Marcus had a questionable history of matchmaking, but when he promised that Andy was polite, intelligent, and single, the narrator agreed to one date just to stop the constant questions about her love life. To her surprise, Andy seemed like everything her brother had promised.
He arrived with wildflowers, opened doors, made her laugh, and listened attentively. At the end of the evening, he offered to drive her home and waited until she entered her building before leaving. The narrator went to bed believing Marcus might have finally made a successful introduction.
The next morning, however, her phone buzzed at exactly 7:13. Andy had sent her a PayPal request for $37.25. At first, she assumed it was an accident, but the invoice listed expenses from their date, including gas, parking, vehicle depreciation, and even a cleaning fee for puddle splash marks.
She stared at the bizarre bill before
