A character changed by someone they meet on a journey

Welcome back to the daily prompts. The first for this week.

Write about a character who is changed by someone they meet on a journey

Another work trip.

‘I’ll be away two nights,’ he told his wife who raised her eyebrows, grunted ‘Uh uh,’ and returned to her television program.

He knew she wouldn’t mind if he was away two weeks and he could hardly blame her. Even when he was home he had little time for her or the kids. The family were used to his absences, lived their lives without him.

Well, ...