Jayson Katz
The hardest part of tonight was having to leave Julian one more night alone in that cold NICU. He will come home with us tomorrow, easing Allie's nerves and edge. I could tell that she was close to snapping after finding Jackson visiting our son.
"I missed you," I said to Allie, and she wrapped her arms around my waist.
"I missed you, too..." She buried her face into my chest while I pecked her temple.
"One more night..." I said, and she nodded.
"I know..." She sighed; I knew how hard this was for her.
I drove home. I was tired and felt like a massive failure after the game, but seeing her like this, exhausted and worried, made me feel even worse. I was not only failing my team, I was failing her. I wanted her and our son to have a happy life. So far, our son has st
