Gina longed to share her life with the man she loved, but Charles is reluctant to marry her and told her love must wait. Gina must learn sophistication, devote herself to becoming a suitable wife for a fashionable author. Charles's apparent indifference saddened and frightened Gina, for she was horrified by the new Charles who she couldn't understand. In bewilderment, she turned for help to her longtime friend Peter. After Charles and Gina break up, she eventually marries Peter. Aparently she resolved her problems and found the love for which she had waited, even though she can't forget Charles. Later, when Peter and Gina are vacationing at a chalet in the French Alps, Gina sees Charles again.