Tom can never forget the day Sybil came home from her first season with a ring on her finger and the promise of a life that he can never give her, but war has a way of changing things and the lines between passion and propriety soon become blurred. True happiness comes at a cost and hard sacrifices must be made for a future worth having. Written for the July 2014 fic bonanza.

"We're Tom and Sybil... like Torvill and Dean, Sonny and Cher or Fred and Ginger. All great double acts... just like us." Tom and Sybil grew up together and there has always been something between them. Now in their 20s, they have come close a few times but things keep getting in the way and both try to pretend they are better off friends. Valentine's Fic Exchange for Ducky82.