My Husband Insisted I Host His Friends While I Was Recovering in a Neck Brace, Until His Mother Walked Through the Door

friends arrived soon after, loud and cheerful. I stayed on the couch in my neck brace, watching the baby monitor glow beside me.

No one asked if I needed anything.

Jake joked to his friends that I was “on leave” and had it easy, just hanging out with the baby all day.

I stared at the ceiling so I would not cry in front of everyone.

The Unexpected Knock

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