Preston and Virginia Whitmore are living the country club dream: a sprawling manor overlooking Pine Glen's emerald fairways, two thriving offspring at elite universities, and decades of marital harmony cemented by Preston's executive status and Virginia's impeccable poise. Their empty-nester days shimmer with poolside cocktails, charity galas, and the comfortable silence of affluence. Yet beneath the surface of manicured roses and gin-tonic complacency, something fundamental will happen.

When Preston notices an interesting nuance in his wife's opinions, he orchestrates an utterly unorthodox challenge. He gambles on a husband-orchestrated fantasy?inviting Carter Maddox, the towering, chiseled tennis prodigy whose legendary endowment ignites whispers at the club, to illuminate his wife's hidden desires.