Liam cancelled his wedding when his fiancé Jasper ran away with his best friend. About to go on the honeymoon alone, Liam meets eighteen-year-old Milo, who desperately wants an airline ticket to anywhere. Two strangers board the plane; two near-friends deplane, then live together in a hotel room on an exotic island, developing a unique relationship. Back in England, Jasper has to face reality without Liam and starts to realize what that actually means.<br><br>Then new information about their wedding and insights into their past relationship surface and the truth stops being black and white. If Jasper’s best friend didn’t confess before the wedding, would he still have run away? If Liam didn’t meet Milo at the airport, would he still have boarded the plane? Was it destined to go exactly this way, no matter what? Sometimes choice is ripped away from us and we are left to deal with the consequences.<br><br>With so many things out of their control, can Liam and Jasper heal themselves and their relationship?

Heal

“Milo?” he asked with a hoarse voice, looking around the room with a puzzled look. Milo understood this reaction because the waking moment was as terrifying for him as it seemed to be for Liam.


“I’ll be heading outside. Wanna join?” Milo asked, impatient to leave the room.


He’d awoken a few hours ago when sunrays attacked his face, and he felt his nose moving funnily as if he was about to sneeze. He eventually did and the loud noise fully woke him up.


He took a shower as quickly as possible and changed into a fresh set of clothes. The day was beautiful, the sound of waves and seagulls resonating outside drew him in like a siren’s song. The energy coursing through his veins tried to tear his body at the seams, but it’d be rude to walk out without telling Liam.


“I don’t think I’m in the mood to go anywhere, but feel free to explore on your own,” Liam said and fell back onto the bed.


Milo didn’t want to overstay his welcome, so he stood up a little too excitedly.


Chapter 8