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

“You seem more miserable than usual.” The overly kind voice brought Milo from his thoughts to reality.


Milo faced Liam who showed off his straight teeth. He blinked a few times, not understanding how the other had just casually strolled in, completely unaware of Milo’s mental breakdown.


“You weren’t here today.” Milo frowned because, irrationally, he felt he deserved some answers, despite being the one who got lost in his head.


“I was doing some shopping.” Liam motioned to the paper bag which looked suspiciously heavy. “I got you a gift!”


Milo felt his brain trickle out of his ear and leave him to face this conversation alone.


“Huh?” Milo let out a sound which Liam generously interpreted as a question mark.


“A gift. Let’s meet at our usual spot after you finish,” Liam talked fast and in a high pitch.


Milo felt bad for his eardrums, but his brain wasn’t there to notify him of the pain.


Chapter 26