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?”

“Daddy has a difficult problem at work and may be home more for a while.”

“Did he get fired?”

“No.”

“Is he in trouble?”

“Maybe with some work rules.”

She thought.

Then:

“Will he come to dinner?”