There's a long history between Connie and Alex. They met when Alex lived in Essex before he 'took a fated trip across the ocean', and Connie moved to Surrey to be with her new foster family. But distance always takes its toll and this couple were no different. Taking friendships to the next level is risky, they knew that, but once Alex and Connie re-united they couldn't see any other option but to take the plunge anyway. After going through so much together: the death of a brother and a mother, being abandoned by a father, the distance, the jealousy, the cheating; it all got too much and they fell apart. Connie ran away to forget her broken heart, but the past always has a way of chasing up to the present and she can't avoid her secret life forever. So when Alex comes to search for her, she has to decide. Can she carry on denying her past? Or does she have to embrace who she is and look forward to the future?