A Day in Married Life

After giving Jihee an apple for a snack, some time passed before my husband got off work and came home. Traffic could be bad in Seoul, but the distance wasn’t that great, so sometimes he got home after just a twenty-minute drive.

"Welcome home, Dad!"

"Yeah, Dad’s home, Jihee."

When my husband got home, he scooped Jihee up in his arms as she came out to greet him, then came over and hugged me, too.

"H-Honey?"

"I missed you."

"W-What...?"

He wrapped his arms around me and wouldn’t let go. I stood there, surprised and flustered, and only then did he let me go and smile at me.

"Honey, could you take Jihee out for a little while?"

"H-Huh? Where?"...