Let me be your Mr. Grey

“Can I come down now?” I shout. My hiding place in the attic is stuffy and uncomfortable.

Perhaps I should have taken more care with my Google research.

“Let’s role-play” she had said.

“Let’s do 50 shades” she had mischievously grinned.

I’ve heard things about that book. It sounded like we could be in for a fun night.

“I want you to be my Mr. Grey”

“Leave it with me” I confidently replied.

But I haven’t read the book and so I hit Google. I really should have typed in ‘50 Shades’, I suppose, but instead I went straight for hunting out this Mr. Grey and from the deepest crevice of my brain I tried to remember what she’d said his first name was.

Which has left me here in the attic, while my wife is downstairs watching Desperate Housewives with a photograph of me from my 20s on the mantle.

Frankly, this Dorian Grey fantasy of hers is really not working for me.

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To find out what happened when we tried again, having properly researched my role this time, please click here – it’s worth it.

“Let me be your Christian Grey” I ordered. “Oh my!” she flushed…