He too.
“What I really meant was that I never wanted you to live in fear that if I was missing, you would be left with nothing. I wanted you to know that someday, no matter what happened, you’d be sure. Whether I was by your side or not.
That’s when I couldn’t hold back anymore.
I put my head on his shoulder and cried.
For years I had believed that my husband was taking away my independence.
That day I understood that, in his clumsy and silent way, he had been preparing everything for the day when I never had to depend on anyone again.
Just before he left the bank, Robert opened his wallet, took out two hundred dollars and handed them to me.
“And what is this for?”
He smiled.
“Go buy that scarf you didn’t buy when you went shopping with Carol.
I was paralyzed.
How do you know about the scarf?
Robert shrugged.
“Carol is terrible keeping secrets.
And I started crying again.
