When 17 year old Charyle Taylor is offered a chance to go on a year long trip to America she jumps at it. Sick of her overbearing parents trying to mollycoddle her and treating her like a child Charyle see's this as her way to grow up. But does the experiance cause her to grow up too fast ? What happens when she finds herself becoming attracted to her physical education teacher who has come along for the trip? And what happens when she realises he is attracted to her too ? Plus how will Charyle cope when tragedy strikes back home in Scotland while she is out in LA unable to help?