My business had finally made it into a sentence.
Eleven years of marriage and eight years of that company, and I had just heard it enter a professional negotiation for the first time in its life.
I stood in my own kitchen and had to hold onto the counter.
When He Hung Up
“Well?”
“They need to discuss it internally. The department head has to take it up.”
“And if they say no?”
What He Said
Ben looked straight at me.
“Then I decide whether the job is worth taking without the timeline we agreed on.”
We.
That was the first we in four months.
A Week Later
They approved it.
He came home at six and put his keys down.
“They’ll wait until summer. July first.”
I nodded.
He watched my face.
“I haven’t said yes yet, Ben.”
“I know.”
“But it’s easier now that we’re on the same page about what this actually is.”
Three Weeks
