We were spending time with some of our oldest friends, sitting around in the evening, after a great and very active day, just the adults. Our friends were joking around with each other........
Him: woman - get over here and give me a foot rub
Her: HA! (And some other words)
(You would have to know them - this would be so far out of character for her that a footrub at this point might be physically dangerous for him)
Him: I said now woman.
Him: (To us) see she does whatever I tell her to
Him: I'm waiting....... (imagine stern look and foot tapping)
Meanwhile - my heart is in my mouth as I try to guage from the look on my husband's face how he's going to play this.
Will he just watch the show and keep himself/us out of it? Not bloody likely - as they say - where's the fun in not making me squirm?
Will he start beating his chest and order me to his feet in front of everyone?
How would I pull that off with this group and in this moment?
How could I directly and publicly refuse him like she had - with disdain, but nicely?
And I'm so grateful for the way he did play it -
Him (my Him this time): Stay right there on the sofa and don't you dare get up till I tell you!
Me: Yes Sir!
Bravo..what a wonderful, sly and knowing man is your husband...that would have made me wetter than the foot rub instruction!
ReplyDeleteLx
That made me smile.... what a good guy you have!
ReplyDeleteAlly
Delicious.
ReplyDeleteo.g.
LOL! how lovely, like a quadruaple bluff, or an extra double in joke just between you two
ReplyDeleteOMG... that was great! I definitely have to agree he played that out well!
ReplyDelete*hugs*
turiya
O, nice - that's very sweet! Quick thinking on his part.
ReplyDeleteaisha
littleOne,
ReplyDeleteSly isn't usually a word I would use - but in this case i was grateful for his quick thinking and his reprieve in front of our friends.
Ally,
It's true - thanks.
O.G.,
thank you - it's the small things really.
Mamacrow,
it was a surreal moment - waiting to see how he would react - knowing we were already in the middle of something between us that they had no clue they were stepping right into and setting up.
Turiya,
He did - he could have pushed so easily then I would have had to figure out hwo to pull it off.
Aisha,
It was and i was quite relieved.
greengirl,
ReplyDeleteHe had to show you off a little, didn't he.:) Glad you didn't push the situation.
Love,
Serenity
Serenity - thanks, yea.
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