Ethan had spent a sleepless night, his thoughts consumed by one thing.

Even as he took the kids to kindergarten this morning, his mind was still preoccupied with the issue at hand.

Initially, he had planned to pretend he didn’t know, hoping that once he passed Emily’s "test," she would naturally reveal the children's backgrounds.

At that point, everything would fall into place.

But every time they miscommunicated, it was because both had been hiding ...