'Sonja! Are you about ready yet?'
Our joke. Truthfully, I'm more apt to make us late than she is. I never had to worry that we were going to miss dinner reservations, or the movie, or the flight because she was fretting over red nail polish or redder. Myself, on the other hand, I'm almost never satisfied with how I look...probably some deep-seated confidence problem, as my wife always tells me I look handsome.
'There you are.'
'Sorry, I couldn't find the necklace I'd wanted for a moment.' Sonja looked simply ravishing tonight. A very sexy green silk blouse and a black skirt that was *just* long enough molded to her skin. Two inch heels, not really enough to be a fall hazard, but just enough to accent her nicely toned legs. And the aforementioned necklace, a golden braid that came to rest just above her cleavage, a subtle sign hinting at the treasures just below.
Her handbook struck my arm, lightly, but enough to bring me back to earth. 'Stop drooling into your tie and come on.' Sonja sauntered her gorgeous ass over to the door, then she stopped. Looking over her shoulder, she cocked her hip to the side. 'Coming?'
I went.
We had reservations for the evening at a new Italian restaurant, one that was quickly becoming popular among the locals who could afford it. I did wince slightly at the prices, but put it out of my mind and decided just to enjoy the meal. We could afford to splurge now and again.
Sonja was catching me up on the gossip from our friends. 'So you'll never guess where Elisha and Zach went for their vacation.' Zach was a coworker of hers, who along with Elisha had traded visits with us back and forth over the years.
'Alright, I'll bite. Where?'
'Mmm. I can think of a couple of places I'd like you to bite.'
'Later, promise.'
She gave a throaty chuckle. 'I'll hold you to that, mister. But really, the pair of them went off to the beach for the week...not just any beach though, a nude one.'
I raised an eyebrow at her. 'Really? I could see Zach going...he's a cheerful lech any day of the year. But Elisha?'
'Yeah, it shocked me as well. You could have knocked me over with a feather. Never wearing anything less than a full one-piece bathing suit, always wears those dresses that make her look like an old-fashioned school teacher, and all of a sudden they go off and bare all at the beach for a week?'
'Hmm. You sure Zach didn't turn her into a Stepford Wife?'
'Not completely sure. I can't believe it though...and they really did strip down the whole time. From what Zach mentioned, she really got into the swing of things. I get the feeling, really, that there was more he wanted to tell me, but couldn't bring himself to say.' She stared off in the distance as she mused. 'Now the wench has one-upped me. I can't let that stand...'
We finished our meal, chatting over this and that throughout the evening. The portions were just right. Unlike other places that figured the more the better, the servings here left us feeling satisfied, but not bloated. I'd blame what happened next on the wine, except that neither of us normally drink unless we're in the company of others.