My wife is paralyzed, so I haven’t been inti:mate with her for four months. Out of deep frustration, I left her alone for ten days to go on a date with the younger sister of my colleague. And then… the unexpected happened.

away for a weekend, somewhere quiet, somewhere I could “clear my head,” and I said no three times before saying yes once in the tone that mattered. I told Hannah there was a work conference two cities over, that I’d be gone forty-eight hours, maybe a little longer if meetings ran late.

She looked at me for a long time from her wheelchair by the kitchen continue reading …