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

air in our bedroom was still, carrying only the faint scent of his cedar shoe trees and the lavender lotion I had applied after my shower. The closet doors stood open behind him, revealing the empty hangers where his casual clothes usually hung.

“It is only for one night,” he said, adjusting his collar in the mirror. He smoothed the sharp points of continue reading …