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

He called out to me without turning around, his voice gravelly and low in the empty space.

“The tailgate is up, Mercy,” he said.

I found him standing near the sink, holding a small cardboard box filled with old lightbulbs, extension cords, and a roll of packing tape. He set the box on the counter, next to the spot where my gold wedding continue reading …