Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Ghost Date Hijack

Episode Date: March 16, 2026

Our listener says his date got totally derailed by an anonymous stranger and if he doesn’t find out WHO the veiled figure is, he may never get another shot to take Mysty to dinner! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Follow thanks dad with ego wotum And start listening on the free IHeart Radio app today Are we got a brand new second date podcast for you Good morning Good morning, sunshine I have your tea ready for you Here it is I don't want tea I want coffee Oh God

She's angry But we We will learn I think one of the most baller moves Ever to get a date I mean Yes He's got I don't know

It's got him a snipe That's what I like to call it It's got kind of snipe It's a little borderline creepy to me. Yeah, that's what I was going to say next. Yeah, but it works. So before we get to that, comments. Yes, Achula said, I'd only seen a picture of you all.

And for years, I assumed Jeff was Jose and Jose was Jeff. Oh, that's funny. Then I saw a video of everyone talking and was shook that I had the voices mixed up all this time. And now I think Jeff's voice belongs on Jose and Jose's voice belongs on Jeff. It's just better that way. Really? Interesting. I mean, Jess been confused for a Latino a lot lately.

He really has. I don't know. Maybe we are. Maybe we work together so long. We're like becoming the same guy. Yeah, like a married couple. Yeah, yeah. I'm becoming whiter. He's becoming brown. Yeah, yeah. I could see it. I could see it. All right. Well, let's get to your brand new second date right now. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update. We've had this happen before where someone will come on the show saying they want another date. Yeah. Because their first hangout got totally hijacked. Oh, yeah. Like maybe somebody else showed up. Right. Usually it's like a mom who shows.

up unexpected or who is asked to be there. Or maybe it's that hunky firefighter who just happened to be in the restaurant checking the smoke alarms that night with his shirt off. You can reach so high, sir. But what do you do when your date is hijacked and no one is there? What is it? Do you know the definition of hijacked? I know. It sounds confusing.

But our listener, Rocky, says that absolutely happened to him. And he's hoping for a redo. So Rocky, welcome to the show, ma'am. Hey, thanks for having me, guys. Okay, your date was hijacked by no one? At least no one that we're aware of. Oh, okay. Now it's clear.

But tell us the story of what happened. So we met on the app. Coffee Meads Bagel. Oh, we've heard of that one a couple times on this. It's supposed to be more casual, right? Right, yeah. We're both into everything bagels, so we connected. Oh, it's actually about bagels?

Is that the rule on the app? You can only talk about pastries or coffee? No, no, but that is the topic that brought us together. Okay. That's kind of cute. I mean, a good everything bagel. Yeah. Right.

I'll get the conversation rolling. So we ended up going out to dinner, and I brought her to this, like, medium-upscale restaurant. I know exactly what you're talking about. It's, like, nicer than normal, but it's not like a fancy, fancy steakhouse. We've all been to claim jumper before. for. Yeah. I know.

That's like slaps. Medium upscale. Oh, it's so good. Right. So what happened? So, I mean, first off, she looks amazing. You know, we're getting to know each other. And as soon as we get in, the waiter immediately comes by and puts a couple of drinks on the table before we even order.

Wait, you didn't order the drinks? It was like. Oh, not water? You're talking about like drink drinks? Oh, yeah. Like alcoholic drinks. Oh. Did they get the order confused and put them on the wrong table?

That happens. I mean, lucky you. Well, that's what I thought. Yeah. I'm like, sorry that's not ours. We haven't ordered yet. Right. Okay.

And he goes, no, sir. These drinks are actually taken care of. Oh, someone bought them for you. That's cute, though. Like, maybe there's like an old married couple sitting at the bar and they, like, see two cuties on a date. They got that order in real fast then if they just see them walking in, like, quick, quick. Or maybe we'll get into a thing where someone's being charitable and they go, look, the next cute. the next cute couple that walks by.

Yeah, that's possible, yeah. Do you find out who sent them over? No. And so that's like, I'm confused. She's confused. Like, they gave me a mojito and she got an espresso martini, which. Great taste of drinks. Apparently is her number one favorite drink.

I mean, I'm sorry. Any woman between age 28 and 36, it's going to be their number one drink. But that's the thing. is like, so she's going off about that. And I'm asking her, did you tell anyone that we were going to be here? And she's like, no. Yeah, okay. Is this the hijacking that you're talking about?

