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

the edges sharp and clean.

I slid it into the lock and turned it, listening to the solid, heavy click of the deadbolt sliding back.

We walked inside, and the smell of the empty house met us, a mixture of lemon oil and dry wood.

The living room was silent, the bare walls showing pale squares where our wedding pictures had hung for twelve years.

Frank walked continue reading …