This morning I thought I had a nice three-hour slot available for getting dolled up. My wife was headed to our daughter's house to wait for a furniture delivery. She said she then planned to go shopping for graduation gifts.
As soon as she left I made myself comfortable in a casual dress, long line bra with makeshift padding, strappy sandals and pantyhose. I also put on a pair of earrings and a nice bracelet.
Just as I was settling down on the sofa in our bedroom, only about 20 minutes after she left, I thought I heard the sound of the garage door opening. I wasn't certain, but I followed my instincts and started stripping down as fast as I could. As I was doing this I heard the unmistakable sound of the door from the garage opening and footsteps coming up the stairs to the bedroom.
I was now stark naked, but I had to do something with the clothes etc. I shoved the bra, pantyhose, shoes and earrings under the bed, but for some reason I just threw the bedspread over the dress. When my wife entered a second later, she of course asked, "Why are you naked?". As calmly as I could, I said, "I'm headed to the shower." Even as I was saying it, I realized I STILL HAVE THE BRACELET ON! I put my hands behind my back and slipped it into one hand as fast as I could.
I took the quickest shower I've ever had, while she was doing something in her walk-in closet. I was hoping she'd head back downstairs, but she started toward the bed, fortunately on the opposite side from where I'd hid the dress. Then she announced she was going to wash the comforter, which of course required removing the bedspread. I somehow managed to pull the dress out, get it to the floor, and kick it under the bed.
She finally departed with the comforter, and I spent several anxious minutes retrieving items from under the bed and getting them back to where they belong.
I'm getting too old for this kind of drama. By the way, the reason she came back early was that my son-in-law texted her that he was waiting for the furniture, and she decided to save the shopping for another day.