After the breakdown of his childless marriage of twelve-plus-years to the beautiful Belinda, Gary is hell bent that he will never fall in love again.
The only marriage Gary will enter into, is a marriage of convenience—get the hell out of England and as far away from his beautiful ex-wife and ex-home as possible.
His destination: Austin. Texas.
Gary plans his life and future to precision. He has the wife. Buys the ticket and is ready to go, but his plans to head out of the UK are jeopardised when he strikes up an online conversation with a stranger.
Suddenly, Gary is riddled with doubt and after nightly chats with his new-found-friend, he decides to meet the stranger and against his better judgement, falls deeply in love with her. Suddenly, he is torn between his new life in Texas and his new love. Just as he becomes certain that his love for the pretty stranger outweighs his yearning to leave the UK, fate deals a bitter blow. He is diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour and without giving her the real reason, decides to end the relationship.
She assumes he has taken the path of least resistance and has chosen option two, Texas and Laura.
Five years later, she learns the truth, and Gary finds out there is a surprise waiting for him, in Florida.