TIFU: Told my wife about a woman flirting with me, but now I’m flirting back.

There is this woman who keeps flirting with me. just lingering eye contact and laughing way too hard at my average jokes,and touching me inappropriately(i like it).

​Trying to be the "transparent husband," I panicked and hastily told my wife about it. Her response? A swift, cold, "Stop talking to her."

​Here is the problem: I think I’m enjoying the validation way too much. Let's be real, in our 30s, between the random back aches and just trying to hit those 10,000 daily steps, a little unsolicited attention feels fantastic. So... I might be flirting back a bit now. Absolutely nothing physical, just some harmless banter!

​But because of my premature honesty, my wife is now in full CID mode. She is highly suspicious and side-eyeing my every move.

​How do I navigate keeping this tiny ego boost alive( not going oyo) without my wife going nuclear?