Nicand Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfectrelationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes iscontrol, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. Duringtheir relationship, Jules has floundered in her nine to five life,sometimes trying to start a business - always unsuccessfully - or beingthe stay at home mom. She is currently trying to start a landscapedesign business. They have two teen-aged children, Joni and Laser, Nicwho is Jonis biological mother, and Jules who is Lasers biologicalmother. Although not exact replicas, each offspring does more closelyresemble his/her biological mother in temperament. Joni and Laser arealso half-siblings, having the same unknown sperm donor father. Shortlyafter Jonis eighteenth birthday and shortly before she plans to leavethe house and head off to college...