"And what do you see now?" she whispered.
Valentina returns home to care for a family member or to restart her career, only to find that Mateo has transformed from the awkward boy next door into a confident man. She begins dating other people, trying to heal her past wounds, while Mateo waits in the wings. The novel’s tension revolves around the Spanish phrase "El amor a tiempo" (love in time)—asking the question: Is there a deadline for realizing who your soulmate really is?