Autumn was in the middle of running errands before leaving town. She took out the trash, drove her cat Biscuit to her parents' home, and put a hold on her mail. As she is cleaning out her fridge, she hears the familiar chirp of a notification on her Android phone and instinctively picks it up. The screen reads 10:36 AM on Sunday August 29th and there she sees it, yet another Tinder notification.
She knows she should've just deleted this app. What a stupid app of all sorts of men debasing themselves in the pursuit of sex. But she likes the dopamine hit of each notification coming in to remind her that all sorts of men found her chestnut brown hair flowing down halfway down her back, a light rose colored blush on otherwise ivory skin, and perky 36C breasts attractive.
The 29-year old realizes she shouldn't click to see what kind of guy had swiped on her. She understands that she is going out of town tomorrow and won't be back for several months. But as much as she knows she shouldn't, the thrill of a one-night stand, something she has seldom done before, tantalizes her. She clicks on the profile and sees a handsome man: 30 years old, neat jet black hair, and an athletic build. His profile actually has enough witty writing that suggests this boy is equipped with some sign of intelligence life beyond whatever sex-riddled hormones that guide all men.
She recognizes she shouldn't match with him... She knows she should just delete this godforsaken app and not match with Peter. Ugh, why did she give him his name. This is just some random stranger who probably could not care less what attractive woman he swipes on or meets with so long as she is willing to give him a blow job in short order. There is no reason to be attached to some profile because of a couple of attractive photos and a few funny lines.
But before Autumn's neurons can fire off these rational thoughts, she feels her pussy getting wet at the prospect of a one-night stand with this specific man. Whatever evolutionary need compels her to swipe right, Autumn quickly one-ups herself when she messages him with a to-the-point, "What are you doing tonight?"
She can see the text bubbles appear on the app and irrationally so, she feels herself clinging to every moment hoping for an affirmative response.
She isn't this type of girl. No. She prides herself as the independent type of woman who picks the men she wants to be with and when they don't interest her any longer or disrespect her in anyway, she cuts them off with ease. She is not some damsel in distress waiting with bated breath for any man, much less someone she has never met before or even exchanged a single word with.
As she waits on Tinder, she sees another message coming in from her friend Anna:
"Do you need me to drive you tomorrow?"
"Doesn't matter," Autumn thinks to herself, "Logistics for tomorrow can wait..."
She sees the bubbles on the Tinder chat fade away and a text bubble appears from Peter.