I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work – But His Colleague Asked Me with Tears in His Eyes, ‘He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?’
He was waiting for my part in it.
***
When we got home, I listened from the kitchen while Ben called Oregon and admitted he’d committed too quickly.
“I need to move the start date,” he said. “My daughter needs to finish the school year, and my wife has a business she can’t abandon on six weeks’ notice.”
I looked toward the doorway.
He was waiting for my part in it.
That was new.
My business had finally made it into his sentence.
When he hung up, I asked, “Well?”
“They need to discuss it.”
“And if they say no?”
Ben looked at me.
“Then I decide whether the job is worth taking without the timeline we agreed on.”
“They need to discuss it.”
***
A week later, they approved the delay.
Ben came home.
“They’ll wait until summer.”
I nodded.
He watched me.
“I haven’t said yes yet, Ben. But it’s easier now that we’re on the same page.”
