Famous author Mark hires toy shop owner Jill to entertain Chuck, a little boy stricken with leukemia that Mark is caring for. The townspeople suspect Jill of having an affair with Mark, since Chuck’s presence is a secret. When Chuck’s mother picks him up, Jill thinks she’ll never see Mark again, but he returns and says he loves her.; Kip and Deb are engaged, but he feels her best friend Mona is around them too much. Mona helps Deb get a job as a magazine photographer and goes with her to a fiesta across the border, even though Deb promised Kip she wouldn’t go. Kip catches her there and they break up. However, he learns it was all part of Mona’s scheme to ruin their romance. Kip and Deb get back together and Mona is left out in the cold.; Polly is engaged to Ashby but he nearly breaks up with her over her habit of flirting with other men, including Dewey. She promises to change, and they decide to get married before he enters the military. However, Dewey calls Polly a “teaser” and kisses her just as Ashby comes in. Ashby leaves. Polly starts attending USO dances near Ashby’s camp and convinces the other soldiers to make Ashby listen to her explanation. They are reunited.; High school student Beth dates new teacher Larry over the objections of her father, the school principal. Larry is fired when his “unsavory” past is exposed. Beth becomes engaged to Johnny, but Larry returns and demands five hundred dollars from Beth, threatening her with photos of them kissing. Johnny finds out and is angry, but he soon realises Beth is not a bad girl. They are married.