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 in the sun and enjoy the local cuisine.
Joel didn't have much time left at his disposal and he needed the tranquillity of the island to tie up the loose ends of his life.
Mauritius was the ideal place for both of them.
In a villa on a sun-drenched beach they believed they would find the peace they needed to deal with their problems, but then neither of them had anticipated that their complicated lives would become entwined in the most heart wrenching way.