The movie begins with Oliver sitting alone in the snow. He starts telling the story of how they met,
how they fell in love with each other, and even though they were poor, they never left
each other’s side. It cuts back in time, to where Oliver and Jenny meet. Oliver goes to
the Radcliffe Library and asks for a certain book. Jenny doesn’t want to give it to him because he’s
a student from Harvard. Jenny calls him a preppy as she thinks that Oliver had gone to prep school.
Oliver asks her what makes her think such things. She tells him because he looks stupid and rich.
He tells her that he is smart and poor. Jenny disagrees as she tells him that she is smart
and poor instead. He asks her what makes her think that. She says that she would never grab a coffee
with him. He says that he would never ask and she tells him that’s what makes him stupid. They end
up going to a café at the end. Oliver’s looking through her documents and sees that she is a music
student. Jenny’s playing hard to get and Oliver is drawn to it. He reveals that he is a Barrett,
meaning his last name holds power. His great-grandfather had given the Barrett hall
to Harvard. Jenny pokes fun at him as she says she’s talking to a hall. Jenny’s way of joking
with somebody is by making fun of them. Oliver asks her why she made him buy her coffee and
she answers because she likes his body, her answer surprises Oliver pleasantly. They finish with the
coffee and head outside. While walking, Oliver reveals that he is majoring in social studies.
As they get to Jenny’s place, Oliver stops and invites her to the Dartmouth Hockey
game on Friday. Jenny doesn’t really give Oliver a clear answer. It cuts to the game,
Oliver receives penalty and is pulled for two minutes. While he’s sitting on the bench,
Jenny approaches him. She starts talking dirty to him but he doesn’t pay attention to her as he’s
trying to focus on the game. She leaves him and sits in the crowd. Barrett gets in the game and of
course he scores and his team wins. After the game Oliver and Jenny walk out together. While talking,
Oliver kisses Jenny on the cheek, to stop her from poking fun at him. She tells him off as he didn’t
ask her if he could kiss her. Oliver admits that he got carried away. Jenny continues to rant, but
Oliver stops her and kisses her on the lips. After the kiss Oliver decides to prank her. He tells her
that he might call her in a few months; she gets mad and calls him a bastard. She leaves but Oliver
stops her and says that she can dish it out but can’t take the attitude. Oliver gets home and
his roommates make fun of him. He doesn’t really like their behavior so he goes into his room and
calls Jenny. He tells Jenny that he’s in love with her. The next morning Jenny tells him that
he shouldn’t say he loves someone without meaning it. He tells her that he really does mean it, but
she says that he’s known for having had a lot of women by his side. They sit on a bench and Oliver
tries to make her jealous. He says that he going to be meeting Francis Lapierre. She isn’t fazed by
it and tells Oliver that Francis is the captain of the Cornell hockey team. Oliver’s impressed.
It cuts to the game. The score is tied and each team is frustrated. Barrett ends up tackling one
of the players of the opposite team. A chaos is happening. He gets a penalty and has to sit at the
bench for seven minutes. As he’s sitting on the bench he sees a man looking at him from the crowd,
and gets nervous. The game is finished and Harvard ends up losing. After the game we see the man from
the crowd waiting for somebody. Barrett walks out and joins the man. We find out that the man
is Barrett’s father. He tries to talk Oliver into getting to law school, but Oliver just sends him
back home. After that Oliver goes to see Jenny. As he’s approaching her he sees that she’s talking on
the phone. When she says I love you Phil, he gets jealous. He immediately asks her who Phil is and
she says that it’s her father. Oliver doesn’t really believe that but reveals that he calls
his father a son of a bitch. They both laugh and decide to study together. While studying,
Oliver asks Jenny not to play music while they’re trying to learn. She tells him that she is a
music student after all and that that’s her way of studying. They decide to go on a walk in the rain.
As they’re walking Oliver decides to be honest with Jenny. He calls her the supreme Radcliffe
smart ass and tells her he doesn’t want to play verbal volleyball with her. He thinks she’s scared
and that’s why she doesn’t have the courage to admit that she cares. Jenny tells him that she
does care and he kisses her in the rain. They go home and make love. Jenny is a Christian. Oliver
asks her why she decided to leave the church. She answers that she never really joined the church.
