A young married U.S. military soldier, Paul Sutton, returns home after World War II and meets a graduate student, Victoria Aragon, along the way. Victoria is pregnant and terrified of returning home to her Mexican family where her domineering overprotective father will surely disapprove of her out of wedlock pregnancy. Wanting to help, Paul offers to pose as her husband to calm things until such time as he is free to leave again. As they spend time together, Paul and Victoria began falling in love. However, Paul is still married and they have to hold themselves back before destiny intervenes and tragedy ensues they can finally be together.