My Husband Texted “Stay Upstairs” Before Our Son’s Birthday—Then an Officer at the Door and a Blue Folder Changed What He Thought He Knew

“I didn’t ask you to move them.”

“Your mother probably will.”

He almost smiled.

“Noah said they were fancy.”

“They are.”

“He also said your SUV has the best cup holder in Virginia.”

I looked at the cracked plastic beside the driver’s seat.

“That’s generous.”