She loved the world she was living, saying that nothing’s better than Mozart, Bach, The Beatles
and even Oliver. Time goes by and the couple gets closer and closer. They’re more in love as
the days go. They can be seen studying together, playing in the snow and just enjoying in their
love. Oliver gets invited to one of Jenny’s performances. He stares at her with love as
she plays the piano. After the performance Oliver starts complementing her talent. She says that
she’s just okay and that she will be brilliant, when she gets trained by Nadia Boulanger next
year, as a part of her scholarship. Oliver’s surprised and pissed off at the same time.
He asks her how long did she know about that and she tells him that their breakup is inevitable,
as they will both move on with their lives after graduation. She tries to name all of the things
that are different about them, but Oliver cuts her off by asking her what about their marriage.
She is confused and Oliver asks her to marry him. She agrees and they kiss. It cuts to them driving,
Oliver is taking Jenny to meet his parents, he thinks that they’re going to love her. They get
to the house and Jenny’s overwhelmed by the luxury of the house. She tries to get Oliver to leave but
they’re cut off by the maid. They get into the house and Jenny’s impressed by the luxury design
in the house. They get to the room, where Oliver’s mother and father are waiting. The situation is a
little bit awkward and none of them say anything in the beginning. The conversation is casual,
they ask Jenny where she’s from, what her father does, but are surprised to find out that Jenny is
just a normal girl. Oliver wants to leave as soon as possible, but unfortunately for him they end
up staying for dinner. The last straw for Oliver is when his father asks him about the law school.
They hurry up quickly and leave as Oliver drives as fast as possible. He is tired of his father’s
attitude towards him. Everything has to be an order, he is mad because he doesn’t have a normal
father son relationship with his dad. Oliver doesn’t want to be associated with his father,
as he doesn’t believe how someone can love him for the way he is. Jenny reassures him,
calms him down, and kisses him. Sometime later Oliver meets his father for a dinner. His father
congratulates him for getting into law school and starts talking about his career. Oliver
cuts him off as he asks for his opinion about Jenny. His father tries to be as nice as he can,
he does say that she is very charming but says if he marries her now, he will not get a penny from
him. Oliver goes to the Dean in his law school. He asks for a scholarship and the Dean looks at him
rather odd. He is surprised as Oliver comes from a millionaire family. Oliver explains his situation
but doesn’t get an answer. The Dean tells him he could try mid-year. Oliver is driving with Jenny
as they’re going to meet her father. She tells him that her father was pleasantly surprised to
hear that his daughter was marrying a Barrett. Phil doesn’t agree with the fact that Oliver’s
father is against the marriage. He tries to call Oliver’s father, but Jenny stops him. She tells
him that they don’t want a Christian wedding and they don’t want to marry in a church as well.
They tell him that they want to do the wedding themselves. The collage chaplain presides over,
and the man and woman address each other. Her father says it’s wonderful and he supports them.
It cuts to the wedding; both Oliver and Jenny read their vows to each other. They’re vows
are filled with love, appreciation and admiration for the other person. They say their “I do’s” and
they are pronounced a man and wife. Couple of days later, they arrive at their new home. It’s a shady
looking house in Mongolia. Jenny makes Oliver carry her over the threshold. He hesitates at
first but decides to do it either way. The couple gets used to their new life and their new house
as time goes by. The couple starts working in a camp to make money for Oliver’s scholarship. It’s
not easy for them but they have to get the money from somewhere. One day, Jenny tells Oliver that
they’ve received an invitation to his father’s sixtieth birthday. Oliver immediately says no
even though Jenny tries to change his mind. Jenny decides to call Oliver’s father to RSVP. She tells
him that they won’t be able to come unfortunately. She tries to get him to speak to his father but
he doesn’t want to. She decides to tell his father that Oliver does love him very much,
and that is when Oliver snatches the phone from her, yelling at her to get out of his life. Jenny
leaves, and after some time Oliver goes after her. He goes to all the places where Jenny could be,
but doesn’t find her anywhere. Night time comes and he decides to go home. As he gets to the
house, he sees Jenny at the porch and hurries to her. He tries to apologize but Jenny says
that love means never having to say you’re sorry. Christmas time comes and Oliver works at the tree
saloon. He doesn’t have any luck though because people don’t give big tips. He goes to Jenny,
who is guiding the church choir. The couple agrees to spend New Year’s Eve sleeping.
