When Holly gets into a predicament one stormy Christmas Eve, a man named Vito helps her out and offers her a place to stay at his villa. He's clearly wealthy, and she's just a waitress... They have nothing in common, so why can't Holly take her eyes off him? Finally, in the face of Vito's powerful desire, Holly offers herself to him, a gift she's never given to anyone else. The next day, she quickly puts the villa behind her, afraid of a cold morning-after treatment. It doesn't occur to her for an instant that she might be carrying his child...