“What on earth was that!” Henry demanded of his wife once they were safely behind the closed door of their suite.
“Just a bit of harmless flirting. Aren’t you keen to see these attractions that only the locals know about”
“The attraction he has in mind is inside his trousers”
“Oh rubbish, He’s just a nice local going the extra mile for some tourists. I think he’s sweet. He knows I’m newly married”
“And you just told him your husband has abandoned you on your honeymoon for 4 days!”
“I was letting him know I was married!”
The argument escalated from there. In the end Alicia burst into tears and locked herself in the bedroom. Henry in a tantrum stripped out of his stupid girl clothes and the stupid wig and went and had a cold shower.
Alicia sat down on the bed and felt like pulling her hair out. She was very upset at Henry or Rachel or whoever she now was. She was just harmlessly flirting with a man who had gone out of his way to help them. And then Henry had pulled that little stunt with the horrible throaty noise. How embarrassing! The whole bar would think ‘Rachel’ was retarded. Henry had seemed happy enough to get a free golf lesson off Alex. What had got into him? It wasn’t as if she was sneaking off behind his back. Henry had been invited along as well!
Damn her/him! She had been enjoying the evening. Why did he have to pull this little stunt now? And to think she had missed putts on purpose just to pamper his ego! Some thanks she got!
Her mum had warned her that Henry might be a bit controlling. “Maintain your independence. He’s the sort of man who always expects to get his own way. Don’t kowtow to his every whim”
Well she was going to draw the line here! She would not put up with him controlling her! If she wanted to go to the bar, she would go to the bar! Henry could come too. It wasn’t as if she was going to do anything to put her marriage at risk. She just wanted to have some fun! It would be his choice. She got up and walked to the wardrobe. She selected two outfits. One for her and one for Henry.
For herself she choose the brown dress she had worn that first evening in Hawaii. For Henry she went with the black lace outfit he had worn the other night with the girdle. The long sleeves would hide his arms. Who said she wasn’t considerate? She also laid out the leather skirt and some black pantyhose then picked up the oversized pumps she had purchased the day she had Henry’s feet. She left the outfit laid out on the bed, then dressed herself.
After fixing her hair and make-up she wrote out a note to Henry “I will not let you control me. I’m heading back to the bar. If you still love me, as I love you, get dressed and join me. I have laid out an appropriate outfit on the bed. I would much rather have fun with you than on my own. It is after all our honeymoon”
She left the note on the bed. Then walked out noticing that the shower was silent.