My Husband Showed Up with a Cast on His Leg the Day Before Our First Family Vacation – Then I Got a Call That Changed Everything

An oversized armchair blocked the coat closet.

Beside it stood a mini fridge.

“Wow,” one of the girls said. “Is Daddy building us a movie room?”

Before I could answer, something moved.

From the living room, I saw him bend down and straighten with a box in his arms.

With both hands — no crutches.

Then he walked toward the basement door with it.

One of the twins squealed.

He froze.

I didn’t breathe as he slowly turned around.

The cast was still on his leg, but he was putting weight on it and moving around easily.

“Oh,” he said casually.

“Hey. You’re home early.”

He glanced at the girls, then back at me. “It’s… it’s better than it looks.”

“You told me a car hit you.”

He exhaled.

“Jess—”

“You told me you couldn’t come on vacation because you were injured.”

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