"I hate that I'm going to leave you here with him. I wish we had thought about what could possibly be going on in our lives when we made this schedule," Garrett told his wife softly, holding EJ in his arms.
"Life happens, and we can't always plan for all the unknowns. It's roughly two weeks. We'll be fine," she reassured him. "Shell said she'd stay if I need her to, and don't forget my mom and dad are in town."
Garrett glanced at her, his eyes showing a bright green through his glasses. "He's going to grow and change so much in the time I'm gone. I hate that I'm going to miss it."
"This is our job," she reminded him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "We've gotta do what we've gotta do to keep a roof over our head and food on our table. Some parents work a nine to five; we work a crazy
