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?”
Not:
Lily needed me.
Do not make one child the explanation for hurting another.
PART 35 — THE APOLOGY TO MAYA
He sat on her bedroom floor.
“I thought my work emergency mattered more because you were safe at home.”
Maya looked at him.
“That’s mean.”
“Yes.”
“You could’ve come for cake.”