After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, My Child Said We Shouldn’t Go Home. I Listened

instead of spiraling into worst-case scenarios.

But before I could dial, my phone buzzed in my hand.

A text from my husband, perfectly timed and painfully normal: Just landed. Hope you two are home safe. Love you both.

I stared at the message until the letters started to blur. The words were right. The sentiment was right. It was exactly what he always continue reading …