I assumed my daughter’s unexpected subway romance would become another sweet memory I’d repeat for years. Then she showed me a photograph, and I understood she was not simply introducing me to a boy she liked.

She was bringing the deepest heartbreak of my life back through my front door.

Stormy had never looked so delighted because of a boy.

She seemed to drift into the house, tossed her backpack onto the kitchen floor, and began talking before she had even removed her shoes.