Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man,she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on itthe exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her shed spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, theres only a name: Jake.

But as Jake and Daphnes story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the papers prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesnt, information thatif he found outwould break his heart.