Derek leaned back in his creaky desk chair and spread his arms up above his head, yawning and closing his eyes. The familiar hourly soundcheck on the radio playing on the bookshelf behind him told him was 11AM, and he shook his head as another coronavirus update headlined the news bulletin. He opened up a browser page on his PC as the clipped female English voice informed him that another 327 deaths were reported yesterday in the UK. He sighed. So sad, so many poor families affected by the pandemic, not just here in Edinburgh, or Scotland, or even the wider UK, but across the globe.
The BBC News homepage continued to provide further distressing information. Like many in the UK, he'd been furloughed from his job, staying at home on 80% of his salary which, for him at least meant that without his usual commuting costs and the fact his local pub was closed, he wasn't negatively financially affected.
He glanced out of the window. It was a cold, grey May day, ominous clouds hanging low in the sky. He stood up to look out over the empty building sites of the Granton Docks. Just 6 weeks ago, the now deserted expanse of concrete had been busy with cranes and workers. New luxury apartments, a hotel and office blocks all due to be opened the following year, a development that would further gentrify the area. 12 floors up in the council high rise tenement building that he lived in, he wondered how long before mandatory notices would be served and his home for the last 10 years would be raised to the ground.
He shook his head, deciding that it was late enough in the day for a lager. Or, at least, not too early. He padded out into his narrow hallway and into the kitchen, taking a can of Tennants Lager from the fridge and opening it. A glance into the fridge told him he should really go out and stock up, but the thought of pulling on a face mask and standing in queues made him grumble under his breath as he made his way back to the lounge.
As he sat at his computer desk he wondered if it would be better to still be married than to be in lockdown alone. He quickly concluded that he was better off alone. He'd had four years to get used to it, though he did miss seeing his two sons, and his grandson.
He took a slug of lager from his can and moved his mouse, placing the cursor on the url bar. Three letters tapped out and the full address automatically appeared; a moment later the homepage of the 'dogging meets' website he regularly frequented opened up on his screen. It was an old fashioned looking site, no more than a step or two on from the original message board sites. Certainly no slick, fancy front end. It was very much a UK based site, and a small community at that. Limited functionality, basic profiles and a messaging service that worked liked an internal email as opposed to the more modern instant chat functions. There was something 'real' about it though that gave him hope.
As usual though, no messages. Not even any flirts, a rudimentary function that acted like a wave to another user. He clicked on 'online users' and again as usual, just two members on the list had (F) by their username. Half a dozen or so (M/F) users, then way more (M) accounts.
He took another sip from his can. Three years he'd been on this site. Quite how he'd found the site, he wasn't so sure. The idea of dogging intrigued him, although he was pretty sure it wasn't something he'd ever do. And anyway, the site had progressed as far as meets in other ways, such as erotic emails, phone sex and webcam fun.
He clicked on one of the (F) profiles, scrolling to the 'what are you into?' section. 'Dogging, Swinging, Straight Sex, Oral Sex, Threesomes.' Scrolling back to the top of the page, he looked at contact preferences. '(ages 20-50)' He sighed. Even if he tried to send her a message, the system would restrict it based on that preference. And anyway, it would be rare if he even got a reply.
He reclined in his chair, taking another sip of lager. If he opened his mailbox, he would see all the messages he'd received without having scroll down the page. A few brief chats, one that lead to an exchange of email addresses with a user that was into 'picture exchange.' She'd asked if he would send her a picture of him in ladies panties, and he'd given up on that one straight away.
He wasn't really sure why he bothered. He supposed it was on the off chance that a female member with Webcam Fun listed would turn out to be genuine, and not a cam girl, though in reality the cam girls had given up on this relic of a site long ago. Or maybe someone for phone sex, although he wasn't really sure if he'd enjoy that. Mind you, to at least try it would be nice. It also struck him that not once had he seen a user in Scotland specifically offering dogging meets in Scotland. There were quite a few in England that posted dates and locations for such encounters. Not that he didn't think it happened in Scotland, but the site was more populated by users south of the border.
He clicked on 'users online' and the screen refreshed. One more (F) account listed at the top of the page. 'milf_to_be_used (F), 38, Yorkshire' He recognised the little profile picture to the left on the name, huge boobs filling the box that was barely 1 centimetre squared on his screen. He already knew she wouldn't reply; he'd messaged her before only to be told he lived too far away. He wondered if he had lived closer, would something more have happened? Would she have asked to meet him? Would he have gone? He shook his head. Probably not, but the idea was at least nice.
He exhaled loudly, taking another gulp from his can. His usual routine was to logon at night, after work. Perhaps send a few hopeful messages before resigning to the fact it was a waste of time and then watching porn instead. He considered opening a porn video site, but decided it was too early in the day, and anyway, he didn't usually feel horny until night. Although with lockdown, he'd found himself browsing porn more frequently during the day.
He refreshed the page again, slightly surprised to see a few more (F) accounts appear, and one in particular caught his eye. Despite the profile picture to the left of the username being so small, the image of bright red lips around a banana, thin fingers holding it, the peel draping over them, made him sit forward. 'Banana_Girl, (F), 19, Edinburgh.' He clicked into her profile, eyes scanning over the information he already knew.
Profile Description: Horny Scottish girl, like older cock, slim build, tight pussy.
What kind of people do you want to meet?: Straight man
What are you into?: Dogging, Picture exchange, Straight Sex, Masturbation, Oral Sex, Threesomes.
Build: Slim
Height: 5'6"