“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I mutter, rubbing my temples. “Why does it glow like that? Apps aren’t supposed to glow.”
Magic. Freaking Witch-coded apps.
I’m about to close it when I spot the tiny notification badge: One New Update.
Great. Now it’s taunting me.
I tap it.
The screen flickers, then opens with the annoying chime that sounds suspiciously like a wedding bell crossed with a wolf howl.
A button appears:
PAIR ME UP.
I stare.
Then mutter the two most dangerous words in any single dad’s vocabulary.
“Fuck it.”
I press the button.
The screen shimmers. A swirl of colors. Some glitter.
And for some reason, a floating cartoon of Uncle Uzzi doing jazz hands.
“Okay, now that’s just—” I stop.
MATCH FOUND.
Holy shit.
Wait. Wait.
That was fast.
Did it even?—?
It didn’t even ask me for preferences. Or a location. Or if I have allergies.
What if she has a dog? What if she is a dog or Wolf, I mean?
The screen flashes again and reveals a profile picture.
Curvy. Smiling. Pretty. She looks like she’s in a pizzeria.
Profile ID: TW743
Age 29.
Likes: kids, cheese, quirky puns, and loyalty.
Location: less than a mile away.
My mouth goes dry.
What in the actual supernatural fuckery?