Stephen has been pursuing Janette for a year.  She has now come to his home for a vacation.  He's not sure why she finally capitulated but knows that she is there for more than him.  He wants to help her but Janette is not very open.  But then Stephen is not either as he has to make a life-altering decision.

These are complex characters who hold a lot inside.  They do not easily trust or share.  While the secondary characters are there to move the story along, I liked that the focus is on Stephen and Janette, their pasts, presents, and futures.  I liked also that neither was willing to let someone else make their decisions but that with a lot of soul searching both were able to come to a level of trust to ask the other to support them in their decisions.

The story starts slowly but as I got more into Stephen and Janette's stories I became involved in what their final decisions would be.  I enjoyed this story and would like to know what happens to them in the future.