Chapter 1

Alex Oliver had a normal life. He had a good paying job, an annoying boss who threatens to fire him almost every week, co-workers who would never mind their business, a mother who worries about his single life and annoying neighbors, just how normal can a man's life be.

"No mum, I don't have a girlfriend yet... No mum I don't know why I don't have a girlfriend." Alex day had just begun and his mother from Canada had decided to give him a call. "Well, it's not like I don't want to try, but I have a lot of things on my head mum... No, I can't list them at the moment mother. Listen, I am late for work I have to go now mum."

Jojo, his dog kept pulling at his socks, no matter how many times Alex pushed him away. "Yes mother I will keep trying. I have to go now, talk later. I love you too, take care."

"No Jojo, you can't let you play with my stockings, I need it, for work " He shook his leg pursuing his dog away, he gave a low whine and ran away to another side of the room.

"Ok, I'm going to work now Jojo, Be a good boy Mrs Beckett would be here soon," He turned to Jojo who was busy scratching the fridge door. "Ok uhmm... Love you too."

Alex parked leg peddled quickly as he was already a minute late for work, he knew his boss to be really crazy when it came to this, there weren't too many job opportunities around now, he wasn't ready to lose this.

"Good day Matthew," Alex greeted Matthew, a friend and co-worker.

"Cup Alex, grumpy is looking for you," Matthew said with a pity look.

"Really, I am not even that late, why is he-"

"Alex get your ass in here!" A voice thundered.

"Oh God," Alex murmured, dropping his bag on his seat and running towards his Boss office.

"I'll pray for you!" Matthew shouted after him.

Ross Dunn had made his money at a very young age, Alex knew that because Ross never failed to let him know everyday. He had both feet up his desk, shoes and socks off.

Alex took a gulp at the stern look he was being faced with "Good afternoon sir, how do you do today?"

"How am I doing?" He raised an eyebrow. "Come closer Alex."

"Sir?"

"Come closer," He repeated slowly. Alex took a step forward. "Closer." Another step. "Closer Alex don't make me come to you." Alex took a deep sigh and walked towards him. "Now, look at my face, tell me what you see?"

Alex actually saw a lot of things, eyebrows he found too bushy, mustard at his chin and whatever whitish substance was at his moustache. "Anger," Alex murmured.

"Louder!"

"Anger sir. I see anger."

"Good." He took his leg off his desk, standing up, he walked over to Alex. "Do you think I grew to own this business by being late?"

"No s-"

"Shut up I am not done Alex!" He thundered. "Next time you come late, you will be going down to the customer care section and you know what that means."

"Y-yes sir." Alex nodded. He dreaded the customer care. One day Ross got really angry and made Alex work in customer care for a week, let's just say Alex has learnt, not everyone is nice.

"Good, now get out. And tell Stacy to get me a doughnut and whatever liquid was contained in that cup."

"Coffee you mean sir," 

"Don't make me look stupid Alex, get out of me office!" Alex scurried away.

"How did it go?" Matthew asked.

"As usual, horrible."

As much as Alex wanted to kick his Boss' in the balls, he actually loved his job. Everyday, they got hundred of design requests, and Alex got the chance to do something he loved the most, draw. Also, it was this work that kept Alex's mind in the right order, he didn't know what he would do without it.

Three years, zero sex life, that was really taking a toll on him and masturbating most nights was getting frustrating. He needed to get a girlfriend, a partner, his pillows weren't offering as much comfort. He had broken up with Stacey, his girlfriend of two years and they had ended things in a really bad way. He thought she was a slut and she thought he had no life.

"You should join us for softball sometime," Matthew suggested.

"Sorry, I think I have something planned for today, also, someone has got to feed my dog." That's was a lie, Alex has never got anything planned most days, and Mrs Beckett was taking care of Jojo.

"Something tells me you're lying." Matthew says. Stacy came over to meet them.

"I hate my life." She sighed. "Sometimes I just want to knock his head you know? But then he would probably fire me."

"Sorry Stace," Alex offered.

"No problem, so what were you folks talking about?" 

"I was asking Alex here to join us for softball, but as usual, he has got plans," Matthew told her.

"Oh, come on Alex, come with us," Stacey urged.

"Sorry guys tomorrow maybe." He looked at his watch. "Ok, I have to go, see you guys tomorrow." 

"Later bro." Matthew walked away. Stacey patted his back and walked away, Alex watched them and gave a heavy sigh. It was better he stayed away, before they found out he was only a bore.

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"Ok Jojo, I have decided it was time I got my life straight, because right now it's really crooked." Jojo gave a small woof, as though in agreement and climbed up the couch. "Ok, time to make a list."

He wrote on the paper in his hands

To do list

"Stop excuses and play softball." He spoke slowly, speaking with each word. "Demand a raise from Ross." He stared down at the second number. "Nah, that's probably never happening." He cancelled that. "Ok, what else? Oh, get a girlfriend." He looked at Jojo who was staring straight at him. "You're right, I can't get a girlfriend while looking like a loser, I need to change my wardrobe." He looked down at his note.

"You know what Jojo? I should join one of those dating apps. I mean, Thomas met his first wife in an app like this, I mean they divorced a year later but they had lived happily three months into their marriage, well till Judy decided Thomas dick wasn't satisfying enough." He shrugged. "But still, who knows my case may be different. Ok, that's it..." He stood up. "Enough with the self pitying, I am going to sign up now." Jojo gave an encouraging whoop. With a smile and a determined look he began till walk away, till he remembered that he needed his phone to sign up and it was still on the couch.

"Riight!" He took a turn and went back to the couch. "Ok, let's find a dating site for me Jojo." He typed it down, tapping his feet on the floor excitedly. "Wow! I never knew they were lots of dating sites like this. Cupid's match, Soulmates, Find your... You know I will just go with Cupid's match." He clicked on it.

"Log in... Sign up... Username," he gave a small laugh. "How about Big Daddy?" He glanced at Jojo. "No? Ok, A with the big dick?" Jojo shook his head and Alex took that as a no. "You're right most girls wouldn't want to date guys with that... Ok, I will just go with my name Aaaleexx... Oliver." He stretched his name as he typed it slowly, he filled out other things and as a profile pic, he uploaded the one he had taken in his uncle's yatch, it was a picture he was really proud of and the yatch should attract girls.

"Ok, that's done. Now, we wait." He kept his phone at his side, laying back with a satisfied smile. Few minutes later, a beep came from Alex phone.

Alex grabbed his phone quickly not containing his excitement. "Oh Jojo, I got my first match, and look, she's texted." He went quickly to see her Display picture, but he couldn't see her face probably because she was looking up at the sky and had huge sun glasses on, but Alex could tell she was really beautiful and the killer body she had made him even more satisfied. "Oh Jojo, this is it, I have scored. Cupid really favoured me. What's her name... Amanda Walters." A smirk slowly growed on his face. "Well, hello Amanda."