« Do your parents know? » I asked.
He shook his head.
« Then we’re telling them. »
« Sarah, please. It’s supposed to be a gift. »
I stood up.
« Understand what? »
« A gift doesn’t mean much when someone else has to go without. »
Jacob said he couldn’t abandon a project so close to completion.
I told him I wasn’t asking him to abandon anything.
I was asking him to stop lying.
I told him I wasn’t asking him.
« We’re going to your parents tomorrow. »
My husband looked miserable.
But he agreed.
***
The next afternoon, we sat in Linda and George’s living room.
My mother-in-law (MIL) brought coffee.
My husband looked miserable.
« What’s going on? You both look worried. »
I turned toward Jacob.
« Tell them. »
He took a breath.
Then he explained.
He admitted he’d been using business profits to build their new home.
He told them he’d made me believe the company was struggling.
