Nikki entered the house with a smile like she just won some grand prize.
"Look at you." I said as I reached out to hug her.
"YES, the new me." She said.
"How is that?" I asked.
"Lets sit down and talk Patrick." Nikki said looking directly into my eyes.
"What I am about to tell you may cause a divorce." She started off with. "Please keep an open mind and hear me out. OK?" she asked.
"Sure." I replied.
"OK, first lets go out on the back porch and get naked." Nikki said.
"WHAT?" I stated with shock in my voice. My whole existence just came unraveled. "This is not my wife of 30 years." I thought to myself. She can't get undressed with the blinds open for Christ sake.
Confused and bewildered I stepped out back to our enclosed deck and took a seat next to the pool.
Nikki quickly got naked and sat on a lounge chair. "Lets go Patrick." She said with authority.
Undressing, I looked at her with a foreign expression on my face.
"Don't look so entranced." She said, "You have seen me naked everyday for the past 30 years."
"OK, why are we naked and why are we getting a divorce?" I asked
"Yesterday we had a conversation about me being Sexually immature. For years I had these hangups about my sexuality. Remember?" She asked.
"YES! I apologize if I came off too abrupt but you did ask for my honesty. I find this menial for a divorce though." I replied.
"OH, NO. I would never divorce you for being honest. What you said lit a fire in me and I had to extinguish this flame. I had to reach into myself and go WAY outside my comfort zone to see if it was my nature or my upbringing that was causing this 'immaturity'." Nikki explained.
"OK, then what?" I asked.
"Last night I texted Crystal and asked her out for drinks while you were out working of the lawn mower." Nikki continued. "Well, Crystal is my very best friend and I would trust her with anything. I asked her and Frank to help me with my present immaturity." Nikki said shyly.
"You did what?" I blurted out.
"Please listen to me until I am finished." She asked.
"I met them at the Pelican and asked if they were willing to help me through this situation."
"They agreed with delight and noted it was just between us three."
"I can not believe you are telling me this. This is not you?" I said.