Holly (Katherine Heigl) is a caterer and her career is just starting to get off the ground. Eric (Josh Duhamel) directs sports for a major network. Their first date did not go so well; they had opposing views and definitely didn’t get along. They were set up on a date by their mutual friends Peter and Allison.

A few years later, Peter and Allison die in a tragic car accident and their young daughter Sophie is left without her parents. Little do Holly and Eric know that they’re about to receive some news, and it’s going to change their lives; they’ve been named as the guardians for Sophie and must look after her the best they can to honour their friends’ wishes.

The pair try their best to get along for the sake of Sophie, they move in together and become full time parents; a dramatic life change for both. They put their differences aside and shock themselves when they start to resemble a real family.