Penny answered her work phone on the 3rd ring. "Hello Penny Wilson."
"High Penny, Still on for Lunch?"
"Hi Matt, I'll be there in 10 minutes."
She grabbed her bag and headed to the restaurant. Once she got there she stopped at ladies room to freshen up her make-up before heading out their table. Looking in the mirror she saw that everything looked in place but she still put on a little lip gloss to bring out the red of her lips. She also changed from her office flats to 4 inch heels. They made her 5'8" frame a little taller yet she wouldn't tower over Matt like she would have her husband. On a whim she undid a couple of buttons on her blue silk blouse exposing some cleavage without looking slutty. Thinking to herself that it was OK to flirt a little without taking a risk of being misinterpreted. He was a friend from outside of her profession so she had no concern for her professional reputation. She had no intention of ever cheating on her husband but occasionally wanted to feel generally desirable. It was a small idiosyncrasy that wouldn't get her in trouble. She could never do it with a work colleague for fear of it causing problems at work, plus the ladies were very catty and gossiped all of the time.
As she walked through the restaurant she noticed several men had checked her out, including Matt as she reached the table. It gave her ego a much needed rise after the tough week she had been through. She leaned over toward Matt and gave him a kiss on the cheek, noting that his eyes and flicked down to her breasts.
"Penny, you get prettier and prettier all of the time!" he gushed. She smiled back at him and said "You're not half bad yourself Matt!" They both laughed since it was a little flirting ritual they had done between each other for several months. Harmless banter really.
As they enjoyed their meal and conversation Penny had caught Matt checking her out more than usual. She was amused and flattered. She realized that perhaps she had actually left more of her blouse undone than normal and felt slightly naughty about it.
At the end of Lunch as they were exiting the restaurant Matt reached into his suit jacket and pulled out an envelope. "I almost forgot, here's two tickets to a Broadway play that is town. Since Katie is out of town this weekend I figured you and your husband would like to go in our place on Saturday evening. It's supposed to be really good!"
Penny was surprised with the offer and looked at the tickets. "Les Miserable!" she exclaimed. "Matt, Thank you!" She jumped into his arms hugging him enthusiastically her body pressing against him. "I was trying to get tickets but they were sold out right after they announced it was coming to town!"
Suddenly she gave them back to him. "Oh sorry, He's going on a hunting trip this week and won't be back to the following weekend. Darn. You should give them to someone else to enjoy, it is such a romantic play it would be a shame to waste them."
Matt had seen her eyes sparkle and then crash all in that instant. "Sorry Penny." He said with empathy. He Said "No you take them and take a girlfriend! Enjoy yourself."
Penny was tempted but her friends were out of town as well. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Matt, Both of them out of town too. But if want, you and I could go together and enjoy it!" almost pleadingly.
He knew she really wanted to go but wouldn't go alone. "Penny, you've got a date! I'll pick you up at 6:00 and we can go to dinner and then the play. I really wanted to see it as well!" They both smiled widely at each other. "OK, 6 it is. She leaned in again and gave him another hug and a kiss on the cheek.
As they were leaving the restaurant "She turned to him and asked "Are those Orchestra seats? Isn't that a fancy dress area?"
"Oh yeh, I was planning on wearing my Tux. Is that OK?"