ETHANS POV I spent the next few days frantically searching my heart for what to do next but to no avail. I felt like I was running out of time, and the pressure was getting to me. I tried on two more occasions to see Ava but she wouldn't let me. As I sat in my living room, lost in thoughts about Ava and how to make things right, I didn't even notice when Mia walked in with our son. Suddenly, I felt a small body collide with me, and I looked down to see my little boy hugging me "Hello Daddy!" he said, grinning up at me. "Hi cutie," I said, ruffling his hair. "How was your day?" We chatted for a few minutes about his day at school and what he had learned, and then Mia took him to his room to get ready for bed. As she came back into the living room, she noticed the distant and unhappy l