I’ve been married to Ethan for four years now. We’re a typical couple with no kids, and we’ve been through our fair share of ups and downs.
I love him, or at least I thought I did until everything changed overnight.
I’ve had my heart set on one dream: visiting my father’s grave in Europe.
He passed away a few months ago.
I wasn’t able to say goodbye in person, and it’s haunted me ever since. So, I started saving.
I’m a nurse, so it wasn’t easy, but I managed to stash away over $5,000 in a little box in my closet.
That money was my ticket to closure, to finally paying my respects. Ethan knew about my goal, and he always supported it, or so I thought.
We weren’t exactly swimming in cash, and we often talked about how tight things were, so we had to budget carefully.
I had mentioned to him that I planned to visit Dad’s grave in three weeks, and now I was counting down the days.
A few days later, I got off work earlier than usual and decided to go straight home.
Ethan was supposed to be working the night shift that day, but as I got closer to our house, I noticed the light in our bedroom was on.
Curiosity and confusion had me sneaking up to the bedroom window to peek in, and there I saw… MY HUSBAND. What was strange was that he was on his knees in front of our bedroom closet. When I changed my angle to have a better look, I was shocked!
Ethan was taking cash from my secret stash!
Wanting to catch him out, I decided to call him from the window.
He reluctantly answered after the fourth ring. “Hi, babe, where are you?” I asked, pretending I wasn’t looking straight at him.
“Why are you speaking so softly?
I’m at work, I told you I am working the night shift!” he scolded me.
“Oh, sorry, honey, I completely forgot. I wanted to ask you to prepare dinner because I am going to be later than usual coming back,” I lied.
“No, sorry, I can’t help you there.
I’ve got to go back to work.
Love you, bye.”
He quickly dropped the phone without even giving me a chance to respond. The next thing I saw was him putting on his jacket as he prepared to leave. So I ran to the car and moved it out of sight to a spot where I could see him.
I decided to follow him, and five minutes later, he left the house and headed to the bus stop.
I trailed behind him in the dark, and after getting off the bus, he walked for 20 minutes around a shopping center.
I was surprised when I saw him walk into a fishing store.
My heart skipped a beat as I muttered, “What’s he doing here?” Parking the car, I quietly followed him into the store but stood hidden. What I saw nearly made my blood boil!
There he was, happily chatting with the store clerk and holding the biggest inflatable boat I’d ever seen!
Next to him was a shopping cart loaded with all sorts of fishing gear like spinning reels, tackle boxes—you name it! He looked like a kid in a candy store!
Now, Ethan loves fishing, but this seemed out of character.
My mind raced as I wondered, “How on earth is he planning to pay for all of this?” And then the truth hit me like a ton of bricks!
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