Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend Mal Wacken. She owes him her life. So when he asked her to be the surrogate mother for him & his wife in spite of her fears about how it would alter their friendship Nova agreed. Eight years later Nova is bringing up their son alone & she & Mal don't speak. Months into the pregnancy Mal's wife changed her mind about the surrogacy agreement. Already suspicious of how close Nova & Mal were Stephanie realised her strained marriage was in serious trouble when she found a text from her husband to Nova saying ' Goodnight Beautiful'. She asked Mal to cut all ties with his closest friend & unborn child. Now seven-year-old Leo is critically ill & Nova despite her anger & hurt wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it's too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them how much they mean to each other?