baby. After a quick marriage, the two realize it won't be as easy as they thought.