Back in River City we were always pretty discrete about Mistress's extracurricular relationships. Both she and I had fairly high profile jobs in those pre-retirement years. We didn't need rumors about Mistress caught "fooling around" in public with someone other than her hubby.
But that didn't mean that she made no "public appearances" with her lovers. She and J (her longest relationship) would often meet publicly for dinner or lunch, then retreat to his house or ours for more intimate activities.
Of course, I always knew when and where they would be meeting for one of these "dates". Usually they picked a site closer to his home out in the 'burbs, where they would be less likely to encounter one of our friends or colleagues. I stewed at home or work while she was meeting publicly with a lover. But it was easy to imagine they might be seen by someone who would raise an eyebrow or two. And could they really resist the tell tale body language of lovers- some hand holding, intimate touches, simmering eye contact; maybe an under the table grope or Mistress's wandering foot under the table.
Would someone ask "Why is Molly Collins having dinner on a Friday night with someone other than her husband"?
As far as I know, no rumors ever flew about her back in those days. But who knows.....
