Note to readers:
This story is intended to work as a stand-alone tale, but previous stories featuring some of its characters (any earlier story of mine with the names Tina or Kerry in the title) can provide a better understanding of what leads up to the events of this story.
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Though the outing she and Darren had agreed upon on this humid July night was relatively tame by comparison with many of her recent exhibitionist adventures, Tina was unusually nervous. The normal anticipation of soon being naked somewhere it was definitely not appropriate was responsible for some of the anxiety she was feeling, but the best part of her nervousness was due to her plan to talk to her boyfriend about something significant which had recently happened to her; something that didn't happen, really. The non-event would have meant big changes for them both had it actually come to pass. She felt she needed to discuss it with him, but her choice of time and place to broach the subject was unusual.
Darren drove slowly around the perimeter of the park and the full length of the parking lot, checking for any sign they didn't have the park to themselves. Seconds after he parked his convertible in a well-shaded area of the deserted lot, she took off her summer weight wrap dress and tossed it in the back seat. She hopped out of the car wearing only a pair of open-toe sandals and strolled nonchalantly over to a pool of light below a street light at the edge of the otherwise dark parking lot.
Darren hustled over to join her and get started on a walk across several baseball and soccer fields. The setting had typically been free of other people on several other occasions they'd covered the same route; typically, but not always. One night in May they'd been surprised to find themselves sharing the park with another couple on a late-night stroll, out walking a pair of golden retrievers. They passed by close enough that even lit only by moonlight the strangers must have been able to tell that Tina was naked, but the dog walkers kept quiet and continued on their way. The fairly low probability of being seen made this route seem almost safe, but the proven possibility of being spotted was what kept things interesting for Tina; the combination of the warm summer night and a light breeze made coming across other people out for a walk seem a bit more likely.
Just about halfway through their walk, Tina gathered up her nerve and said, "I've been meaning to tell you about something for a few weeks, but I wanted to be sure how I felt about it myself first. Last month I was late, and was starting to think I might be pregnant."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Darren asked.
"Like I said, I wanted to think about it myself first. It turned out to be a false alarm; I'm definitely not pregnant, but in the couple of weeks where it looked like I might be, I realized that I'm ready to be."
Darren was silent for a minute or two; as dark as it was, she couldn't see his face well enough to guess what he was thinking; Tina waited nervously for some sort of reaction.
She broke the silence, "I know it's a lot to consider, and I'm not saying I want to do anything about it right away, but I thought you should know I'm starting to think about it."
After another pause, Darren replied, "I'm just old-fashioned enough to insist that if you want to have a baby, then we, I mean," he dropped to one knee before continuing, "I mean, will you marry me?"
"Oh, Jesus, I didn't expect you to react like this!" she laughed, "I love you, but you just can't propose to me while I'm naked in the middle of the town park!"
"Hey, don't blame me, you chose the location to start this conversation!"
"Maybe so, but I need to have a different story when people ask me how and where you proposed!"
A few days later, Darren made a more traditional proposal, with a nice engagement ring and a properly dressed new fiance.
Several weeks later, already deep into planning a relatively modest wedding, Tina looked up from the tablet she was using to browse wedding dresses and said to Darren, "It's kind of ironic that your original proposal was made while I was nude in public."
"How so?" he asked.
"Well, as much as I enjoy my exhibitionist adventures with you," she started.
"And a few without me," he interrupted.
"Those too," she continued, "I'll probably have to give all that up; I don't think I want to have to call a babysitter and ask her to stay late while we try to make bail after someone takes offense at my nudity and calls the police on us!"
"I hadn't thought about that," he said, "maybe we can come up with some less public adventures for you."
"Maybe so, but I still have a few fantasies which would be better done before we start a family. Or maybe not at all," she said, frowning.
"Such as?" he asked.
"I've told you before about how much I want to dance at a strip club on their amateur night sometime."
"I remember, believe me. But you won't get arrested doing that, so you could still do that one."
"Technically, yes, but I'm already on the old side to be a stripper, and who knows how long it might take me to get back into shape after a pregnancy, if I even can!"
"Sounds like you want to do this one fairly soon," Darren sighed, "as hot as seeing you doing a striptease on a club stage would be, I'll admit I'm not crazy about having a bunch of horny dudes watching along with me."
"What if we went with a few people we know," Tina said, "who already know I do this kind of thing, like Kristen and Dave? And maybe one or two other people we know but don't really see often and are likely to be discreet? I'd really like a cheering section if I'm going to be competing against some 21 year-old babes, and you'd have some company to distract you."
"I did get an email last week from one of my college buddies; he lives in Dallas now, but is working a short term gig here. I'm sure he wouldn't mind seeing you naked," he replied, smirking, "and Kristen and Dave would be fine; considering what you've told me about what she's gotten up to I don't imagine my little sister is going to breathe a word about this to anyone."
"So you're okay with it?" Tina asked.
"I guess so, if you really want to do it; I can even help out by checking out a few clubs to be sure we find you a nice place to perform!" he replied, earning a playful swat with a rolled-up wedding cake vendor's brochure. Despite seeming to object to Darren's suggestion that he do some research, Tina agreed it was probably a good idea; she imagined a lot of clubs might be seedy enough to ruin her fantasy.
A week later, after checking out a load of online reviews and making brief visits to the most promising pair of clubs, Darren brought up the website of his first choice so Tina could get a feel for the place and check out its reviews. She couldn't see anything to object to, the place looked about as respectable as any such joint was likely to be. He assured her that it seemed to be clean and well run, though he couldn't vouch for the private lounge or dressing area. "Okay," she said, "this one should do, assuming they have amateur contests. You're sure it's far enough from town to keep me from stripping for one of my work colleagues?"
"I checked when I made my visit, they have a contest once a month; the next one is Saturday, October 3rd, so we'll have some time to line up your supporters. I suppose it's possible that a random co-worker could get to know you better than you'd prefer, but it seems very unlikely; this place is pretty far out in the sticks, anyone living anywhere near your office looking for a place to see some skin would have several closer options."
"It's a date then!" Tina said, getting up from her spot on the couch next to Darren, "I'd better start practicing!" She put on some music, stepped up onto the coffee table in front of the couch, and began swaying to the beat. Watching her unbutton her blouse, Darren thought that whatever reservations he might have about his fiance's latest exhibitionist adventure, he certainly would enjoy her practice sessions!