With new fashions came new modernities and John…well, he was happy with most of them. But this time, something told him that maybe this would give him trouble, at least at first.
As he choose the trousers he wanted, he noticed that there were no buttons but a zipper. The salesman told him that it was easier and faster and men were preferring it now. John grimace. What on earth was wrong with buttons?
Anna told him in a whisper, that yes, indeed, it would be much easier to take them off with a wink of her eye, so John purchased them without saying another word. And when they got home she proceeded to prove that to him. But a week as John was getting ready to go to work, the zipper caught on his undershorts and there was nothing John could do to release the fabric.
'Anna!' he shouted from their room. 'Bloody trousers! Anna, I need your help!'
Anna came running from the bathroom with a concerned look on her face. 'Whatever is the matter?!'
'Well…look. It's stuck and I can't get it off.' He said in an exasperated voice, pulling at the zipper. 'What? Don't you laugh at this, I'm going to be late!'
'Oh John.' She laughed even more. 'Let me see…'
She kneeled on the floor and tried to see what she could do. 'Take them off. It'll be easier to fix.'
John had a shocked look on his face. 'I'd have to take my undershorts off too.'
'Well…I know. Come on. It's not like I've never seen you naked.'
John smiled then and took both of the items off. Once they were in her hands and John was naked from the down, she stood up and walked towards him, throwing the pants on the floor.
'Anna? What are doing?'
'Well, Mr Bates…' She said, with a racy look on her face. 'How can I resist you in such state of undress?'
'Anna!' John blushed. 'I'm going to wear something else.'
'Wait! We still have half an hour…'
John looked at the clock and she was right.
Later, when they left the cottage they were twenty minutes late for breakfast, John had to wear an old pair of trousers, and the new ones still laid on the bedroom floor, together with his undershorts, but neither of them could be more pleased with the whole situation.