Is that that's all you talked about all night? Yeah, but it gets even more strange. Uh-oh. So the waiter comes back, and he takes her order, and he says, just so you know, anything you get is copped tonight. What? Wait, what the food? The meal?

You're like, wait, I got to change my order then. Yeah. Right, exactly. Wait, why? The waiter said he wasn't at liberty to say why. Oh, no. Then he goes on to tell us we have a very nice bottle of wine waiting for us as well. And they can bring it out whatever we like.

Dude. Oh, my God. This sounds amazing. It's so funny, the insecurities in me are like, I'm supposed to be spoiling you. I want to schmooze her. You're getting demasculated by a surprise guest. Right. It's like, invisible man or woman.

It's 100%. Maybe the universe just really puts you do to have a great. fun experience together, like being shocked by the free stuff. Yeah. Except like having everything fully paid for felt like it was the worst thing ever. Yeah. Because it was the only thing we talked about. Dude, that's wild that the waiter didn't give you any hints.

Like, did he drop any knowledge that you could have gotten a clue from? No, nothing. And we figured it must have just been somebody she knows that's close to her. Because they knew her drink. Yeah, the drink. I mean, it could have been good times. I think I'm going to express a martini, your chances are so high. Yeah.

I mean, somebody like it. But you would figure by the end of the day or even the next day, the person would reveal themselves, right? They would tell you. Yeah, that doesn't happen at all. No, we get through dinner, and I just personally feel very deflated. Like, it kind of undermined me the entire time and hijacked the attention of the whole night. Yeah. You want to feel like a provider, and you didn't get to provide.

Plus, like, it sucks that you want to spend time actually. like having a conversation about each other, and the entire time all you can talk about is, who is watching us? You don't think she took it as, like, fun, though? Well, the only issue is that it would have been great, but Rocky's getting avoided now, it sounds like, because, like, what's happened since your dinner?

That's right. Well, I talked to her the day after, and she thanked me. And I was like, you don't have to thank me. I didn't do any. Oh, yeah. I don't know. Okay. You would think it would bond you, kind of like what Brooks said.

Like, it'd be so memorable. You guys would talk about it again. Yeah, but she's not responding to any of my text. So I don't know if she knows or not. I want conclusions. We all want answers. So we're going to call this woman, and I'm just, I'm assuming that you don't want us to offer to pay. Because that'd be undermining you, too.

Oh, act like you're the guy. You're the random ghost that paid for everything. I'd like to find out who it is and see if she's willing to give up that information. Maybe you need to take her to a high upscale instead of just mid next time. Oh, maybe that's your problem. I mean, if you're wanting to pay for so much. This is going to be a great learning opportunity. for you, Rocky, when we come back and get your second date update hijack style right after this.

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update. Well, this is an intriguing second date update we've got today. One of our listeners, Rocky, went out with an attractive woman that he met on a dating app, and they went to a restaurant where everything was paid for. Yeah. Did she pay? No.

Did Rocky pay? No. Nobody knows who paid for anything. It was apparently some mystery person who comped the entire evening for them and then never identified themselves. Pretty baller move. And it's funny that he's like, it took over our conversation because it definitely took over this room's conversation as well. Yeah. You know, it's all we could talk about.

And that was kind of the issue for him. He felt like he never got a chance to actually connect with her about anything other than who is here and is buying all of our stuff. So you'd feel like someone's watching you Totally. So yes, we do want to get Rocky Another Hangout with this woman But honestly, we're kind of more curious To find out who did this for them and why? I mean, Rocky, you'd agree.

Like, you need some closure In order to make the second date successful, right? Yeah. Yeah, 100%. Because if we go on another date, this is all we're going to talk about again. Yeah. We will try our best nut to only talk about that.

Yeah. What do you like, Rocky? What do we know about you? Yeah. He likes mojitos. Mojitos. Yeah, mojitos, bagels, and coffee. Okay, gotcha.

Thank you for refreshing my memory here. Okay. I'm going to dial her number. Let's see if she picks up. Hi, is this my stye? Misty. Mystai? Oh, Misty?

Why would you say it like that? I'm just reading. It smelled with two Y's. You have two Y's in your name? Yeah, I have two Y's in my name. Why would you add it as Stye if there's two Y? M-Y-S-T-Y. I'm sorry.

I was just reading it off the paper, and I got confused. My bad. Hi. Misty, this is a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Okay. Sorry, Misty.

