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Authors: Ariana Hawkes
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She was being shy. That was all. Worried that these incredibly sexy men wouldn’t be interested in her.
Before she could change her mind, she got to her feet and went over to the seating area where Tamika was sitting with a coffee, writing fast on her laptop.
“Tamika, I was wondering – and please feel free to say no – but I was hoping I could maybe get myself a profile on Shiftr? I mean, I understand totally if you’d rather not have your members of staff on there. So I probably shouldn’t have asked in the first place,” she finished in a rush, and began to shuffle back to her desk.
“Jessica, dear,” Tamika called. “You’re going to have to help me out. I’ve been living here for too long, and I don’t understand English reticence any more. You’re saying you want to sign up to Shiftr, yes?” Jessica’s face went beet red.
“If that’s okay with you?”
“Heavens! Of course it is. Come here!” She held her arms out and, as soon as Jessica was near enough, enveloped her in a hug. “You don’t have to be shy about asking me anything, ever. And of course you can have a profile on Shiftr! I’d love to see you mated to a shifter!”
“Really?” Jessica breathed.
“Absolutely. I’ve been wondering what’s taking you so long. I could’ve asked you myself, of course, but I didn’t want to pressure you, and wanted you to come to the decision in your own time.”
“Thanks, Tamika, you’re the best,” Jessica said, feeling like she would cry if her aunt was any sweeter to her.
“I just didn’t want to be responsible for any more family gossip,” Tamika said, patting Jessica’s knee. “Now, go and get yourself set up. I can’t wait to see who your matches are!”
Jessica spent her lunch break completing her profile, but decided to leave the personality questions until she got home, so she could relax with a cup of tea and give them the time they deserved. Since she’d helped to build the algorithm, she understood better than most how important it was to be honest with yourself.
Four hours later, Jessica was curled up on one of Tamika’s unbelievably comfy leather sofas, staring into space while she thought about whether she preferred to be protected or supported by a partner. She giggled. She’d made some of the questions deliberately ambiguous to catch people off their guard, but hadn’t expected to have to deal with them herself.
Finally, as dusk was falling, she was done. Her stomach fluttering with butterflies, she pressed the ‘finish’ button. A minute later the phone vibrated to let her know the app had done its work. Excitedly, she scrolled to the thumbnails. And then she let out a small scream, followed by a gale of laughter.
She went to her home screen, tapped her internet phone app and dialed two numbers at the same time.
Both recipients answered within three rings.
“Hey, Jessica!”
“What’s up?” said the two deep, male voices.
“So I just created a profile on Shiftr,” she said, aware that her voice had become very high and tight. “And, according to the app, the two of you are both my perfect matches! Isn’t that funny!” Christian laughed loudly, in his characteristic deep, rumbly tone.
“Wait. Let me look,” he said, and there was a pause while he opened the app. “Well I guess it makes sense, since our personalities are obviously so compatible. I’m pretty impressed it’s picked us all out though. There was a seed of doubt in my mind that the matches might be randomly generated.”
“Hey! It’s a very scientific matching process,” Jessica protested.
“I’m just kidding, Jess. I’m really proud of what you’ve done, and Shiftr matching us all up illustrates your achievement perfectly.”
“You’re quiet, Lucas. Not impressed that I might be your perfect match?”
“Yeah, it’s funny,” he said flatly. “Listen guys, I’ve got to go. I’ll catch you later.” Jessica started to reply, but he was already
Before she could change her mind, she got to her feet and went over to the seating area where Tamika was sitting with a coffee, writing fast on her laptop.
“Tamika, I was wondering – and please feel free to say no – but I was hoping I could maybe get myself a profile on Shiftr? I mean, I understand totally if you’d rather not have your members of staff on there. So I probably shouldn’t have asked in the first place,” she finished in a rush, and began to shuffle back to her desk.
“Jessica, dear,” Tamika called. “You’re going to have to help me out. I’ve been living here for too long, and I don’t understand English reticence any more. You’re saying you want to sign up to Shiftr, yes?” Jessica’s face went beet red.
“If that’s okay with you?”
“Heavens! Of course it is. Come here!” She held her arms out and, as soon as Jessica was near enough, enveloped her in a hug. “You don’t have to be shy about asking me anything, ever. And of course you can have a profile on Shiftr! I’d love to see you mated to a shifter!”
“Really?” Jessica breathed.
“Absolutely. I’ve been wondering what’s taking you so long. I could’ve asked you myself, of course, but I didn’t want to pressure you, and wanted you to come to the decision in your own time.”
“Thanks, Tamika, you’re the best,” Jessica said, feeling like she would cry if her aunt was any sweeter to her.
“I just didn’t want to be responsible for any more family gossip,” Tamika said, patting Jessica’s knee. “Now, go and get yourself set up. I can’t wait to see who your matches are!”
Jessica spent her lunch break completing her profile, but decided to leave the personality questions until she got home, so she could relax with a cup of tea and give them the time they deserved. Since she’d helped to build the algorithm, she understood better than most how important it was to be honest with yourself.
Four hours later, Jessica was curled up on one of Tamika’s unbelievably comfy leather sofas, staring into space while she thought about whether she preferred to be protected or supported by a partner. She giggled. She’d made some of the questions deliberately ambiguous to catch people off their guard, but hadn’t expected to have to deal with them herself.
Finally, as dusk was falling, she was done. Her stomach fluttering with butterflies, she pressed the ‘finish’ button. A minute later the phone vibrated to let her know the app had done its work. Excitedly, she scrolled to the thumbnails. And then she let out a small scream, followed by a gale of laughter.
She went to her home screen, tapped her internet phone app and dialed two numbers at the same time.
Both recipients answered within three rings.
“Hey, Jessica!”
“What’s up?” said the two deep, male voices.
“So I just created a profile on Shiftr,” she said, aware that her voice had become very high and tight. “And, according to the app, the two of you are both my perfect matches! Isn’t that funny!” Christian laughed loudly, in his characteristic deep, rumbly tone.
“Wait. Let me look,” he said, and there was a pause while he opened the app. “Well I guess it makes sense, since our personalities are obviously so compatible. I’m pretty impressed it’s picked us all out though. There was a seed of doubt in my mind that the matches might be randomly generated.”
“Hey! It’s a very scientific matching process,” Jessica protested.
“I’m just kidding, Jess. I’m really proud of what you’ve done, and Shiftr matching us all up illustrates your achievement perfectly.”
“You’re quiet, Lucas. Not impressed that I might be your perfect match?”
“Yeah, it’s funny,” he said flatly. “Listen guys, I’ve got to go. I’ll catch you later.” Jessica started to reply, but he was already
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