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?”

Police were investigating.

Lily was safe.

Daddy had also been dishonest about where he was, and Mom and Dad were working on that.

Maya asked:

“Is Lily why Daddy missed my birthday?”

Garrett answered himself.

“I made the choice to miss your birthday.”

Good.