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 treasured those times because right after he had to go to Senorita for his shift. He got progressively better at handling the tray, not spilling drinks, and taking orders. Liam came over a fair amount of time to support him but never stayed for too long. He often wondered what Liam did every day, but found himself unable to focus on the question as the restaurant was much more thought-consuming than expected. Seven hours never could go fast enough.


After that, he and Liam shared dinner and entertained themselves with random bursts of creativity, movies, bowling, pool competitions, or karaoke challenges. They usually had some cocktails and went back home. Milo liked his routine, but deep inside he couldn’t wait for the weekend when he wouldn’t have to work and could spend the whole day observing Liam.


Chapter 25