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

“Sweettalker. Close your eyes,” Liam ordered and Milo obeyed immediately without even a second of hesitation. Foil rustled and paper ripped before Liam’s soft hand started guiding his own until he grabbed something. “You can open them now.”


Milo slowly opened his eyes. In his hands, he held a wooden frame with a stiff canvas. Around him, there were more things on the blanket. A drawing bloc with professional, thick pages, two sets of pencils, coals, and paints, and other randomly situated rubbers, sharpeners, and liners.


“I thought you might start drawing this weekend. Maybe begin creating a portfolio,” Liam explained, feeling energized by the idea. “If you need anything else, we can go to the store. It had so many options, but I don’t know so I asked for help and they started throwing all these professional terms and it was so confusing.”


“It’s perfect,” Milo interrupted him.


“I’m glad you like it.” Liam beamed. “Let’s get home now. I’m freezing.”


Chapter 28