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?’

“What are you talking about?”

“He accepted another position.”

I waited.

“No. Chelsea, no. I meant the hospital.”

“Where?”

“Oregon.”

The relief vanished.

“What job in Oregon?”

Arnold closed his eyes.

Arnold had worked beside Ben for years. He’d eaten at our table often enough that I knew what his silence meant.

“What job in Oregon?”

“You’re crying

because he’s leaving.”

He wiped his cheek.