Jessie's mom was in town visiting for Thanksgiving, and she wanted to take her to a new restaurant. When they got to The Green Pheasant, the bar was empty, so they ditched their reservation and had dinner at the bar. Mike was their bartender. He had the bluest eyes and lingered to chat in between making drinks and delivering food. Towards the end of dinner, Jessie sent her mom to "check out the cool bathrooms before we leave" - a silly excuse to flirt shamelessly with the cute bartender. When it was finally just the two of them, numbers were exchanged. They went on their first date later that week.