My Husband Told Me to “Handle It Yourself” While I Was in Labor So He Could Stay at His Mother’s Birthday—Then I Made One Phone Call

“Yes.”

So he stayed.

Choice.

We were learning.

PART 10 — MONDAY

Brandon returned Monday afternoon.

Suitcase rolling behind him.

He called from the foyer:

“Madelyn?”

Dad was sitting in the living room holding Liam.