William Baker was always accustomed to getting whatever he wanted. By force if not by free will. Though he struggles with understanding human connection; his childhood, colored, companion, May, is his only valued associate. Even when it appears that she has betrayed him, he is unable to distance himself from her for too long. As conflicts build in William's life, May is the only one he can turn to. He slowly starts to realize that she is his match, not only in the bed, but in life. When things ultimately go wrong, they finally uncover what they've meant to one another. And May becomes aware that she, a colored girl, had always been the magic in his life.