Outside the window, snowflakes drifted gently as kids laughed and ran around, setting off fireworks and playing hide-and-seek in the white blanket. It finally felt a bit like the New Year was coming.
Scarlett listened to the noise from outside and couldn't help but feel her mood lift. She wondered if he'd spend the holiday with her this time.
She called him again, but as always, his phone was off.
What she didn't know was, Ethan was on the way to the hospital with Harper.
Harper agreed on the surface, but her thoughts were running in a completely different direction.
"Ethan, I kinda need the bathroom, can you come with me?" she asked suddenly.
Ethan glanced at the thick snow underfoot, then nodded. Taking her arm carefully, they slowly made their way to the public restr
