Chapter 2

So I awoke an hour later, still resting in the tub. She had placed some towels under my neck to keep me comfortable while I slept. As I looked through the open door to the bathroom, I could see Shania sitting at the dresser in the bedroom which was in direct view from where I was resting. With her hair damp and hanging partially over her beautiful face, wearing an robe, one foot on the floor while the other rested on the seat while she did her toenails, a definitely beautiful posture which made her beauty glow so much until I almost felt like I had died and went to heaven by just looking at her appearance. I reached over and got another cigarette and the click of my lighter caught her attention. She lifted her head, looked at me with a pleasant smile and said,

"So you're finally awake sleepy head, just in time to prepare for our big night, first up, threads..."

She gleefully sprung to her feet and skipped towards the walk in wardrobe which was a few feet away from the dresser. As she opened the doors widely and waltzed in, biting on her index finger as she looked from one side to the next, observing the articles of clothing hanging from the racks. Now my wife came from a somewhat wealthy family, she liked to dress classy, full of elegance and so most of my clothing would have to match her style especially if we were going to her parents house or out to some fancy restaurant. I would see Shania shake her head negatively as she observed and I knew that there would be nothing in there that tickles her adolescent fancies. She turned to me and said,

"Get dressed, where we're going tonight these suits will make ya look like you're attending a funeral or you're a walking corpse"

I laughed and got out of the tub, dried up and began to get dressed. By the time I was through dressing, little Timmy had finished his chores and left. It was around mid day, so we headed to the mall to get some new "threads" as she referred to them. We entered a store where only teenagers would go to shop, had my wife and I gone shopping together this would have been one of the stores she would definitely avoid by miles if she could. As we entered one of store attendants approached us and asked if we needed help to which Shania replied we're good on our own and thanked her. Shania then looked at a mannequin attired in a blue and white medium plaid shirt, an ash grey slim fit denim jeans and there were a pair of sneakers resting at the feet to show the matching effects. This was the one she wanted for me so she called the attention of the clerk, showed me to the dressing room and before I could even have second thoughts we were leaving the store with bags of the purchased clothing and a pair of shoes all perfect in size. She then said,

"Well, now that we've got you covered, it's my turn, but I want to surprise you with my outfit so you can wait in the car for me, I wont be long hun". She said as she winked with an evil grin on her face.

It had not been long after I reached to where we were parked then I saw her approaching bringing two bags with her. One was fairly large while the other was somewhat the size of a purse. When she entered the vehicle she immediately threw the larger of the bags onto the back seat and ordered me to close my eyes. As I did this I heard the smaller bag rustled and then she told me to open up and look at what she had bought for us. She was holding up two masks, one was the showgirl type, the other was more like a demon, obviously meant for me. No question needed to be ask after seeing the mask as to what type of party we were going to attend.Then she said,

"It's lunch time, there's an eatery I'd like to take you to, though it's not the classy type, a little change might be refreshing for you"...

So we drove in the direction which she navigated all the way. It was a small Chinese restaurant on a more remote side of the town. Hardly anyone visited there and I was wondering why she had chosen this particular place. The outside of the building had oriental ornaments hanging along with two statues of dragons at the entrance.I can see it badly needed a paint job and the wood work was deteriorating and the eaves were partially dilapidated. Surely one would only guest the inside would be messy and the food terrible but still, curiosity made me go along with everything. As we entered there was an old Chinese woman standing behind a tiny desk. Shania then showed her a card which had some Chinese symbols on them. The woman then picked up the receiver from the antique phone that was on her desk and belted out some foreign language to the person on the other end of the line. Shortly afterwards a younger woman, dressed in traditional oriental clothing came to us, bowed and beckoned us to follow her to which we did as Shania held my hand and led. We walked down a narrow corridor which led to a red steel door. As our usher opened it, there was a stairway leading down to another section and I can hear enchanted music coming from the distance. All this time I was wondering how did Shania know about this place and was able to gain access to what seemed to be V.I.P.?

Before I could even start to make logic of things we had passed a number of closed doors and reached to the one that was ours, as we entered the usher holding the door open for us bowed her head and said "will be serving soon, hope you enjoy meal" in a foreign accent.

The table was set elegantly, candles, ornaments and even a love seat was there in the corner of the room. Not long after we had settled down and the door opened once more and another woman came in with some dishes to which the card Shania had presented may have also stated the usual cuisine that was to be expected. There were a lot spicy foods on the trays and I had to admit that the change from the usual menu had really made me feel totally different, as if I were living a completely different life where just Shania and myself existed. We ate and chatted for awhile, had a few laughs then Shania said it was time for dessert. To this she also mentioned she had something special in store for me so she got up and walked towards the door where there was a button, she pressed it and returned to her seat and not too long afterwards as if by instincts the waitress came back in with a bowl of ice cream containing chunks of fruits, a bottle of chocolate syrup and a can of whipped cream. Still I was wondering how did they know Shania usually requested this. But just not to spoil any of her plans or cause a change of mind I just went along with everything.

"That would be all for now, and we'll see our way out. Thank you very much for your services and you may keep the change". She told the waitress as she handed her some cash to which the waitress then bowed and gracefully exited the room closing the door behind her.