Daniel came home early one Friday and immediately knew something was wrong.<\/p>\n
His wife, Melissa, was in their bedroom pulling dresses from the closet and folding them into a large suitcase.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going somewhere?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Melissa barely looked up.<\/p>\n
\u201cReno.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel stared at her.<\/p>\n
They had been married for twelve years. She had never mentioned a trip.<\/p>\n
Then Melissa explained that during a recent girls\u2019 weekend, someone had jokingly told her she could make hundreds of dollars doing something she had been doing for Daniel at home for years without getting paid.<\/p>\n
She said the idea had stuck with her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m tired of giving away my talents for free,\u201d she added dramatically.<\/p>\n
Daniel stood silent for several seconds.<\/p>\n
Then, without arguing, he walked to the closet and pulled down his own suitcase.<\/p>\n
Melissa stopped packing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cComing with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her eyebrows shot up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel zipped his bag halfway and smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf somebody is willing to pay that much for what I\u2019ve been getting at home, I want to see how you plan to live on fifty bucks a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Melissa stared at him.<\/p>\n
Then she burst out laughing so hard she had to sit on the bed.<\/p>\n
Daniel started laughing too.<\/p>\n
The suitcase was eventually unpacked.<\/p>\n
The Reno trip never happened.<\/p>\n
But for months afterward, anytime Melissa complained about money, Daniel would casually ask whether her \u201cnew career\u201d was still hiring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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