There seemed an endless expanse between my wife and me. Miles of sofa cushion fabric stretched between us. My eye lids heavy with stress started to close up around the television crushing whatever show was on.
"I'm going to bed!" my wife announced.
Startled awake, I began my nighttime ritual. I rose from the sofa, turned off the television, locked all the doors, brushed my teeth, and slid into bed. She lay somewhere next to me. Again my eyes began to close as my mind walked through the events of the past few weeks.
My best friend's wedding is tomorrow and two weeks ago we celebrated by having his bachelor party. There was some debate as to whether or not a strip club would be involved. My wife laughed and told me she thought I should definitely include strippers. Knowing the person I was, she actually found it amusing. I sent out the announcement which included the Kitten Club as the last item of the night.
At The Pub, I unwound from my work week. I was slightly more stressed than usual due to some restructuring of my company and my drinking reflected that. By the time we climbed aboard the shuttle van we had rented, I was mostly out of my mind. The Kitten Club was dark with thumping techno music and strobe lighting. There were several stages and many girls working the crowd. We pulled up to an empty table and ordered a round of beers.
The night was coming to a close when a pretty dancer approached out table. With some goading and 40 dollars from my friends, she gave me a lap dance. As she swayed in front of me to the music, she slowly untied the strings behind her neck that held up her bra. Her bra slid down revealing her breasts. She leaned forward and the tips of her nipples brushed my lips and face. She continued to dance and grind on me until the song finished. She tied up her bra, turned and smiled at me and then without warning she bent down and kissed me on the lips. I acted reflexively and kissed her quickly back.
"Thanks baby" she whispered in my ear.
Holy crap what did I just do and in front of all my friends.
The story made it around my circle of friends and finally came to rest in the mind of my wife. For the past two weeks my wife and I have argued, cried, not spoken, and for the most part fallen apart. I have been beside myself trying to figure out how to let her know that it was an accident and that she was everything to me. Nothing seemed to be working. My best friend's wedding was tomorrow and I did not know that I could handle it. I slept fitfully.
Sometime in the night, I felt the bed shift. I thought my wife was just rolling over, but soon I could tell something was up. It was a full moon and our curtains were open. I could see pretty well. I rolled onto my back and looked up at my wife who was standing over me, her feet on either sides of my hips.
"Are you ok?" I asked her.