My Husband Constantly Goes on Business Trips for Work – One Day I Followed Him and Found Out the Truth

As we piled into the car, the kids buzzed with excitement.

They kept guessing which color tie he’d be wearing, since he’d gone straight to the office after returning from his trip that morning. We would only have seen him later that day if we hadn’t made the impromptu visit.

Our oldest, Chloe, swore it would be the navy blue one with the tiny dots. Our youngest, Ella, clutched her picture so tightly I thought she’d crumple it. The kids chattered about how much they missed him and how they couldn’t wait to see his face when he opened the lunchbox they’d helped pack.

When we walked into the lobby of his building, the receptionist lit up and waved us through without question. Tom’s face when he saw us? Pure joy! He dropped everything, scooped up Ella, and hugged the others like they’d been away for months.

He kissed me on the cheek and laughed as the kids proudly handed him their drawings. I watched as he introduced the kids to a couple of his nearby coworkers and those who happened to pass by.

For a moment, I felt like the luckiest woman in the world.

I thought, This is what happiness looks like.

After a quick lunch together in the break room, I gathered the kids and left my husband grinning with a napkin full of cookies. I was floating! It felt good to surprise him. It felt like marriage should.

That’s when I saw her.

Sarah.