Meg thinks her friend Lucy is making a big mistake marrying Ted. She gives Lucy the strength to run away, but then Meg's left to pick up the mess. Meg's always been the one to run, always left others to deal with the stuff she didn't want to bother with. Now, she's on her own and finding out she doesn't have to depend on others. Which is a good thing, because no one in town is too happy with her or offering her much of a helping hand. Strangely, though, they come to depend on her to not screw up a land deal that will help the whole town. 
 And then there's Ted. The golden boy of Wynette, Tx, he's trying to to make everyone happy. Meg seems to be the only one who doesn't think he's the saint everyone else believes him to be. And maybe the only one who can make him happy. After ruining his life, of course.