Jimmy is about to embark on the biggest commitment of his life. He is so afraid of losing his beloved Christy that he has decided to desert the army and run after her to ask her to marry him. She is terrified, but not so much because she is going to have a baby, but because if she accepts Jimmy, she may end up having two. As these passionate lovers travel across the United States, confronting their family past, their own fears, and questions they've never asked themselves before—about faith, death, and the art of living—readers are caught up in a sensational, moving, funny, and fast-paced drama about the nature of love in our time.