The narrator tells us that he's had an awkward first date. He's decided to go to the local bookstore to meet up with his new crush. The narrator says that he doesn't want to be the center of attention on his first date, because he'd rather be alone with his crush than with anyone else. He asks her to stay and be his "company" for the night. She refuses, saying that she has to go back to work the next day. He tells her that yesterday, she said that before she signed her divorce papers, she would always be her "husband" . Now she's