I returned home from a work trip to find 100 roses delivered to my wife – then I noticed the note hidden inside one of the bouquets

you make math less scary and because your jokes are funny even when nobody laughs.’”

I laughed.
Jane laughed.

Then she cried again.

The deeper we dug into the flowers, the more notes we found.
And with every message, I watched something slowly return to my wife’s face.

Hope.

The same hope I thought she had lost months ago.
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