all that before telling me?”
“I was trying to build something better.”
“For who?”
“For us.”
I shook my head.
“I was trying to build something better.”
“You make hard decisions all day because people need you to. But our marriage isn’t another case to manage, Ben!”
His face tightened.
“I didn’t think you’d agree.”
“Then you should’ve let me disagree.”
“What else?”
“I turned down another offer: more money, worse hours.”
“I didn’t think you’d agree.”
That slowed me down.
“So this really is about being home.”
“Yes.”
“Then why didn’t you trust me with that?”
“Because I thought if I came to you with a finished plan, you’d see I was serious.”
“No. I saw a husband who’d already chosen a state, a job, and a start date without me. Stop treating Olive’s stability and my business like details you can solve after the main decision.”
“Yes.”
His
