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

Maybe it was rushed. Maybe he should’ve negotiated. Maybe he shouldn’t have exploded. On the train, this was exactly what he thought. He wasn’t worried about booking a hotel or calling a friend to plead for a place to stay. No, despite the goodbye, his body, on autopilot, led him to London. As the scenery passed him by, random bursts of red, buses or photo booths, which didn’t match the grey of streets and buildings, and he felt an emptiness inside, he realized this wasn’t his home.


“Want anything to drink, Moo?” Liam asked. He moved closer to Milo on the sofa, effectively distracting the younger man from his memories.


“I…” Milo was caught off guard by the sudden question. He didn’t know how to phrase what he wanted. How could he leave the house when he couldn’t even choose a stupid drink?


“You’re over-thinking again. I’m gonna get you some wine for relaxation.” Liam spun on his heel and bounced away towards the kitchen.


Chapter 68