I sold my parents’ house and my car to fund my husband’s dream farm. I trusted him completely until one call on my way to the bank made me wonder who he was really building that life for. I sat on the edge of our old bed early in the morning, watching Jake sleep.
He always looked so peaceful, as if the world had no debts, no bills, no worries. I reached out and touched his shoulder gently. “Jake.
Wake up. We agreed I’d take the money to the bank today.”
He rubbed his eyes, still half-asleep. “Morning, baby.
You’re up early again, huh?”
“Well, who else if not me?” I teased. I got up to make his coffee, as always. So he could sit in our kitchen and dream about his farm.
Five minutes later, he appeared in the doorway, reaching for his mug and sitting down across from me. “Martha, you know I love you, right? You’re my rock.
You’re everything I’ve got.”
I smiled softly. “Tell me again,” I said. “What are we going to do?”
Jake set his mug aside and spread his arms wide, as if he could already hold the whole dream in them.
“We’ll have our own land, fresh milk, no chemicals. People will come from all over the country. Our name on every jar.
And that’s just the beginning!”
“And the kids?” I asked. “When will we finally be able to send Benny to a decent school?”
“Soon, baby, soon. It’ll all work out.
You sold the lake house — that’s the beginning.”
I nodded. That little lake house was my last memory of Mom and Dad. But if it helped Jake build his dream…
“But your money — that’s the final piece,” he said.
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