For Gabrielle, date night was an important tradition, no, a ritual. She banished her husband from the bedroom so she could get ready on her own, and the color of her shoes was the clue that told him what kind of a date night she wanted. Gabrielle's choice of black shoes told Mike she wanted a romantic date, and she wanted to be wined and dined, swept off her feet, and seduced. She only had eyes for him. Mike loved a black shoe date night and always did everything he could to live up to her requirements.