Soaring and Steadfast: A Friends to Lovers Secret Romance

I'm lost and scared. I just need to talk to someone, please...
For Lila Brooks, life was just about getting by and burying the memories of a traumatic past she would rather forget. Relationships were hard, and left scars, and 'Trust' might as well be a four-letter word... despite the five letters. Her inner circle was small, almost non-existent, and she needed help from an invisible friend who couldn't judge her.

You found me. It's going to be okay. I'm here...
Louis 'Pasteur' Gagne was surprised by the strange text message he received one evening. It was a cry for help that spoke to him, a lost soul searching for something, someone to cling to, and he took up the mantle of 'friend' immediately.

No names, no locations, no lies..., and no judgment. This was a simple promise of an unconditional friendship, until they meet unexpectedly.

Now what?