I shake my head, coming back to the present. "I'm sorry, Sophia," I tell her. "I should have listened to you. I thought I was protecting you; if something like this happens again, you need to tell me exactly what you mean," I say to her.

Sophia smiles and turns to her mom, "I will go with aunt Ella and Archer," she says with a yawn.

I look back at Ava, who's sitting there smiling at Sophia. "Sophia, thank you sweetheart," she says.

Sophia leans in and ...