There''s just one thing standing between liberal Senate staffer Kate Adams and passage of the landmark legislation she''s been fighting for all year: Ben Mackenzie, intimidating gatekeeper for one of DC''s most powerful conservative senators. After Kate and Ben lock horns in a meet-not-so-cute, they vow to take each other down - by any means necessary. But as their endless game of one-upmanship becomes Kate''s favourite part of the day, she starts to wonder if her feelings for Ben are closer to attraction than animosity.