just having a little fun, she said

when she

first put her hand on my knee

as we laughed

and talked

about life, throwing

her hair back

around

her perfumed neck,

i became optimistic

about the night.

quickly i ordered another

round of martinis

and dinner,

but by eleven

she told me

she had to go back.

she said that her husband

would be worried

if she came home

late another night.

you're married? i asked her,

shaking my head.

yes, she answered slipping

her rings back

on her finger.

three kids and a dog too.

he's a wonderful man,

dumb as a rock,

but we have a wonderful life.