I Came Home Three Days After Giving Birth and Found 22 Relatives Living in My House. Then I Learned My Husband Had Planned Something Much Worse.

caddy.

Phone charger.

Snacks.

Water bottles.

Everything I would need without climbing stairs after surgery.

Caleb knew.

He had helped move the recliner.

I looked down the hallway.

The guest-room door was shut.

“Why is that door closed?”

“Erin…”

My stomach dropped.

I walked toward it.

He followed me.

“Let me explain first.”

I opened the door.

An inflatable mattress covered the floor.

Two suitcases rested against the wall.

A child’s sleeping bag sat beneath the window.

A pink duffel bag occupied my recliner.

My recovery basket was gone.

So