Ben and Maria are the perfect couple. They are deeply in love and building a future
together. They live together in the house that they are building and decorating themselves. But beneath the veneers, the varnish and the brightly painted walls, the very structure of the house is under attack from an infestation of Carpenter ants.
When Ben asks Maria to marry him and she accepts, their future together seems bright, full of hope and expectation. But their relationship is infected by underlying deceit, mistrust and infidelity.
When Ben discovers that he might be HIV positive this underbelly of duplicity is finally exposed. What is Ben to do? How can he break this horrific news to Maria? How will she react? Has she been infected too? What future can they have together now?
Can a relationship that’s built on such shaky foundations survive this devastating news?