My (37M) wife (28F) just received a bracelet from a friend (~30sM) in front of me.
This happened over a planned dinner with the guy friend. The guy friend knows the chef at the restaurant we were eating at and brought out some gifts for the chef. At the same instant he gave my wife the bracelet and kept it in her bag.
While chatting I caught the guy friend winking at my wife. But I just ignored it because we were laughing and stuff.
After dinner all three of us were walking in the mall, and the guy friend asked about the bracelet, my wife suddenly wears it.
After we dropped off the friend at his place, I teased my wife about how a lot of guys are attracted to her. And the conversation went this way:
Wife: (Seeming irritated) You know, I hate it when everyone assumes that something is up when guys talk to me back in college.
Me: That was in college, but I’m just teasing you right now. Why do you think he gave you a bracelet?
Wife: He also gave a bracelet to the chef and another one for the chef’s wife, it’s just his way of thanking the chef, for dropping by and getting us a discount.
Me: (Puzzled) But why did he give you one then?
I said to myself, what was he thanking you for then??
I’m super stressed about it. I can’t sleep.
Major edit: just to add some details, the friend works in a hotel. Over the month of April, my wife has asked to have her “me time” spent in that same hotel. She does get a big discount when the friend books for her.
While writing this I realized both overnights were on Thursday night.