Luz Hidalgo immigrated to New Orleans with her undocumented father after Hurricane Katrina. Jonah McBee, with hardly any family left, exists on his own. In each other, Jonah and Luz find refuge from the losses that define their lives. When they fall in love, it is intense, addictive, and real. But everything changes when Luz discovers she's pregnant. Her father sends her back to Mexico to raise the baby with her grandmother. Devastated, Jonah sets off on a road trip after her.