Getting my clothes back.
She wakes up only to find most of her wardrobe has disappeared!
Gone for a 10-day business trip, he sets up an unexpected challenge to keep his wife occupied and entertained for the period. A story of unplanned exhibitionism and casual extramarital sex.
Introduction
This story starts on a Monday morning -- the start of a ten-day period where I would be home alone, as my husband of 15 years left for a business trip. One of the major conventions his company took part in, after his recent promotion this year he had to stay there for the full duration and then some. As I was unemployed at the time I was prepared for a very quiet period, without much to do. My husband obviously thought he should do something about that.
When I woke up that morning I almost immediately noticed the huge padlocks on the doors to our wardrobe. That was of course the moment I realised I had been set up for something, I just didn't yet realise the full extent of it. Sleepy as I still was, I decided to simply get up and go about my morning routine, worrying about the padlocks later. Shower, then to the kitchen for breakfast.
It was now that I found a note on the kitchen table, together with a red rose. It did look really sweet, in that pink envelope, even though I just knew it spelled trouble.
"Dear Charlee,
For the next ten days you will be alone, as I have to go to this fair. I'm feeling bad for having to leave you for this long, so I set up a little challenge for you that hopefully keeps you entertained until I come back. You must have noticed the padlocks on your wardrobe, they're that ridiculous in size for a reason. As you no doubt realise by now, those padlocks are part of the challenge.
The keys to those locks, as well as the clothes from your drawers, are safely"
At this point I stopped reading, dropped the letter, and ran off to the bedroom where I opened my underwear drawer. To my shock it was empty. The second drawer of the chest was also empty, the third contained some of my clothes. Two dresses, two tops, a shorty shorts and a miniskirt, together with some footwear -- one pair of stilettos, two pairs of medium heels that were fairly high but rather easy to walk on and a pair of flip flops. Items that I normally kept in the wardrobe, the one with the locks. Even the laundry basket was empty, as were all his drawers.
So that was all I was going to get for the time being. How could I possibly go out like that, without any underwear? The last thing I was interested in was to get repped for indecent exposure, or worse... Then it also dawned on me that I had a lunch appointment with some friends later in the week, which I was really looking forward to, but how to explain my state of dress? They would notice instantly my lack of a bra. At least I had one set of panties, the ones I just slept in...
With my stomach in a knot and my brain hazy and confused I slowly walked back to the kitchen, to see what more you had to say. It turned out I dropped the letter onto my pancakes, so now I had to read in it through maple syrup and butter stains. Oh well. It figures.
The keys to those locks, as well as the clothes from your drawers, are safely stored in a self storage locker. Four people, all of whom you have met before, carry a part of the solution. None of them can access the locker on their own, you must get all four parts. Three pairs of numbers to form the 6-digit key, and finally the address of the facility. The locker has been booked by a third party, so you really need that code to get access."
He really thought about everything, as usual.
The letter then gave a list of three names and phone numbers. One of the names vaguely familiar as a colleague of his, the other two not. Three? Am I not supposed to get clues from four people? Three sets of two digits and an address, that's four. This could not be a mistake, I have that much trust in his planning skills. It's not just because he got that promotion. So I continued reading.
"To get your clue from them, your task is to find and meet up with them, be theirs for the following 12 hours, and then in exchange for the clothes you have on or with you when you meet them you'll get their part of the clue. Feel free to bring your purse, it's not a piece of clothing."
Great. So sex was obviously part of the deal, so that was going to be interesting. Now I just wondered who I was being set up with. I was hoping that at the very least they would be hot, then it could be quite entertaining. It's just that after spending 12 hours with them and receiving my clue I'd have to drive home naked. Presumably it'd be late at night or early morning, so at least I would have the cover of darkness and fewer people on the streets. It also meant I had to plan the use of the very few clothes that I still had access to carefully, to at least have something decent to go and get the keys from the locker. Buying new clothes felt like cheating.
I was feeling nervous and excited at the same time. Scared as well.
Knowing they must be his friends I opened my laptop. My fingers were shaking as I logged in to my hubby's Facebook account, and sure enough, there they were. At least they all looked good in the photos. But here again a surprise: I didn't expect Morgan to be a woman. Indeed, it's a name used for both genders, but my husband knows I'm only really interested in men.
When I saw her face I realised I had met her before, at one of my husband's company functions two, three years ago. I must admit I mostly remember the guy that was at her side, her husband. A bit older than me, I estimated him to be in his early or mid 50s, making him some fifteen years older than me and seriously hot. Morgan was so nice to lend him to me for a dance or three, and he really got my juices flowing. Hubby must remember my state of arousal after that party, as I normally can easily wait until we're home. This starts to look interesting. I'd absolutely be happy to spend some private time with this guy.
Next I looked at Donald. I liked his photos. Blond, blue eyes, muscular chest and tanned. He looked young, late 20s, maybe 30. His Facebook feed showed he spent most of his time at the beach as a surfing instructor. I've always wanted to learn surfing, but why didn't he at least leave me a bathing suit of sorts? Of course on the beach I wouldn't stand out too much in my skimpy clothing, but what I had in that drawer didn't feel suitable for swimming, let alone surfing.
Now I really had no idea where I would have met him before. The letter said I knew all these people already. The whole setup suggested that there must have been some kind of attraction as well. I'm no stranger to flirting, on the contrary. A bit of a tease, a hint of seduction, just for the fun of it, and when hubby is on one of his longer trips I'm allowed to go further. However I really could not recall Donald. I wonder what he would even see in an old fart like me, easily having a decade or more on him. He looks like he won't have a shortage of female attention, especially with that job of his, getting to show off that chest all the time.
Oliver turned out to be the owner of a strip club. I am definitely owed an explanation on how my husband got to know the owner of a strip club that well. I again really could not recall having met him before. At least in his picture he looked hot, wearing a pretty nice suit. I didn't expect that for a strip club owner, but then I realised I had no idea what I expected a strip club owner to look like in the first place. Or did I meet him before... it must be. I suddenly remembered a Christmas party, a year and a half ago, where we ended up being invited by an old business acquaintance of mine. I managed to get pretty drunk, and hubby had to pull me from the embrace of this guy I was making out with at the end of the evening when our ride home arrived. That was quite embarrassing, for both of us. That's gotta be him. I smiled as I thought back to the ride home, that Uber driver no doubt ended up with yet another interesting story to tell.
Now I knew a bit more about these people, I found my phone to call them. A bit shaky, it took me a while before I got myself to enter the first number. I knew I just had to, no choice, being unable to get the keys to my clothes given this much time would constitute a total and utter fail.
I decided to start with Morgan. She answered after a few rings.
"Hello?"
"Good morning, this is Charlee, I'm looking for Morgan."
"Hi Charlee, Morgan speaking. How're you doing?", a cheerful voice responded.