The truth is Halloween is not my favorite holiday. We did not have too many opportunities growing up to go trick or treating or anything else. That is just because the fact is that my dad worked all the time, and it was not in the cards. When given the chance to dress up I usually did not. Most of the time it was just because of the fact that I was never in a "party" mood. Even as a child I mostly stayed by myself except for my friend Matt.
So, when Marcie mentioned that we were going to be having a Halloween party, I thought maybe it was just gonna be a small gathering with just Matt's family and a few other people. It turns out that she was planning a giant party like the one we had for New Years. That morning I was told by my assistant Aubrey that my costume would be waiting in my office. I of course was unsure what the costume was because Marcie picked it out. Of course, it was silly just because the fact is she also did not tell me what her costume was either. So, it was around 3:00 o'clock that afternoon that we headed to the office to get dressed before the party started at 7. I was unsure why we were leaving so early until I realized that we were part of the setup committee.
As we were driving up the Interstate, Marcie was discussing the different things that Shannon, Matt's wife, and her came up with for the party. I listened quietly only because the fact is I was in my head trying to prepare myself for whatever was gonna happen. The last time we had a party at the office of this magnitude I ended up knocking out Aubrey's ex-boyfriend. I was trying to do my best to prepare myself for anything although in the back of my mind I did not think the same thing would happen again. When we arrived at the office, Shannon immediately grabbed Marcie and took her away from me before Aubrey walked up and took me by the hand.
"It's time for you to check out the costume, boss," she said.
I was a little afraid of what they produced. As we arrived at our floor Aubrey was smiling like the cat that ate the Canary. As we entered our floor, she walked in front of me to the office before she opened the door to reveal the costume. I looked at her like it was some sort of mistake.
"You have got to be kidding," I remarked as I looked at Aubrey.
"It is not a joke, Boss. This is what Marcie picked out for you."
Standing before me on a mannequin was a Batman costume. I took a deep breath before I thought about what they were thinking. Between Matt and I, he always considered himself Batman. One of his favorite activities in order for him to de-stress during the day was to go on the roof and look over the city like Batman. I thought if we were having a costume party this would be what he wanted to be. I looked over at Aubrey and asked again.
"Doesn't she know..." I started to ask before Aubrey stopped me.
"Leo, I think you underestimate your wife's ability to read your mind and read your thoughts," she said. "The fact is she looks at you as her hero. She looks at you as the hero that she gets to share with the world. Being Batman is significant because you do not make a big deal about being the hero. All you want to do is help people. That is why she thought this was your costume."
I looked at Aubrey again before I realized she had a good point. When I walked towards the mannequin to check out the costume, Aubrey went ahead and closed the door. I started to slowly undress and check out what the costume felt like. By the time I put on the breastplate and the leggings, Marcie appeared in the doorway looking at me before she whistled.
"Looking good, baby," she said. "I hope you don't mind me picking that costume out for you."
