Anniversary Album
‘I have one more thing for you,’ he said, rising from the couch where they sat. It was their tenth anniversary, and they had exchanged gifts, for her, earrings, and she had given him a new watch. ‘It’s a surprise. Stay here, I’ll go fetch it,’ he told her. He left the room and returned with a shopping bag, dropping it on the outside of his leg so she couldn’t see inside. ‘Before I give you this,’ he told her, holding her hands in his own, ‘I want you to promise me that you won’t be angry.’ She...