Preparing for a date with Paige

“Guys, TEXT! Text! Text!” Paige says, bouncing up and down on her hammock, her breasts nearly falling out of her frilly blue bikini.

All the Islanders practically ran and surrounded Paige.

“Paige. Put on your best dress cause tonight you will be going on a date. The audience at home has decided and think you should go on a date with… Matt?!” The words blurted out of her mouth as she revealed who she was going on a date with.

It wasn’t a surprise to you at this point, having seen the revelation video, that you were going on a date. What you were surprised about was the fact that the producers picked Paige for you to date with.

The past days you have been getting close with her, but you were probably her second last choice, at least romantically. You could depend on her as a friend, but if she had to pick someone to be romantic with, you were on the bottom of the food chain after Rick since he was shorter than you. Still, you planned to get close to Paige and have her save you at the next recoupling. You didn’t need to woo her; you just needed to have her affection.

“Matt… I guess we are going on a date,” Paige says casually.

You smile at her despite her disappointment of being on a date with not her first romantic choice. “It’ll be good to get out of the house and have fun, I guess.”

Paige forgets her disappointment and grins, “Fuck yeah. Let’s do this.”

Paige jumps up off her hammock and practically skips towards the villa to change.

You go to your dresser to get changed into something, as well, and received a new notification from the AMA before you could reach into your dresser.

Helping Hand (Wardrobe Upgrade): Your clothes need a definite upgrade. Unlock this to change into something that’ll make her go wow! - Unlock for 5 Affection Points

At this point, you fully trust the AMA. You weren’t questioning it anymore; it was just part of you. At least for now. If it thought you needed a helping hand, why not?

In your dresser, the old dress shirt you bought from some discount big box store was gone and so were your wrinkly pants that were two sizes too big. You tried on the new clothes the AMA prepared for you, and they appeared freshly ironed and fitted perfectly. It was nothing extravagant. Just black dress pants that actually matched your size and a white dress shirt with a grey verticle stripe pattern to match, brown leather belt, and fresh leather shoes.

Checking yourself in the mirror after tucking in your shirt, you didn’t look half bad. For once, your mirror reflection wasn’t something you just examined to make sure nothing was on your face or teeth. You admired the man looking back at you. You still had a long way to go. There was just one thing that would pull it all together.

You go back to the Affection Multiplier Store and buy a new perk you’ve been eying for some time. You unlock Straighten Up for 20 AP.

Straighten Up: Fix your posture problems instantly. Make yourself stand tall and firm! - 20 Affection Points

After unlocking both the helping hand and the Straighten Up perk, your 140 AP dropped down to 115.

Almost like a time-lapse video, the body standing in the mirror straightened up after you unlock it. The poor posture you developed over the years of being hunched over your computer suddenly disappears, and you feel almost a foot taller. This thing had to be a gift from God. People can’t just do this suddenly like a mind trick.

As you walk out of the changing closet and down the stairs to the door, you hear hoots and hollers coming from the Islanders who were not going out on a date.

Mike comes up to you and fixes your collar and says, “Slay em, my boy. Just be yourself. You can do this, alright?”

“Do what?” You say and laugh. Your smile disappears as you look up and see Paige descending the stairs behind you. Part of your jaw was sitting on the floor.

You thought Paige was hot before, but she was like a rose in full bloom now. She wore a black dress with a short skirt that hung by a thread off of her sensual curves. Her lips shone of crimson matching her fiery hair. Her eyes were dark and alluring and invited you inside to those deep green pools. Her long smooth legs stretched out forever. It felt like something out of Titanic, the way she descended those stairs. You could tell she wasn't trying to just impress you alone. She was born to do this. Checking the men beside you, all of them had the same dumb expression as you.

“Holy shit Paige,” You say to her. “You look amazing.”

Buzz!

“Thank you monsieur,” Paige says with a cocky attitude and brushes her red hair back dramatically. “If you’re going to paint the town, you might as well do it in style.”

Paige looks at Jamie and winks. You felt your heart sink at that, and but you quickly recover and smile, remembering never to become a reaction meme again.

Tonight’s your date remember? A voice took over in your head, saying emphatically, “I’m going to make you forget every single guy in here.”