August 2000 Lauren Elliott, a woman of eighteen, is heartbroken when her boyfriend Jack breaks up with her when he admits that he no longer loves her. With the rest of her life ahead of her she is sure that she will never see him again... At eighteen years old, Jack Wilmot has a haunting secret. When he finds out that his girlfriend, Lauren, wants to make love with him he decides that he is no good for her and breaks up with her. His heart break is only lessened by the knowledge that she will find someone better. But years are not kind to Jack or Lauren and circumstances end up reunited them. All the while Jack does what he can to keep his secret but all secrets come out eventually and what will happen when they do?