A tragic moment in history on Sept 11 brings the two characters, Lucy and Gabe, together. This starts a whirlwind romance that ends when Gabe leaves to follow his dream of photographing the world.
Lucy is left behind and eventually finds Darren, who she dates and marries and has kids with. But he thoughts are never far from Gabe and him the same of her.
About halfway through this book, I had an inkling of why this book was being written the way it was. I didn't know the full extent of it but I did kind of guess it. The end had me in tears. Beautiful story.