Sometime passes and we see Oliver running to Jenny to tell her something. He gets to her,
pulls her to the side and tells her that he had made the law review. The couple is so happy;
they’re finally about to stand on their own feet. It cuts to the ceremony. Oliver accepts his award
for the finest senior essay. After he accepts the award, he goes to Jenny immediately. He
tells her that he is about to get a lot of money. Oliver uses the money to buy an apartment in New
York. They get to the building and Jenny orders Oliver to carry her over the threshold. Of course
he doesn’t believe in that but decides to do it. The couple sets in New York, and as time goes by,
they try to get used to it. We see Oliver play some games with his friend. He reveals that he
and Jenny were trying to make a baby. After the fun activity, Oliver decides to go M. Shapeley’s
office to see the blood test results. They’re trying to make a baby and because they aren’t
getting any progress, he already knows that the problem must be in one of them. The doctor reveals
that the problem is in Jenny. Oliver tries to stay as positive as he can and says that they’ll adopt
kids. The doctor interrupts him and says that the problem is more serious. He says that Jenny’s
dying. She doesn’t have much time left, and the treatment must start as soon as possible so the
process is less painful. He says that he will refer them to Doctor Addison, to make sure Jenny’s
around as long as she can. He also tells Oliver to act as normal as possible as that’s the only thing
he can do for Jenny. Oliver leaves, and sadness, anger and guilt fills him up. He’s dumbfounded as
he walks the streets of New York. He gets home and tries to act as normal as possible. He shows love
to his wife and appreciates every moment with her. He lies awake all night. In the morning he
sees that Jenny’s not beside him and panics. Jenny comes to him and drags him out of bed.
She had prepared breakfast for him. Oliver goes to play tennis with his friend. After the game
he tells his best friend that he has turned down a big offer in Chicago to stay with Jenny. He leaves
and finds himself wandering the streets and losing himself in his own thoughts. He goes home and
surprises Jenny with tickets to Paris. He plans to spend Jenny’s remaining time making all her
wishes come true. Jenny says that she doesn’t want to go to Paris; she only wants to be with him. She
tells him that she wants time but unfortunately he can’t give that to her. Oliver realizes that
Jenny had seen the doctor. The night comes and the couple is seen embracing each other. Oliver
promises Jenny that he will be strong. Jenny makes Oliver promise her that he will marry again.
He promises her as tears fill his eyes. The next day the couple goes ice skating. Jenny sits on the
benches as she watches her beloved husband skate on the ice. It reminds her of the days he used to
play hockey. They go to drink some hot chocolate and Jenny asks Oliver to take her to the hospital.
They arrive at the hospital; after Jenny’s examined the doctor tells Oliver that her
treatment could cost a lot. He tells the doctors that that isn’t a problem. Oliver goes to his
father and asks for five thousand dollars. He asks his father not to ask him anything but to give him
the money without any questions. He pays for the treatment and as time passes Jenny gets better.
One day Oliver goes to visit her at the hospital. She reassures him that she isn’t in any pain.
While talking Jenny realizes that she had forgotten all of the musical knowledge she had.
Oliver tries to cheer her up but he’s more devastated than ever. He thinks that everything’s
his fault, Jenny assures him that it’s not like that, as she asks him to cheer up. Oliver gets in
her bed and they fall asleep in embraced. Oliver gets out of Jenny’s room. He sees her father and
hugs him, telling him that he’s there for him. He tries to exit the hospital, but is met with his
father. His father tries to help but Oliver cuts him off by saying that Jenny’s dead. His father
says he’s sorry, but in the end Oliver tells him that love means never having to say you’re sorry.