Zena Johnson is a young black girl, growing-up in the 1970's under the watchful eyes of her parents in Boston, Massachusetts. Following a love affair that leaves her with a broken-heart, her parents decide to send Zena to New York to further her education. An exciting job offer lands Zena in Vienna, Austria where horizons seem endless. Returning home for the Christmas holidays, an unusual meeting occurs when Zena encounters a professional basketball player from Philadelphia who plays for the Atlanta Hawks. The developing love affair between the couple spans the ocean, as Zena's mate decides to play basketball in Europe. Moreover, Zena's mate possess an innate ability to decipher and decode numerology structures in scientific data which attract the attention of foreign adversaries. Life seems wonderful in the European capitol, however a disaster at home turns their world on its head. The decision to leave behind a world they had come to embrace causes vacillation and indecision.