Ariana is shocked but excited

You arrive home but Ariana isn't here, which isn't unusual. Sometimes you get out of work before she does, so when you get home you start getting dinner ready. She comes home not long after and kisses you hello, and asks how your day was. You lie again, telling her that work went well, rather than mention how you got behind on your work because you were distracted thinking about fucking your best friend's girlfriend.

You wait to tell her about where Matt is taking her for the date. You don't want to drop it in her lap the moment she walks through the door. Since you're making food, she heads upstairs to take a shower. By the time she's done, she comes down, dressed in casual slacks and a tee, and you eat dinner together, while talking about her work day, which also went well again.

After dinner, you decide now is your time.

"I told Matt you were free on Friday, and he said he's booked a table for the two of you at Chez Mignon."

Ariana is cleaning up the table and almost drops the dishes when you tell her.

"What? Nooo, he can't take me there. That's far too nice," she protests and her face goes red. "What's he thinking, booking somewhere that expensive for the two of us? How did he even manage to book a table?"

Her jaw is practically on the floor and you have to struggle not to laugh. That's exactly the reaction you expected.

"He said he has a standing arrangement because he takes clients there often. But if you're going to be uncomfortable, I can tell him to take you somewhere else."

"No, nooo, that's okay. If he's already booked the table then, um, I don't want him to hurt his reputation with the restaurant if he cancels. Besides, it'll be kind of interesting to see what it's like inside, if it lives up to the hype."

You are surprised. You knew she wouldn't to agree to change the venue, but you didn't think she'd be this excited. Usually she'd be nervous to be out at such a place where she'd be judged for her attire, or status, but the excitement of going to the restaurant seems to be overriding her usual anxiety.

"I can't believe I'm going to Chez Mignon. Chez Mignon! I bet the food looks fancier than all the dressed up people and...oh no."

Her expression becomes horror struck and you smile slightly. Now this is what you expected.

"What am I gonna wear?!" she exclaims.

"Now, honey, you'll look great. You have plenty of really nice dresses and you'll make anything you wear look stunning."

"Mmm, maybe," she says, unconvinced. "Er...wait here."

She dashes up the stairs and out of view. You wait, but when she doesn't return you busy yourself by tidying up the dishes and washing the plates and cutlery. When she still hasn't returned, you relax in front of the television while thinking about where you're going to take Kali. Eventually, about an hour after she asked you to wait, your wife returns with two dresses, one in each hand.

"Okay, I've narrowed it down to these two dresses. Which do you like better, this one, or this one?"

She twirls the hangers in her hands to let you see both the back and the front. In one hand, she holds a short, knee length red dress made of a chiffon skirt and a ruched bodice with an open back. The straps are bejeweled in glittering fake silver, but you remember that the sweetheart neckline didn't do much for Ariana's chest. It's a nice dress that she wore to the office Christmas party last year but perhaps not classy enough for a luxurious restaurant like Chez Mignon.

The other is a even shorter black silk dress that would only go to her thigh. It's strapless, and the top part is very form fitting, and the waist is cinched in so even with Ariana's smaller frame, it really brings out her figure. The skirt part flares out though, denying a similar fabric hugging around her ass. You haven't seen her wear this one since your college days. It's the racier of the two dresses, but not much more extravagant.

"They're both nice dresses," you tell her because you aren't sure which one would be better.

"That's the problem. I can't just wear a 'nice' dress to Chez Mignon." She bites her lip as she looks at you like a misbehaving puppy. "I could really do with a new dress if I'm going to a place like Chez Mignon. Um...do you think there'd be enough extra in the monthly budget for me to go out and buy one before Friday?"

You aren't sure what to say. There probably would be enough in the budget for her to get a new, fancier dress if you weren't also taking Kali out, and having to book a hotel room for the night. Maybe you could free up some money for Ariana's dress if you took Kali somewhere cheap, and just paid for a motel, but that has the risk of tanking your chances of actually having sex with her, which is the whole point. However, if you tell your wife no, she's going to be very disappointed, and possibly angry.

Do you take Kali somewhere cheap so Ariana can buy the dress? Or **** Ariana to wear one of these two dresses so you can take Kali somewhere nicer?