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

“I don’t think so. He said he needed a model and we didn’t have money to spend on one back in the days,” Liam replied, not invested in the idea.


“Well, I’m not an artist, I’m a fitness lad,” Liam responded, knowing he’d never relate to the peaceful contemplation Milo or Jasper sometimes fell into. He didn’t even look at the world the way they did, but he was sure that if the two of them ever met, they’d get along.


“They’re still pretty good. I know what you meant when you said we’re different.” Milo probably didn’t mean to sound so bitter as he passed his judgment on presented works of art. When they promised each other to be more honest and open, they mostly meant each other. It turned against Milo pretty quickly.


“I didn’t mean it like that, Moo. You’re both extremely talented.” Liam shifted closer to Milo without hesitation but he didn’t want to address the matter further. He started undressing. “Let’s start practicing, okay?”


Chapter 46