Just when counter clerk Teddy Warner is about to be evicted from her Scranton apartment, she bumps into beautiful, brilliant, blond Rachel - her estranged childhood friend whose mother forbid their friendship thinking Teddy was beneath them. Teddy and Rachel reconnect over hot chocolate and under New Year's Eve fireworks. Their discussion leads to an invitation. Soon, Teddy is on her way to Philadelphia, where Rachel is a student, to share an apartment and begin an exciting new life in the City.