In the middle of the Texan summer heat, the local kindergarten burns in the picturesque town of Heaven. The men of the fire station come too late: Although Nelly, the small, inconspicuous kindergarten teacher, can be brought out of the inferno at the last moment, but the building is beyond saving. How did it all come to the fire? Nelly and her colleague Caroline love their job and the children entrusted to them and would never act recklessly, as firefighter Rik Winters firmly believes. Rik, who is usually more on busty blondes like Caroline, soon realizes that Nelly is not the wallflower he held her for. The closer he gets to know her, the more fascinated he is by the young, intelligent woman. But will she like him or even love him? After all, he is anything but perfect. Is there a future together for Rik and Nelly?