Not the smartest show, obviously. Not the best introduction to us either. No, no. But we're really eager to talk to you because we're doing something called a second date update. Okay. All right. Okay. That's where we help out our listeners who go out with somebody and afterwards they're not getting a call back.

We can try to reach out on their behalf and maybe figure out the reason why. and your date really has captivated our attention because it was with a guy named Rocky. You got that one, right? I had to check the paper again, sorry. Rockai? Is it Rokey? Do you remember going out with a guy named Rocky?

Yeah, yeah, no, I do. Okay. sounded like a wild date, right? What do you mean? I mean, maybe the date wasn't wild, but the stuff that happened on it was. Oh, that it was paid for. Yeah.

Yes, that's what we heard. Yeah. Somebody ran them. No, I know. That was crazy. Yeah. We all agree. Do you have any more info about that?

Like, did you find out who it was? Oh, yeah. You did. Okay. Did they tell you after her? We've been dying to know because we heard from Rocky the whole situation that unfolded. And he feels like that mystery may have kind of overshadowed the romantic aspect of you two getting to know each other. I can see that.

Okay. Okay. I also had no idea. And I was like, it must be someone that I know because they must know that I love espresso martinis. Like, I love espresso martinis. Okay. It's like a couple people that are obsessed. You like him that much.

It's part of your personality. Yeah. More so than I would like to admit. Okay. Okay. All right. So obviously they knew you. But then like no one, like my, it wasn't my mom.

It wasn't my bestie. Oh my God. Were you texting everyone after the date? Like, did you? Yeah. Well, I also didn't tell any of them. where I was going. Like, the only person I told was my mom, and she didn't do it.

Okay. So how do you find out who? Well, okay, so here's the thing. I had some, like, deliveries that I was getting, like, a couple days ago. So I went outside to, like, sign for them. And my mailman asked how my date was. What? Wait, what?

Yeah. Wait a minute. So then we started talking. And then he asked me, how was my espresso martini specifically? What? Oh, no. It's getting weird. Wait, your mailman paid for your date?

Yeah, so I thought I had a full-blown stalker on my hands. For sure. Yeah. Not a little much, dude. What would make you think otherwise? Yeah. Well, okay, okay. So then what he was telling me was that a couple days before the date,

then I had come out again to sign for some packages, and that was when I was on the phone talking my mom about the date, and I had said, like, it was going to be at that restaurant, and it was going to... Oh, no. Oh, so he knew you were going to be there. Yeah, he heard the time and place, and he, like, made this grand gesture. Why?

I mean, in a weird way, was he just being nice, like an old guy that just doesn't understand how weird it looks? Oh, no, no, no, he's not old. He's very handsome. Oh, wait a minute. That's a twig. Oh, he's a hot male man. Wait a minute. With great calves.

They all have good calves. He's got all that walking going on. Okay. Who's us? You're not scared by this. I thought it was sweet. No one's ever done anything like that from me before. Well, the question still stands is like, was he doing it as a sweet gesture as like I have fun on your date?

Or was there something selfish behind it? Oh, he expressed some feelings. What? Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. So I order a lot of packages either like for work or for my personal life. So like we'll be each other a lot.

So I asked him how he knew to order me in a special martini. I order so many disposable espresso cups. He delivers them for you. He pays attention and remembers what you get in the mail, too. That's an attentive mail, ma'am. My mail people know me. I mean, you know, it has a giant, like, espresso label on it. So it's not like he's rooting through my mail.

Okay. Maybe it's... There's just a lot of red flags flying up for me here. Yeah, there's a few, but it's less creepy than we originally thought. That this is... Well, he's not just some stranger male guy. They know each other. They talk.

Yeah. It's not a... It feels like a boundary. We may think that, but Misty thought it was a nice gesture. Actually, Jeff has a point. Have you gone out with a mailman? No, we're going out next weekend. Oh, okay.

Oh, you are? Another twist, make you. Hang up on him, dude. Okay. This is too much. Yeah, we're divulging a lot of information. And we can't have any more without you knowing me. Misty that Rocky, the guy you were on the date with, is actually on the other line listening

to this whole thing. Oh, my God. So it's between me and the male guy? I'm sorry, dude. Oh, my gosh. I'm mortified. I'm so sorry. I didn't want, I didn't mean for you to hear all of that.

I mean, I gathered that by the fact that you never responded to me. Yeah, you still wanted to bring me on this show. At the time, I didn't know. You probably wouldn't have if you knew this. What a move. Like, I would never think paying for someone else's date would be a way to get a date myself. It's a great way to get her attention. It certainly did.

