Jack Maris is in a pickle. The confirmed bachelor has just landed the job of his dreams, but his new boss, a staunch family man, thinks Jack is engaged. Desperate, he talks pretty waitress Tess Donovan into posing as his fiancee. The little white lie seems harmless enough -- until news of their "engagement" spreads all over town. By then, however, the most delicious complication is the attraction simmering between the pair.