My husband surprised me with a pricey bracelet for our anniversary — but when I returned to the store to get it resized, the saleswoman revealed, “He purchased two of these last week.”

porch with the door closed. Once I caught him staring at the turned-down frame in the hallway, his coffee gone cold in his hand.

“You okay?” I asked.

“Just tired, Liv.”

I let it go.

That morning, he came into the kitchen holding a small velvet box.

“Happy anniversary, darling.”

I set my mug down and laughed. “What is this? Did you wrap a kitchen timer?”

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