"Which dress do you think I should wear Dave?"
Joy asked, as she stood in front of the wardrobe hoping for inspiration. Her husband paused from his work loading the dishwasher,
"I'd go for the sexy red one darling" he replied, anticipating the response.
"You would, your sex mad!" was the instant reply.
"Seriously darling, which one?"
"I am serious, it's a big night for you and why not look good?"
Dave chuckled to himself as he thought of his wife struggling with the dilemma.
"Oh all right then, I just hope he doesn't see me as only a pretty body," she replied as Dave gave her a tight squeeze and a kiss on her cheek.
"Mind the make-up!" Joy squealed as he fled back to the kitchen.
"What time are you going?" Dave wandered into the living room as Joy watched the early evening news.
"Pam is coming to pick me up about seven thirty, we need to be there by eight. I do hope he likes the project Pam and I have put together for him. The first one was pretty simple, but now we understand their requirements better, we can use the database to show all sorts of benefits to his company."
Pam arrived on time and as Joy slipped into the car said:
"Don't know about you Joy, but I'm really looking forward to getting to grips with James at his place tonight".
"Pam Marshall!! A married woman and a doctor to boot, shame on you!" said Joy in mock astonishment.
"No silly, if we can get this linkup going, it will mean that our dept will leap forward in this country and we will have done it! Mind you, he is a bit dishy, you might fancy him too!"
As Pam brought the MG to a halt, James Ure walked round to Joy's door and opened it for her with a flourish.
"Hello you must be Joy, I've been looking forward to meeting you tonight " he said in a pleasant voice,
She blushed and felt strangely aroused when she realized that her stocking tops, and possibly more, must have been exposed as she climbed out of the low car. The unmistakable look in his eyes said he had not missed the unintended free show.
Pam was right he is a bit dishy she thought, as she boldly held his eyes with a wry smile.
"Pam tells me that without your work on the database, none of this would be possible, even on a local scale, let alone nationally or wider," said James, as they started to discuss the project once the main course dishes were cleared away.
"Well, as long as you understand the client's needs and can manipulate the systems, just about anything is possible with it," replied Joy, who was really starting to enjoy the challenge of setting up a national network in their field.
The fact that the food and wine were also very good and James Ure had a good grasp of where they wanted to go, put her at ease and in a confident mood. She found herself becoming strangely attracted to this man and every so often felt herself wondering what it would be like to have him inside her.
"Silly girl," she thought.
During coffee, the conversation was suddenly halted by the soft tones of Pam's mobile.
"Damn it! Please excuse me," she said and stepped out of the room to take the call.
"Sorry James," said Pam as she entered again, "My son has taken ill and I'm needed at home, we will have to finish this another time."