I met Chase Parker while hiding in a restaurant hallway and leaving a message for my best friend to rescue me from a miserable date.
He overheard me, insulted me outright, and then offered dating advice I had never requested.
I told him to mind his own business and went back to my date, though I kept catching myself watching him and the beautiful woman seated across the room.
He noticed more than once, and when he later arrived at our table with his date, I was sure he meant to expose me.
Instead, he pretended we had grown up together and told humiliating stories that turned a dull evening strangely exciting.
I left convinced that eight million people stood between us, only to discover a month later that the arrogant stranger was my new boss.
