Olivia’s POV

“Are you sure everything’s okay?” I asked Ethan over the phone, my voice laced with worry as I checked on Mia. “Is she alright?”

“Relax, Olivia. I dropped her off at daycare; she’s fine, just missing you,” Ethan reassured me. I let out a small sigh of relief.

I’d never spent a night away from my daughter, but this project, requiring a temporary move to Manhattan, would keep me away for three months. Even though I’d return to Staten Island every weekend, I ...