Life isn't always a beach in Waves, North Carolina... Seventeen year-old Beth Rosbury is still coping with the loss of her friend and seeks solace in the wrong places. Jeromie Greene wonders if friendships are as changeable as the tides while Doug and Gayle know they are one wrong move or word from everything falling apart. Meanwhile, Cara is oblivious to the lies and deception that surround her. As summer ends and storms tear apart fragile Hatteras Island, the friends learn that sometimes, things have to fall apart for things to fall in their place. But can the pieces fall into place in enough time to spare everyone from the heartache and disappointment?