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<\/p>\nWhen a strange package shows up at Kate and Josh\u2019s doorstep, they are bewildered to see it\u2019s from Josh\u2019s estranged father. The mystery deepens when Josh discovers a ticking box within the gift \u2014 an ornate pillow. This leads to a confrontation and leaves Josh grappling with a dilemma. Should he forgive his father or continue to act as if their relationship is non-existent?<\/p>\n
Josh had just taken their daughter, Emily, for a walk around the garden when the doorbell rang, signaling the start of the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a delivery for you,\u201d the courier said when I opened the door.<\/p>\n
I signed and brought the package into the kitchen. Our third wedding anniversary was this week, and Josh was always buying me little surprises.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to surprise you, Kate,\u201d he once said as we relaxed on the couch. \u201cIt\u2019s the little things that count, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
So, naturally, as I carried the package to the kitchen, I assumed it was from him.<\/p>\n
Until I used scissors to cut through the thick tape. Inside, I found a beautifully embroidered pillow with a note tucked underneath. It matched our living room d\u00e9cor perfectly.<\/p>\n
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Happy Anniversary, Josh and Kate! \u2013 Taylor.<\/p>\n
For a moment, I appreciated the thoughtful gesture. But then I remembered that there was no way Josh would accept this gift.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, what\u2019s this?\u201d Josh asked, coming back into the kitchen with Emily on his shoulders. \u201cDid we order something?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a gift,\u201d I said cautiously. \u201cFrom your father.\u201d<\/p>\n
Josh took the note from me, his eyes scanning the paper.<\/p>\n
I wondered what he would do. Josh and his father had a very complicated relationship. When Josh was a child, Taylor had abandoned him and his mother.<\/p>\n
He had been involved with another woman, and when it came down to choosing, Taylor chose the other woman.<\/p>\n
Josh had been seven, and he never recovered from it. He told me all about it one evening when we went out for dinner.<\/p>\n
\u201cA father is supposed to choose you, Kate. But he left us to start a new life with his mistress. That\u2019s not how this works.\u201d<\/p>\n
I understood his perspective. He just wanted his father to be there for him and his mother.<\/p>\n
Instead, Taylor had different plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said he needed to be happy and that my mother was too strict. He had a job, but he was always doing shady things on the side. So he packed up and left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I asked, shocked that Josh had experienced this at such a young age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"