My Favorite Half-Night Stand

In late March, Reid is in a group chat with his friends. Millie critiques the men’s online dating profiles, and after some persuasion, agrees to rewrite them. The conversation is cut short when Reid’s mother calls, insisting he bring his friends home to their family vineyard for his upcoming birthday. Later, Reid and Ed attend a tedious faculty meeting and receive a notification that Millie has sent their rewritten profiles.

The friends are impressed with her writing, and everyone likes their profiles. When Millie shares her own profile for review, however, they find it vague and dull, and they suspect her of deliberately making it so. Millie ignores their feedback, and all five friends submit their updated profiles to the IRL dating app.

The next morning, Millie’s sister, Elly, calls to pressure her into coming home to Seattle for the summer to help care for their father, who has Parkinson’s disease. Feeling guilty because she knows that Elly is currently acting as his full-time caregiver in addition to her job and family, Millie avoids making a commitment. Later, she brings coffee to Reid’s office and feels jealous when she notices a Post-it note on his desk with the name “Lillie” and a phone number.