"Thank you, my dear. Whatever would I do without you?" he smiled, enjoying the many little kisses she was showering him with. It inspired confidence, that perhaps even though children were important to her, he might just be important enough to make an exception for. If it came to it.
He got himself dressed into the outfit she had suggested, deliberately leaving the tie hanging loose so that she could indeed help him with it. He had a sick, twisted up feeling in his stomach. He really didn't want to face this, but he knew that he would have to. He was trying for one of his oh-so-subtle 'neutral' expressions as he headed back into the living room to find his wife.