I Surprised My Firefighter Husband at His Station for His Birthday – What His Captain Told Me Made My Stomach Drop

 

“You idiot.”

His smile faded.

“Fair.”

“You absolute idiot.”

“I know.”

I leaned down and kissed his forehead carefully.

Then I started crying.

Tyler reached for my hand with his good arm.

“I’m okay.”

“No, you’re not.”

“I will be.”

That was different.

I could accept that.

I sat beside him and held his hand.

He had a fractured shoulder, three cracked ribs, and a concussion.

The doctors wanted to keep him overnight for observation.

It could have been so much worse.

I knew that.

So did he.

After a while, Tyler glanced at me.