"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." -Ernest Hemmingway

The year is 2078. The world is split - war torn - completely altered by the decline of technology and the rise of certain powers. Camila does whatever she can to ease her family's burden, although simply surviving is hard enough on its own. Life gets even more complicated when a confused stranger washes up on the beach, running from war and rebellion in her own country. Now, along with a new, unfamiliar friend and a string of fabricated truths, Camila does her best to make things work. But with the government in complete control and the people at its mercy, they all know that things can change in the blink of an eye.

"You've got me," Lauren whispered, the words sounding almost like a question. Dinah nodded. "For as long as you want me, for as long as I deserve you. And...even after that." (A series of loosely connected scenes from Lauren's pregnancy, and her married life with Dinah.)