Chloe receives a CPS call at the grocery store, learning her estranged birth mom unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl.

Chloe visits the hospital's intensive care unit, meets nurse Calvin, and gives her newborn sister the name Willow.

CPS determines Chloe's income and savings are too low to meet the financial requirements to become Willow's sole guardian.

Social worker Rachel proposes the Team Up program, pairing Chloe with Warren, who needs a larger apartment for his brother Luke.

Warren visits Chloe's apartment late, unexpectedly responds in ASL, and both reluctantly agree to the guardian partnership.

Warren and his fifteen-year-old deaf brother Luke officially move into Chloe's three-bedroom apartment, beginning their shared living arrangement.

Chloe brings Willow home from the hospital, where Warren and nurse Calvin immediately exchange a cold, territorial standoff.

Warren's birthday guests produce cocaine, and Chloe furiously kicks everyone out to protect her chances of keeping custody of Willow.

Warren closes the distance between him and Chloe in the kitchen and the two share their first kiss.

Warren declines a two-bedroom apartment offer and asks Chloe to sign an official agreement to continue living together long-term.

Warren takes Chloe on their first official date — a fancy restaurant dinner followed by hitting glowing golf balls on a hill.

Warren discovers his long-absent father has secretly made contact with Luke and wants Luke to move in with him.

Warren punches a wall in anger, causing Willow to cry and Chloe to reflexively step back away from him.

Chloe tracks Warren down at a motel parking lot and promises to always be there for him before bringing him home.

Willow's adoption is finalized, and Warren proposes to Chloe at Willow's first birthday party surrounded by all their loved ones.

Chloe's life is upended when a CPS call leads her to the hospital, where she names her newborn sister Willow and vows to protect her. Unable to meet financial requirements alone, Chloe is paired with Warren through the Team Up program, forcing two strangers to share a home for five months. Their initial hostility dissolves as they face real challenges together, from cocaine at Warren's birthday party to their first charged kiss in the kitchen. After signing an official cohabitation agreement and going on their first real date, their happiness is threatened when Warren's absent father secretly contacts his brother Luke. Warren's explosive reaction drives him out of the apartment, but Chloe tracks him down and brings him home, sealing their commitment to each other. A year later, with Willow's adoption finalized, Warren proposes to Chloe at Willow's first birthday party surrounded by everyone they love.

The central journey from CPS call to custody and proposal.

Chloe visits her birth mom at the hospital and agrees to take the baby only if her mom surrenders all custody rights.

On move-in day, Warren's friend accidentally knocks a door into Chloe's face, and Warren gently tends to her bleeding nose.

Warren tells Chloe he doesn't want to be her friend, convinced she is a spoiled rich girl who never had to fight.

Luke moves in and bonds with Chloe over dinner, the two sharing details of their family histories with each other.

Chloe spots Luke smoking pot with friends while out with Willow and later urges him to tell Warren himself.

Warren proposes splitting shared meals, groceries, and household responsibilities so they can better support each other through the arrangement.

Warren offers Chloe use of his car for Willow's first hospital follow-up appointment, and Chloe hugs him in grateful relief.

Warren's boss and wife excitedly greet Chloe and Willow during a drop-off, and Chloe realizes Warren has been talking about her.

Calvin comes over for an awkward Twilight movie date while Chloe and Warren keep pulling toward each other instead.

Warren apologizes for interfering with the Calvin date and confesses that something about Chloe makes him want to come closer.

Chloe reveals her birth mom's history to Emily over lunch for the first time, and Emily accepts her story without judgment.

Warren defends Chloe in front of her adoptive mother at a tense family dinner, explaining how hard Chloe works for her family.

After Chloe's adoptive parents leave, Chloe and Warren confess their love for each other and fall asleep curled up together.

Emily and Lane announce they are moving back to town and will rent the two-bedroom apartment Warren passed on.

Warren brings Chloe to his old band's warehouse at the end of their date and performs a song he composed for her.

Behind the main plot, smaller moments define who Chloe and Warren truly are and reveal how their household slowly becomes a home. From Chloe's tense agreement with her birth mom to a painful door accident on move-in day that exposes Warren's unexpected gentleness, the story builds intimacy in unexpected places. As the household finds its rhythm, Warren's jealousy over Calvin and Chloe's awkward failed date clear the path toward honesty between them. Chloe's lunch with former roommate Emily marks a turning point in her willingness to trust others with her past, and Warren stepping up to defend Chloe against her adoptive mother's judgment proves how deeply he has come to care for her. After a late-night confession of love seals their commitment, their close friends announce they are moving back to town, completing the found family around them. The pool ends with Warren serenading Chloe at his old band's warehouse, marking the full bloom of their relationship.

The quieter scenes that build their bond and chosen family.

Chloe arrives at the hospital and learns from Odette that her birth mom's newborn baby girl is in intensive care.

Chloe passes the CPS psychological evaluation, background check, and living space inspection, clearing the initial hurdles toward guardianship.

Warren asks Chloe when she started making her feelings smaller for other people's benefit, catching her completely off guard.

Warren notices Chloe is utterly exhausted in Willow's first weeks home and offers to hold the baby so Chloe can shower.

Warren angrily confronts Chloe about the Luke smoking incident, then apologizes and reveals he is working on his temper in therapy.

Warren reveals his mother died from a drug overdose on his birthday, explaining why he froze when drugs appeared at the party.

Luke storms in to interrupt Chloe and Warren's first kiss and warns Warren not to jeopardize their custody cases.

Chloe invites Calvin over to temper her growing feelings for Warren, but she and Warren keep gravitating toward each other instead.

Chloe discovers the unmarked CD in Warren's car is his old band, which he quit touring with in order to pursue custody of Luke.

Willow's doctor confirms her blood pressure is trending down and the hole in her artery has closed on its own without surgery.

Chloe's birth mom promises not to contest the adoption, saying she wants Willow to be with the stronger version of herself.

Chloe confesses to Odette after the visitation that she thinks she might be in love with Warren.

On Luke's birthday, Luke reveals he has been secretly meeting his father for two months and wants to move in with him.

Chloe talks to Luke and realizes Warren's father has been exploiting Luke's guilt with threats of homelessness to collect CPS money.

Warren proposes the family adopt the last name Dove after the wedding, and Chloe joyfully agrees it is the perfect choice.

This pool follows the pivotal revelations and emotional turning points that quietly reshape Chloe and Warren's lives and relationship. From Chloe first glimpsing Willow's fragile state in intensive care to Warren catching Chloe minimizing herself for others, each moment peels back a layer of who these two people really are beneath their defenses. Confrontations over Luke's smoking, the painful truth about Warren's mother, and an interrupted first kiss all force the two closer even as they resist. Medical milestones for Willow and a disarming conversation with Chloe's birth mom bring unexpected relief, while Chloe confessing love to her social worker shows how profoundly she has changed. The crisis with Warren's manipulative father tests everything they have built, and Chloe's determination to find Warren proves the depth of her commitment. The pool closes with Warren proposing their family take the name Dove, a symbol of the peace they have both finally found.