I left my husband with the kids while I went on a week-long trip, thinking it wouldn\u2019t be a big deal. But when I got home, I found my boys sleeping on the cold, dirty hallway floor.<\/p>\n
My heart dropped. Something was wrong. Was there a fire? A flood? No, my husband would\u2019ve told me.<\/p>\n
I flicked the light off and carefully stepped over the boys, heading deeper into the house.<\/p>\n
I opened our bedroom door \u2014 empty. My husband was gone at midnight? That\u2019s weird.<\/p>\n
Then I went to check the boys\u2019 room, bracing myself for the worst.<\/p>\n
I approached, and I heard muffled noises. Quietly, without turning on the light, I cracked the door open to see what was happening. I GASPED out loud, as in a dim light I saw Mark, headphones on, controller in hand, surrounded by empty energy drink cans and snack wrappers. But that wasn\u2019t even the craziest part.<\/p>\n
The room had been transformed into some kind of gamer paradise. A massive TV took up one wall, there were LED lights everywhere, and I\u2019m pretty sure that monstrosity in the corner was a mini-fridge.<\/p>\n
I was in shoc:k. Mark hadn\u2019t even noticed me yet, too engrossed in whatever game he was playing.<\/p>\n
I yanked the headphones off his head. \u201cMark! What the hell is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
He blinked at me, \u201cOh, hey babe. You\u2019re home early.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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