As a couple who have enjoyed lifestyle activities we're still surprised at the random encounters that seem to pop up when we least expect it. This is one of those stories.
My wife, Melanie, and I had purchased tickets for a musical performance at our local arts center and we always enjoy dressing up a little for these outings, without going totally formal. I wore a nice paisley patterned shirt and Melanie wore a sexy dress and her Christian Louboutin heels to complete her outfit. It was a lovely summers evening so we didn't need coats. The musical was wonderful and we enjoyed some wine during the show. I was designated driver so my wife had a couple more glasses than I did.
The show ended and we left the center to head home. As we neared our home, we drove past a local pub that we have frequented because it's within walking distance to our home. The windows were open to the beautiful evening and the music from a live band playing drew our attention. The first sign that Melanie was feeling the effects of her wine was when she suggested we pull in and drop by the pub for a glass of our favourite micro brew that we knew they served. The pub was a neighbourhood jeans and t-shirt type place that my dress pants and button down shirt wouldn't look too out of place but Melanie was way overdressed for the place. Her dress was classy but a sexy mid thigh length with the heels making her legs seemingly go on forever on her slender 5'8" body. Melanie despises wearing a bra and no matter what she wears, her nipples are usually obvious to a diligent observer. She always wears an anklet, typically plain gold chain, but on occasion wears the hotwife one I bought her that has the venus female symbol between two mars male symbols. As we had been at a more formal classy event, the hotwife advertisement was not worn on her ankle this evening.
We found a parking spot immediately in front of the pub, parked and headed inside. The live band was playing great dance music and we found a high top table at the edge of the dance floor. The place was still not too crowded as the band had just started and the late night crowd hadn't yet arrived. We ordered our favourite micro brewery draft beer and settled in, waiting for a song to play that would let us practise our swing and rumba dance moves that we had recently been taking formal lessons in.
Melanie definitely stood out from the crowd due to her attire when most of the ladies there were wearing casual wear or club wear. Sitting at a high top table also showed off her long beautiful legs to everybody. I immediately noticed a group of men that appeared to be closer to our ages, early to mid 50's. There was at least a half dozen that appeared to be celebrating some group event. they were standing at the bar near our table. It was clear to me that they were checking Melanie out so I pretended to not notice, paying attention to the band and the stage, letting them feel less conspicuous about their looks of approval at my wife.
A great swing number was played by the band so we stepped out to dance, twirling Melanie around so that her mid thigh dress lifted even higher, showing more of her luscious long legs! We are by no means ballroom experts, but the dance lessons definitely lets us stand out from the crowd who just shuffle or sway around the dance floor.
We returned to our table nearby and one of the men from the group made eye contact with me, smiled and nodded in approval. I recognized this as the typical effort to engage in some interaction, so I smiled back warmly. He immediately stepped towards us and paid us a compliment on our dancing. I responded that despite being dragged kicking and screaming to dance lessons by my wife, i realized that it was worth the effort to keep her happy! That was all the queue he needed to move to a compliment on how attractive Melanie was, to which she smiled in appreciation and thanked him. I agreed with him, knowing this was affirming for him that some social interaction was encouraged.
He moved on to a comment about her outfit and how much classier she looked than anyone else in the pub. She explained that she was a little overdressed for the atmosphere but that we had earlier been at a wonderful musical performance and had just stopped by for a beer before we headed on home, which was in the immediate neighbourhood. He related that he was with a group of high school friends that had managed to stay in contact over the 35 years since graduation. We introduced ourselves by our first names; our new friend was Tom.
As the exchange continued he eased himself onto a third chair that was at our high top table. He was opposite me, but closer to Melanie, who was now between us. We were clearly showing a warmth to his continued conversation with us both. A couple of his friends came by our table to say they were headed home for the evening. This was clearly not a huge party group, all professionals and respectable. Tom related they were all married with families and some of them were on a tight leash with their wives.