FDNY firefighters Chuck Levine (Adam) and Larry Valentine (Kevin James) are lifelong friends who work and spend time together. When a rescue goes awry and Chuck saves Larry's life, Larry has an epiphany and wants to increase his life-insurance policy to take care of his children but finds out an error in the paperwork will leave them penniless. The next best option, of course, is for the two to enter a civil union together. Jackie has a small role as a teacher in the film.