I booked an $11,400 trip to Japan for my wife’s 40th birthday, only to get a sh0cking text from my daughter

He’s more fun to travel with. Don’t be mad, okay?”

I froze. Mom’s friend David?

I blinked at the message, half expecting it to disappear like it was a bad joke. But then another text followed. “Mom said you wouldn’t mind, since you don’t really like flying anyway.”

David.

The name hit me like a brick. I’d heard it before—several times, actually. He was my wife’s ex from years ago, a guy she’d dated briefly before we got married.Continue reading…