nico foster has never been close to his mom, his dad left when he was young and his sister has basically raised him as her own. his whole life he's never believed in love if his parents couldn't be in love, why could he. when nico's mom dies unexpectedly he can't help but not feel upset about it, accept his mom has been hiding a secret from him and his sister. a secret trip to italy for two, he decides why not take the opportunity. he tells his sister about it and soon enough he's staring at the clouds from a cramped airplane window. when he gets there he expects nothing but a fun trip but when benji macalester comes into his life he can't help but feel confused. what is this feeling in his heart? it can't be love.