Phyllis and Tonya are two sisters forced to live in a "Safe Home". They learned the hard way to defend themselves, act tough, take care of each other and pretend not to care. When they are placed in the home of a single mom and her teenaged daughter the entire family goes through a transformation. The mother learns to manage her time between work and the girls. The teenager learns being a big sister can be tough. Phyllis and Tonya go through many trials and troubling situations with the teenaged daughter before they all learn there is plenty of mom's love for all of them.