"Why is it taking me so long to lose my virginity?" Alice cries out to herself year after year. At 14 she was nearly raped, at 21 she almost made love to a boyfriend, but that ended destructively, too. Now, she is 28 and still a virgin, and all Alice wants is to experience the physical part of love and put the past behind her. Finally a good man comes into her life, but Alice's wild and frightened spirit may not let her survive a final attempt at union.