The Dating Game [Barry Berkman]

It's a Match!

"Alright and now we have to swipe those right that you like and wait until it's a match. Don't be too picky though, women don't swipe right that often.", Sasha explained and gave Barry his phone back.

He exhaled and rolled his eyes. She wouldn't leave him alone if he didn't try it out. He could always delete the app afterwards.
"Alright.", he said.

He started to swipe some left and and a few to the right. Though, he had to say none of those he swiped right were really interesting. He just wanted to please the two women who were watching him over his shoulder.

"You have to write them you know.", Natalie said pointing to the phone who pinged a few times since he got a few matches already.

"Ah, I'm just checking a few more.", he said.

"Way to go, Bazz.", Sasha laughed and patted his shoulder.

A profile popped up and the picture of the girl made him stop for a second. He took more time to click through her pictures this time and even read her bio. Sasha and Natalie looked at each other and nodded. So that was Barry's type.

Mia, 25
📍 5 Miles away
💼 Student at UCLA
I don't care how tall you are since I'm tiny anyways. If you wanna go on a date I prefer cheese burger over anything. ☝️

Barry smiled. He swiped through her pictures again. She was indeed not very tall but if he was honest, he probably preferred that. He liked towering over his girlfriend - not that he wanted this girl to be his girlfriend - just in general. Her eyes were a very beautiful shade and her long hair was shiny and wavy. The first picture was just her in a nice casual outfit that showed off her features quite well. The second picture was at a bar with some friends but you could make her out effortlessly. She was really cute. The other pictures were at her university probably and one in a fancy dress at someone's wedding with two drinks in her hand.

"She looks nice. Swipe her right and see if she likes you back!", Sasha nudges his arm.

"I bet she doesn't, she's way too young.", he said and scratched his chin. He swiped right nonetheless, there was always hope right?

He laid down his phone on the counter to drink out his beer. Was he actually hooked up to this app now? No way, it was just one interesting person yet.

*ping*

He prayed it was her. Please, let it be her.
He picked up his phone and unlocked it. He opened Tinder again and couldn't hide his big fat grin.

"She matched me.", Barry said to Sasha and she looked at Natalie.

"We need drinks. Order some shots for us Natalie. Barry found the love of his life.", she said.

"Ok, calm down. We haven't even talked yet. Should I write her?"

"Uh, duh? Of course you should write her! I'll help you out to not fuck this up don't worry."

6:41pm
Hello Mia:)!

6:41pm
Hi 👋

6:41pm
I really didn't think you'd like me back. How are you?

6:42pm
i'm great! watching tv with my roommate. what are you doing? ☺️

6:42pm
Hanging out in a bar with colleagues, getting an after-work beer. What are you watching?

6:43pm
oh, parks and recreation. your evening sounds good too, though. 😬

"ASK HER IF SHE WANTS TO COME!", Sasha said exited.

"Isn't that weird? Meeting up with me and two other women?", Barry raised an eyebrow.

"You're right. You meet her here and we'll watch you from afar.", Natalie said.

"That's just... creepy."

Sasha sighed, "Ok, ask her if she wants to come and if she says yes we'll leave."

6:47pm
You can join me if you want, my colleagues are leaving anyways. They have a really good gin tonic here.

6:48pm
that's pretty tempting since i love gin tonic, how did you know. 🤔

6:48pm
Well you're posing with two of them in your last picture. It was just a lucky guess.

6:48pm
pretty impressing. where is said bar? if it's nearby i'll think about it.

6:49pm
It's called Residuals. I'll have a drink pre-ordered.

6:49pm
i guess i don't have a choice now.
will be there in 20. 😉

6:50pm
Great, I'm exited!

"WAIT, SHE SAID YES. WHAT? HOW DO I LOOK?", Barry threw his phone on the counter, looking at the two women next to him.

"Like you always look. Crazy eyes, short undone hair, five o'clock shadow, the long-sleeve from Lululemon.", Sasha examines him jokingly.

"I can't look like that on a date, can I? Shit!", he hastily went through his hair.

"Ok, Bazz, calm down. Follow me to the bathroom I have hairspray with me, we can at least fix this.", she winked and pointed at his now even messier hair.

While Natalie looked after their things Barry and Sasha stood in front of the mirror in the men's room. He bend down and she molded his hair into a nice but not too casual hair style.
He looked at himself in the mirror and nodded, that had to do it for now.

"Just wear the leather jacket as you do in the picture we took earlier and you're good to go.", she reassured him and smiled.