When John got home he was drained after a very long week at work. All he wanted to do was have something to eat and then go to bed. When he walked through the front door he saw his wife Kelly from behind as she walked from the living room into the kitchen. She was wearing a little black dress. John went to the kitchen and found Kelly writing a note. Kelly stopped writing and looked up when he walked in.
"Oh good you're home...I guess I don't need to leave you a note." Kelly said.
"What's all this" John asked.
He used his hand in an up and down motion in Kelly's direction to show that his question was about why she was dressed that way.
"I'm going out tonight." Kelly said.
"Out?" John asked.
"Yeah. Lisa called earlier...she, Julie, and Emily are all having a girls' night out tonight. They invited me to come along so I said I'd go." Kelly said.
"A girls' night out?" John asked.
"That's right." Kelly said.
"And you're going?" John asked.
"Yes." Kelly said.
"Dressed like that?" John asked.
Kelly looks down at herself.
"Well yes, this is what I was planning on wearing...does it not look good?" Kelly asked.
"Oh it looks good Kelly...too good." John said.
"There's no such thing as looking too good." Kelly said.
"There is when you're the husband of a married woman who's going out for a girls' night out with her single friends." John said.
"Oh...I see. You're worried about what might happen if I got out like this without you." Kelly said.
"You're damn right I am. I see the way guys look at you when I'm with you...if I'm not there they'll be all over you." John said.
Kelly walks over and puts her arms around John's neck.
"Sweetie...do you trust me?" Kelly asked.
"Of course I trust you Kelly." John said.
"Then you should trust me when I tell you that all I'm going out to do is have a good time with the girls...maybe dance with a few guys, but then I'll be coming home to you." Kelly said.
"Kelly I do trust you when you say that and I believe that is truly what you intend to do tonight. I also know you though Kelly, and that's why I'm concerned." John said.
"What do you mean?" Kelly asked.
"I know that you like the attention so a few guys will probably turn into pretty much every guy in the place that asks you to dance. You're also a light weight when it comes to alcohol. Two or three drinks and you'll loosen up to the point of letting your inhibitions go and then things could get out of hand." John said.
"Well then how's this...I promise that I won't drink tonight." Kelly said.
"Again, I believe you when you say that you intend not to, but most of those guys that will want to dance with you will either send you a drink first to get your attention or they'll ask you to have a drink with them after dancing with them. You won't want to hurt their feelings so you'll say yes and have a drink with them...then another...and another. It won't take long before they have you three sheets to the wind. We've had to leave several parties early because you got drunk and were roaming around. If I'm not there to stop them and your defenses are down because of the alcohol...well...I don't even want to think about what might happen." John said.
Kelly still has her arms around John's neck. She looks into his eyes and sees that he's genuinely concerned.
"So are you saying that I can't go?" Kelly asked.
"I'm not saying that Kelly. I know how much you used to enjoy going out with the girls, but I'm concerned about what might happen if you do go out without me." John said.
Kelly looks into John's eyes for a few minutes and thinks about what he had said. The more she thought about it the more she realized that he was probably right. Still, she wanted to go. An idea came to her.
"You say that you're concerned about what might happen if I go out without you. Well how about if you come out too?" Kelly asked.
"Oh right, I'm sure the others would be thrilled to have me along on their girls' night out." John said.
"I wasn't thinking about having you come with us...I was thinking more of having you go to the same club and keeping an eye on me from a distance. That way I can go out with the girls and have a good time and you can be right there to make sure that things don't get out of hand." Kelly said.
John looked into Kelly's eyes and saw the nervous but hopeful look on her face as she awaited his response. John considered what she had proposed. He still didn't like the idea of Kelly dancing with other guys, but if he was there watching her it should be okay.
"Okay...give me 10 minutes to get changed." John said.
Kelly giggled and bounced like a little girl with excitement. She kissed John and then pulled him to the bedroom and started going through his clothes to find him the right stuff to wear.
"The club is that new one over on 3rd...I forget what the name of it is." Kelly said.
"I think I know the one you're talking about. The one with the crazy paint job that's like 5 different shades of red." John said.
"That's the one." Kelly said.
She picked out the clothes that she wanted John to wear and he changed.
"Okay, so how's this going to work? Are you driving straight there or are you and the girls meeting up somewhere and then going together?" John asked.
"We're meeting at Lisa's and going over together. You should probably go over right away so you'll already know the layout of the club so you know where you'll need to be to keep an eye on me." Kelly said.
"I suppose that's a good idea." John said.
They both head out to their cars. When they reach the driveway John takes Kelly's hands and pulls her close to him.
"Kelly I want you to know that I do trust you...I do, and I want you to have a good time tonight. I just don't want anything to happen tonight that either of us would regret tomorrow." John said.
"I don't want that either. I think you being there is a really good idea. I'll be able to have fun and still be safe. Well I'd better get over to Lisa's...I'm supposed to be there in 5 minutes." Kelly said.
"Okay. I love you." John said.
"I love you too." Kelly said.
They kiss and then they both get in their cars and drive off. John finds the club, parks his car, heads inside, and begins scoping the place out. It's a pretty open floor plan with the dance floor sunken down in the middle of the main room with tables around the outside. The bar is one long L shape that covers most of two walls.
John gets a drink and then sits at one of the small tables overlooking the dance floor. From that position John can see the entire room. After about 15 minutes he sees Kelly, Lisa, Julie, and Emily walk in. They head for a table on the opposite side of the room from John, but it's right by the dance floor so he can easily see them. They get some drinks and it doesn't take long before all 4 of them are on the dance floor.
John doesn't want anyone that's looking at him to think that he's some psycho that's staring at one particular woman all night so he looks around the room, but his eyes always venture back in search of Kelly. A woman walks up to the table.
"Would you like to dance?" Amy asked.
John looks at the attractive brunette.
"Sure." John said.
They go out on the dance floor and dance to a few songs then head back to John's table for a drink. John immediately looks for Kelly...he sees her on the far side of the dance floor dancing with some guy.
"So which one is she?" Amy asked.
"Who?" John asked.
"Either your wife or your girlfriend or something. Which one is she?" Amy asked.
"What makes you think that I even have a wife or a girlfriend?" John asked.
"Well...most single guys don't wear wedding rings, and most guys sharing a drink with a girl at a private table don't keep looking out on the dance floor. You're keeping your eye on someone. So which one is she?" Amy asked.
