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

Once downstairs, Milo headed to the canteen first. He was still growing and needed a constant supply of food to sustain his youthful energy and motivation. Creating a small tower of meat, cheese, bread, and eggs on his plate, he moved towards fruits and drinks. He had no shame.


As he ate, he tried to come up with a bulletproof plan for the day. He needed to book a room, explore the area, maybe look for a job if he wanted to stay here for a while. He usually was the type to deal with the nastiest task first, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it today as no one was there to supervise him. Milo decided to enjoy a stroll along the beach. He’d always loved the smell of the ocean.


He could worry about the room later, he concluded.


Later came too early. Milo was once again on the verge of homelessness. He let out a groan. Even the beautiful view of the beach couldn’t lift his mood.


Chapter 9