Nervously, Tom and Sandra waited outside the classroom. It had been Sandra's idea to take an evening class and Tom had readily agreed. Both in their early twenties, they had been married for only two years. Tom had been working away a lot recently and they both thought that the class would be fun and something that they could both enjoy together. The had chosen French Language as their preferred subject, and had thought's of a summer vacation in St. Tropez or Monaco.
They were early for the 8pm class and it was another fifteen minutes before any of the other students arrived. At just before 8pm, a tall handsome man appeared and began to unlock the classroom door. Tom looked at him and guessed that he was in his mid thirties. Slim and good looking with shoulder length brown hair and an engaging smile. Tom looked at his wife and saw that her interest in the lesson had already increased!
As the students filed into the classroom and took their seats, the man introduced himself as Justin. He was to be their tutor for the next ten weeks. The lesson passed quickly and interestingly. Tom and Sandra exchanged notes and attempted difficult pronunciation with laughs and smiles. Justin was a good teacher and made them all feel relaxed. About halfway through he two hour period Sandra nudged her husband and whispered into his ear.
"Have you noticed, Justin seems to be looking at you an awful lot?"
"Oh come on, Sandy," he replied "He's just a friendly guy! He looks at everyone."
"No, really. He is definitely giving you more attention than the rest of us."
"So, what do you mean? Are you saying that he fancies me?"
"I don't know. But he certainly seems to like looking at you!"
Tom now felt a little uneasy. As much as he tried not to, his eyes kept straying to the class tutor. Every now and then Justin caught his stare and returned it with a sparkle in his eye.
As the clock ticked round to 10pm and the lesson finished, the students began to put away their notebooks and clear away their desks. With a light "see you next week!" Justin waved them out of the door. Approaching Tom and Sandra before they left, Justin spoke casually.
"I wonder, would you two like to go for a drink? There's a good bar just up the street"
Tom wasn't sure, and was about to make an excuse when Sandra cut him off.
"Sure. We would love to" she said quickly
"Great. I have to finish up here for a few minutes. See you there in fifteen?"
Sandra again agreed for them both and, a quarter of an hour later, all three were sitting in a quiet booth in the bar drinking cold beer.
The conversation flowed smoothly. Justin was intelligent and interesting. He knew a lot about the area of France the couple wanted to visit. After half an hour the was a brief lull in the conversation.
"Justin, can I ask you a personal question?" said Sandra
"Sure." replied Justin. "I'm very open minded. Ask me anything you like."
"Well..I saw you watching Tom in class..and I wondered..um..are you gay?"