My husband made a strange request, One hour of alone time every night after our son goes to sleep.
He made it clear he didn't want to be disturbed.
I didn't think much of it, until I saw what he was doing.
We had our first baby last June, and ever since, things have been.. different. Parenthood is exhausting, and we barely have time for ourselves, let alone each other. If he needed a little personal space, I understood.
But then, something started to feel off. It started last weekend.
Out of nowhere, he said he needed to run an errand but refused to tell me where he was going or why. He was gone for almost an hour, and when he came back, he barely said a word. Then, a few nights ago, I heard him talking on the phone. I wasn't trying to listen, but as I passed by the room, I caught the tone of his voice: low and quiet.
And then I heard it..