Two-and-a-half years after May's return to society, things are as they should be: Steven and May are married, Nate is living contently next door, and Steven and Nate are still best friends. Or that's what Nate thought, but maybe their friendship isn't so happy. Mini-sequel to "Across the Sun".

After years without contact with any of her friends, Serena runs into Trevor while traveling for work. Painful memories from her past resurface, and she is forced to isolate herself from everyone and everything in order to protect herself from the past.