Thanksgiving had always been a time of warmth and family in our home. But this year, my six-year-old son Leo’s innocent question flipped everything upside down. “Can we save a seat for the man who always brings Mommy flowers?” I froze. My wife, Megan, did too. Leo described a man delivering pink roses when I wasn’t home—how Megan sent him to his room that day. Megan brushed it off, but her shaky voice and nervous glance told another story. I trusted Megan completely—until that moment. That night, I confronted her, but she insisted Leo must be confused. Still, the doubt lingered. Then came Thanksgiving morning. Just as we were setting the table,

the doorbell rang. Leo rushed to the door shouting, “It’s him!” I beat him there and opened it to find a man with a bouquet—wearing a local flower shop’s logo. “I was told not to deliver today, but it was a last-minute special order,” he explained. Megan’s face went pale. Inside, I pressed her for the truth. She finally broke down and confessed: she’d been secretly making flower arrangements and selling them through a shop to help with money. She didn’t tell me because she didn’t,
want to add to my stress. Relieved but still emotional, I reached for the card in the bouquet and handed it to her. Megan opened it and gasped. “To Megan, the best wife and mother. Thank you for everything you do. Love, Tom and Leo.” I had sent the flowers. After figuring out what she was really doing, I wanted to hear the truth from her. So I set up the delivery to bring it all into the open—gently. Megan laughed through tears. I told her I’d gotten a raise,
and she didn’t have to keep her side hustle a secret anymore—unless she wanted to keep doing it because she loved it. Leo beamed and asked for his own bouquet to give Grandma. And just like that, our little Thanksgiving turned into a day of renewed trust, love, and unexpected joy.