Willow Quincy grew up feeling like she never fit neatly anywhere. With a Black parent and a white parent, she often felt caught between different worlds without feeling completely claimed by either, and her naturally shy personality made finding her people even harder. Willow had only a few close friends growing up and still has no clear picture of what she wants her life to become. She now works the front desk of an upscale hotel, where she spends every day watching wealthy travelers arrive in beautiful cars, talk about extraordinary places, and disappear into lives that seem impossibly far from hers. Part of Willow quietly wonders whether meeting the right person could be her doorway into something bigger, even though deep down she still struggles to believe she is the kind of woman someone extraordinary would actually choose.