I just want to be clear. I was planning on paying for the date. He's still on that. Rocky, if it makes you feel better, you could pay for our date, the male man and I. Oh, wow. A little tip for town. I mean, he did cover you once. Yeah, the respectable thing to do.

You already know I like espresso martini. Hey, there you go. And look it, you didn't even have to go through her mail to find that out. Wow. Yeah, I'm not going to steal some other dudes move. But if he wants to pay for another date for you and I, also I'll put this out like, I take fencing classes. He can come and we can fence for you.

Oh, wow. You're going to like, you can sword fight him. Sword fight with a dull sword. Misty, does that impress you? as much as the male guy listening in on your conversations with your mom? It's interesting. Oh. Oh.

She is intrigued. You like a man who fences. Yeah. It's that white suit. Well, I think I just got to give him the benefit of the doubt. So I don't feel like I can really be seeing two people at one time. Yeah, you don't want to do your mailman dirty. Yeah.

That's a revenge that you don't want to deal with. Man, out of all the people that it could have been that did this, Mailman was not in my top 100 list. No. I had no idea either. I mean, it came out of the blue, but it was kind of romantic. Oh, kind of romantic. You ruined this guy's life.

I know that you're liking this mail story a lot, but maybe just keep your like find my location on or something on your phone. Yeah. Oh, always. There's just some still. If it doesn't work out. Yeah. Oh, yeah, sure.

No, if it doesn't work out, then Rocky, you can call me. Oh, okay, good. She's keeping the door open for you, Rashi. It's like a return to sender. I know this is kind of awkward, but maybe I'll just ask if it doesn't end up working out with her creepy male guy, would you still be open to seeing Misty one more time? I don't know. I feel like I got to give this male guy a shot.

Oh, you need you. You want to date him now, too? Yeah, maybe he could pay for me and him. Oh, okay. He's a funny guy. He's trying to come. I don't think he swings that way. No, he's joking.

If you missed it. Yeah, they don't have a lot of chemistry anyway. Yeah, I could see that. All right. Well, Rocky, man, I'm sorry that this didn't work out the way you wanted it to, but it's quite the story to tell. The mystery is solved, and I guess in a way that's worth it. Yeah, all of us, dude.

I feel like this could have been a Scooby-Doo episode. Yeah. It was the mailman. All along. They really do go the extra mile. Those meddling kids. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Getting ready for a game means being ready for anything.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know, if Rocky knew how this was going to turn out in the end, And he probably should have just refused to accept the comp to meal and been like, no, I'm paying. Yeah, I thought of that. But then it's like, he didn't know who it was. Is it rude? Like, it was one of his friends paying for the day.

It really sounded like the waiter was in charge of that whole thing. Yeah. I don't know that was a strong waiter. Like, they couldn't bully him into telling him who it was. He refused to stop bringing the thing. I know. He should have been like, wait, somebody knows your favorite drink? Nah, we're out of here.

I just thought that it was a guess Honestly It could have still been It's too little too late He just let it happen And ended up getting blocked And swooped in on by a male guy Oh yeah

Who knew? Who knew male people had such moves I know They're romantic They got cushy government jobs So you know what I'm saying I mean I feel like postal carriers Everywhere

Rejoiced when they heard this call Like finally one of ours gets a win Good for them Yeah the little shorts paid off Yeah So you know what? Bullets dodged and relationships made.

But mystery solved. Mystery solved. That's what's the most important thing. And we can help solve the mystery of your romantic life. If you want to email the show, we can call that person who isn't calling you back. Go find our podcast. We got all our second dates up online. And you can like, subscribe, wherever you get yours at Brooke and Jeffrey.

I'm Clayton Eckerd. In 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor. But here's the thing. Bachelor fans hated him. If I could press a button and rewind it all I would. That's when his life took a disturbing turn. A one-night stand would end in a courtroom. The media is here.

This case has gone viral. The dating contract. Agree to date me, but I'm also suing you. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm Stephanie Young. Listen to Love Trapped on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi. It's Joe Interesting, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast where we talk about astrology, natal charts, and how to step into your most vibrant life.

And today, I'm talking with my dear friend, Krista Williams. It can change you in the best way possible. Dance with the change. Dance with the breakdowns. The embodiment of Pisces intuition with Capricorn power moves. So I'm like delusionally proud of my chart. Listen to the Spirit Daughter podcast, starting on February 24th, on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcast.

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