Warning: The Secret is Out!

I invited 3 girlfriends over on Wednesday night for pizza and wine on the front porch. Mike had been out playing a round of golf, and I wasn’t expecting him home for a little while. To my surprise he walked in only moments after the girls arrived and asked if he could join us for dinner. “Of course,” I said, not sure whether he was being serious or only kidding. At which point Mike (seriously) proceeded to pile some pizza on a plate and followed us outside.

The five of us, Carrie, Carli, Leah, me and Mike were having a grand ‘ole time when spontaneously Carrie darted off the porch and ran to get something out of her car. It was a new dress she had found on sale at Macy’s that she wanted to show us before Gary, her husband, dropped by. The girls spent the next few minutes oohing and aahing over Carrie’s new find... Mike, on the other hand, sat perplexed.

Mike to Carrie: “What are you going to tell Gary when he sees you in this new dress?”

Carrie to Mike: “Simple, I’ll tell him I’ve had it forever but that it’s the first time I’ve ever worn it.”

Mike’s head darts over to me: “You don’t ever do that to me, do you?”

Me: Oh no, crap – I was a baby deer frozen in the head lights of a MACK truck! In an attempt to spare women everywhere, I smiled slyly and said, “Of course not Sweetie.”

Unfortunately the damage was done. The secret was out. The fool proof “I’ve had it forever” trick was blown.

So ladies, I apologize in advance if my dear, dear husband calls any of your boyfriends, fiancés or fellow husbands and alerts them of our strategy. In the meantime, I am working on a plan-B. (Oh, and I would highly caution you about the dangers of inviting any boys to your next girlfriend dinner.)