I spent two weeks recovering in the hospital after surgery, and my husband did not come to see me even once. He replied to my messages, but he never told me why he kept staying away. By the time I was discharged, I had prepared myself for the worst. Then I opened our front door and went completely still.
Rowan and I had been married for twenty years. Long enough to know each other’s thoughts before they were spoken, and long enough to endure more difficult seasons than I could count.
That was why none of it made any sense.