Remembrance of Love

Fate had thrown them together on the island of Mauritius; a man preparing himself to face the inevitable, and a woman tormented by guilt after the death of a lifelong friend.
Their emotions had been raw and exposed, and they had both needed someone to cling to.
There was no reason to believe that something profound and enduring could evolve from that.
Was there?

Liz needed to come to terms with the past. She also needed to get away to a place where she could rest and do nothing other than laze ...