Living her life in a wheelchair limits Teresa’s choices profoundly after being hit by a car while jogging. Smothered by her overbearing parents, she finds personal power, peace and independence only while kayaking. On the water she is in control of her life. In her kayak, her feelings of anger, disappointment and embarrassment give way to confidence, and the return to land always weighs heavily on her. One day she rescues a windsurfer, Jamie, and it alters the course of her life. Jamie doesn’t shy away from her, and wants to get to know her better. Inside of Teresa, feelings awaken, and she begins to see herself differently – someone who can bridge the gap between her life in the kayak and her life in a wheelchair. But Theresa knows that if she is going to be with Jamie, she is going to have to push herself to try things she has never done before, and that people’s motives are not always transparent.