 She s Kathy, a comix cartoonist; he s David, teaching English to new immigrants. It s New York City, with 29 shopping days left until Christmas, and they re in love. Or are they? Their romance has been on-again, off-again because David can t bring himself to say, "I love you." He can say it in French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, but not English. So, when she learns at an inopportune time that he s applied for a job in Ho Chi Minh City, she asks for breathing room until Christmas; the film chronicles the ensuing days of restless indecision.