Parker is a shy, aspiring writer who works as a telephone psychic by day and lives a lonely existence by night. Samantha is a painter who dreams of studying in Paris and has a habit of getting involved with the wrong men. When they bump into each other in a Manhattan flower shop, it's love at first sight for Parker. After his apartment burns down and his search for a new one goes nowhere, fate provides an opportunity: Samantha happens to have an affordable room available, and she likes having male roommates -- but only if they're gay. Desperate, Parker decides to take the plunge, and passes himself off as a gay friend of a friend. An inevitable comedy of errors ensues, as Parker desperately tries to keep Samantha from learning his two secrets: 1) he's not gay, and 2) he's falling head-over-heels in love with her.