There was no second date. She apologized for the setup and said she had not known. Courtesy is not impressive when it exists only for an audience, and generosity loses its meaning when it arrives the next morning with a hidden invoice and a note about appearances.
I deleted the request, put the roses in water, and went to work. The best first date I had ever had lasted exactly as long as the check.
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