She is hurting

RIA ROBERT COUTURE

"Did you talk to him?" Ethan asked.

"No, I didn’t get to see him. He was in a meeting.” Ria replied.

"Listen Ria...” Ethan covered the gap between them.

Ria blinked back tears. Ethan was close and his warm hand reached for her cheeks.

"It tears me apart to see you hurting this way.” Ethan mumbled.

Ria looked up at him and his image blurred slightly by the tears. "What do I do, Ethan? It hurts me to be apart from him and...” Her voice trailed off.

Ethan pulled her in for a hug. "Ian will come around. Don’t worry too much about it.” He whispered into her ears.

"Well I hope he comes around soon and I can’t help but worry about this situation.” Ria muttered.

Ethan stood back when she calmed down. He touched her face and wiped her tears with his fingertips. “Just relax.”

"Thank you." Ria sniffled.

Ethan stepped backward and pushed his hands into his pocket. "I talked to Chad this morning and I told him about the recording. And he said, there is a possibility th