In this romance story set in modern Lagos, two intimate friends were enmeshed in a web of domestic, cultural and social battles obstructing the consummation of their love dreams. Chief Ugbaala and his wife, Nkem's parents, wanted to use her as bait in making their social and spiritual affiliations firmer. All efforts made to destroy the natural love existing between Nkem and Okey failed because something beyond the ordinary trapped their emotional overtures. The momentary negative incidences like the ghastly motor accident which almost crippled Nkem and Okey's move to pinch his tenth of love with Nkem's best friend, Funke, affected but did not destroy their deep love. The dramatic turnaround of events, which almost crippled Nkem's father's job and lifeline, forced him and his wife to accept that Nkem and Okey should marry. They waited long in rough and tough climes, struggling to realize their marathon kiss in an everlasting bliss of matrimony....