Last week I was out of town at a conference and the SSM flew in to join me at my nice hotel for a few days. He would sleep in, go out for brunch with friends while I was hard at work, then show up for the social time and drinking. Someday I have to get me a gig like that!
Anyway, on the second night we were with a very large crowd for some much needed dinner after a long long happy hour. The table had some people I know well, some people I know some and others who barely know my name. Sitting at the far end of the table was a woman I kind of know through work and she mouthed to me is that your boy. I shook my head yes and didn’t think anything of it. A while later she yelled something across the table that ended with “TSG’s boyfriend over there.” I cringed a little but did my best to ignore the comment. The second time this same woman referred to the SSM as my boyfriend I kindly replied, “the dear man has a name of his own, sorry not to have introduced you this is SSM.” She laughed it of and said yeah but it is more fun to just call him your boyfriend.
After the third time and a knowing glance across the table at BFF I leaned over to the SSM and said, “I hope you are okay with being called my boyfriend, it is just so much easier then trying to explain this whole …” And I kind of trailed off from there. “Oh for sure, it is way easier” he responded in his ever so relaxed way. “Don’t worry about it, I’m not.” And we went about enjoying the rest of our dinner.
Had it been a different group of people – i.e. non work folks – I might have tried to explain it better. Instead, I just left BFF to field any questions that came up after we left. I am sure she gave an appropriate and modest response to all who asked. Either that or she just muttered something about a long distance fuck buddy and left it at that.
Either way, thanks for doing my dirty work BFF.
TSG
5 comments:
A little of column A, a little of column B... Those who know you pretty well and respect you got the long distance fuck buddy story, 'cause it's funnier. Those who don't know you got a "Oh, here was coming this way for the conference, so it's lovely that he stopped by...". Those who were nosey got "the stink eye"!
BFF
Good to know. I have been meaning to ask who was asking ... but I will call you soon and find out all the dirt you dished!
Not my boyfriend? Puh-lease!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it
:P
;)
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