Rashad is faced with the pressures of making a career choice and getting married all before Christmas day. His friend Faye is faced with the difficult dilemma that Lauren, Rashad's fiance, and her intentions are not what they appear to be.

Mahogany Andrews appears to be in the fight for her life as she is battling Tony Hawkins for custody of their daughter, Rachel. However, another fight is beginning to ensue as Cassie Pearson is doing whatever it takes to keep her entire family, which includes Mahogany, together and Khalil Pearson is battling internally to figure out what he truly wants and needs out of life and his marriage.

Arie Hinkley has it all — a beautiful family, a husband who is about to be mayor, money, friends, the perfect life — until a stranger from her past returns to reveal a mysterious and disturbing past from Arie that not only threatens her husband Booker Hinkley's campaign but may very well ruin Arie's dream life.

The lives of Mahogany Andrews and those around her are drastically changed after devastating news changes relationships and reveals dark secrets from the past that will have a major impact on everyone's future.