Lita and Carly were best friends in college and shared all their secrets. Now, Lita is single with a successful career, and Carly is a married stay-at-home mom. Despite their shared past, they're drifting apart.

Carly is a gourmet cook and loves to feed everyone. Lita is a free spirit who prefers eating out and whose spaghetti sauce comes in a jar. Lita and Derek dated briefly. When they broke up, Carly and Derek got together and were soon married. Carly feels lucky Derek chose her. Lita is glad she didn't get caught in the marriage trap. Neither understands the other's choice. With little in common, the friendship is fizzling out.

A twist of fate throws them together. A horrifying act and the shocking events that follow unite them. Now they have a secret more terrible than anything they could have imagined.