I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

He stepped away from some administrative responsibilities and stopped volunteering for every extra case.

One night:

“If I say no, somebody else will have to do it.”

“Yes.”

“What if they’re not as good?”

I stared.

He smiled sheepishly.

“Working on that.”