It started off the same as any other evening that we plan when we go out together.
Teresa went for her shower while I stayed downstairs with the children. She finished and slipped into some clean casual clothes while she went to pick her Mum up who would be babysitting for us this particular evening.
I took this opportunity to take my shower and shave.
It's not that often we get to go out together, but when we do I really enjoy it; little did I know how different tonight.
By the time Teresa got back with her Mum I was out the bathroom and half dressed. I put on some of the aftershave she'd bought me for Valentines Day, my favourite, and finished off getting dressed.
Teresa went straight upstairs to change into the clothes she'd be wearing tonight. After about fifteen minutes she duly came downstairs looking lovely, she was wearing a loose fitting white blouse that was quite low cut for her, and a pale green knee length skirt that was split halfway up the front. Sometimes I wish she would wear more daring clothes, they suit her slim tall figure.
The plan was to go to a surprise 50th Birthday party for an old work mate.
We knew roughly where we needed to be heading so we said goodbye to the children and her Mum and set off.
The first eight miles were easy but as we got closer to where we thought we should be going we found that we were going around in circles, driving up and down the same roads more than once, on more than one occasion.
We both decided that we were going nowhere fast and decided to stop and ask someone. The first person we saw was an oldish type of gentleman who looked local to the area, he was as good-a-bet as anyone we thought. He pointed us in the right direction and we set off again wondering if we'd ever get there tonight, let alone on time, as we recognised places we'd driven past only minutes earlier.
We thought we were close but not close enough and agreed to ask someone else. As we drove through the streets I was looking for people I could identify from work whom I thought might be going to the same party, but recognised no one.
In the distance I saw a bus stop on our side of the road and stopped, Teresa wound down her window and asked the guy at the head of the queue if he knew where the bar we were looking for was, "Sure" he said "They've just re-furbished it, it only reopened last night", Teresa and I looked at each other wondering if this could be the same bar we were looking for.
"Give us a lift and I'll show you where it is, it's not far", he looked ok about twenty nine, clean and smart in a fashionable way for his age so, looking at each other again we nodded and said alright.
"It's best if I sit in the front" he said, "So I can give directions".
As Teresa got out the car to let him in, one of his mates got in the back before she had chance, and another held the car door open for her, she slid into the back seat, nestled nervously between two guys she'd never seen before.
"My names Carl" said the guy sitting next to me, "What's yours?"
"I'm Steve and my wife's name is Teresa," I said
"This is Pete and Jim" Carl said, gesturing to his friends in the back.
And we were soon on our way again.
Jim asked Teresa why we were going to the bar, and she explained that it was my friends Birthday Party.
"So you're not from around here then?" Pete said
"No: Derby way" Teresa replied.
I was quite surprised she'd spoken freely.
"Turn next right at the pub and follow the signs for Beeston" directed Carl
"You look very sexy in that top Teresa," said Pete
"Yeh" added Jim "The skirts nice too"
Teresa checked her skirt to make sure it was covering her legs.
"Don't be shy" Jim said as he noticed her nervousness.
"I'm not" Said Teresa, trying not to be intimidated.
"Keep going down this road until you come to a 'T' junction and turn right" said Carl pointing with his arm.
"Your quite tall aren't you Teresa" Jim said
"Must be these long legs," Pete added as he placed his left hand on her knee. "They'd look great around my neck"
I saw Teresa twitch in my driving mirror. I smiled, trying to comfort her. It seemed to work...
"Thanks that's really nice of you to notice" she replied as she turned towards him politely smiling.
I adjusted my driving position and my mirror so that I could see his hands, one was just above her knee and she didn't seem to mind too much at this stage.
I opened my window slightly; it sent a breeze into the back of the car. Things were getting warm. I checked my mirror and Teresa seemed comfortable.
"What material is this?" Jim asked as he rubbed the fabric of Teresa's blouse between his thumb and forefinger
"It's like Chiffon," Teresa answered
"I love the way it blows in the wind and clings to the contours of your body"
"Me too" added Pete in agreement.
Jim rubbed the chiffon between his thumb and all of his fingers this time until he was rubbing his palm across MY Teresa's stomach.
"You've got a great body Teresa, do you go to the gym?" asked Pete
"Not anymore; I don't have the time, what with work and two children to look after"