Page 32 of Love You Madly

ChaosCallie:

Out of 12 messages I looked at, I had six bad pickup lines, three “hey”/”hey girl”, one “wanna fuck?” and an “I’ll make you forget your Baby Daddy.”

I wince at the thought of those messages. Even in my hoe-phase, I didn’t see the point of talking to women like that. Dating apps can be brutal.

Sometimes, the women on the app are just as thirsty for attention as the men. Although, I’m certain that the women get bombarded way more frequently with unsolicited sexts than the men do. I only ran into that a couple of times.

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

YIKES.

ChaosCallie:

Tell me about it! It’s hard out here for a pimp.

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

Haha! Sounds like it. So why the trip to New Orleans? I’vealways wanted to go but never really had a reason to.

I sit back down on the couch, feeling more relaxed. Talking with her is already making the evening a lot more enjoyable than the date I had earlier tonight.

ChaosCallie:

My step mom is from here. She and my dad moved down here from Iowa a few years ago. I needed a change of scenery so my sister and I came down for a visit.

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

Fair enough. So do you usually do the tourist stuff when you’re down there or have you been to Cafe du Monde enough times that you don’t get the hype for beignets anymore?

ChaosCallie:

Excuse me, sir. But beignets will ALWAYS be worthy of the hype.

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

I guess you’ll just have to bring me some.

ChaosCallie:

Haha! I guess so. Or you need to take a vacation and come get some yourself.

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

Vacation time is hard to come by for me. I just finished my apprenticeship though so I’m hoping that I will be able to take my son on a fun trip soon.

I lean back and think about Barrett, smiling at the thought of taking him on a trip.

ChaosCallie:

I bethe would love that. How old is your son?

ThatPipeGuy3.14:

He’s three. Boys are a lot of fun. I saw on your profile that you have a little girl and another kiddo on the way. Do you know what you are having yet?

ChaosCallie:

Not yet, I am supposed to find out after I get back from my trip next week.

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