I Bought A Plane Ticket To Surprise My Pilot Husband On Our Anniversary

the metal teeth clicking shut in the quiet room.

I would take this document to Karen in the morning, but I would not sign it tonight.

“Mercy?” Daniel called from the kitchen. “The salmon is getting cold.”

“I am coming,” I said.

I walked toward the kitchen, my fingers brushing against the leather of my bag.

The small white receipt slipping continue reading …