Two couples compete. One couple is dominated.
I glanced once more at the time on the dashboard, my fingers nervously drumming against the steering wheel as Leah, my wife, flicked aimlessly through some social media app on her phone, her mind clearly a million miles away from whatever she was flicking through.
"So...you ready?" I finally asked, quickly glancing to Leah before turning my attention to the detached house just down the road.
I saw her look up out of the corner of my eye. I looked back and she smiled reassuringly.
"You tell me, you're the alpha male," she replied softly, her voice silky like it always was. I laughed nervously. "It's so weird hearing you talk like that," I replied, narrowing my eyes slightly and looking at her. She blushed and looked down at her lap.