Surprise

Stepping quietly, she walks to the door in the dark
     Careful not to awake him, arouse suspicion
           She leaves the room and dresses in
                   Another part of the house.
                         She tries ever so
                              Hard to be
                                  Quiet 
                                   As a 
                                 Mouse.

He stirs, turns, arises and walks to the door
    Walking down the hallway he expected
           To find perhaps one of the kids
                   Rising to watch t.v. but 
                      To his surprise he
                              Saw her 
                               Putting
                               On her
                                Best.

“What, what is this?” he asked of her harshly
      As she was startled by his presence
          “I am just, ermm, getting ready
              For work darling, go back
                      To sleep.” So off
                             He went 
                             Without
                              Even a 
                               Peep.

As he lay there, smiling, recalling her perfume
   Eyes slowly closing to the darkened   room
    He jumped from the bed as eyes opened
          Quick, because of a thought that 
                      Made him quite sick. 
                          He didn’t know
                              That she
                                 Had a
                                   Job.

Uh Oh!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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