Dina slumped out of bed, and went to the kitchen to find many of the girls at the counter drinking water and the bottle of aspirin spilled all over the counter. Dina had a raging headache, and noticed that many of the girls – even her sister, were giving her the silent treatment. Was it something she’d done? Of course not, she hardly blacks out these days, and didn’t remember anything too extreme. She was courteous at the rose ceremony, even when her sister made it through to the next round. Buzz told her she was on thin ice, but that’s all she remembered. Everyone but her sister Nina left the room, and as Dina filled up her glass she decided to ask why.

“Nina, what’s going on with these girls? Nobody’s talking.”
Nina just looked at her, and without talking, handed her a letter. Buzz had written her an invitation to go on a date with her that noon – nobody was talking to her because they were jealous. She turned around to squeal in excitement with her sister, but she had left while Dina read the letter. Sure, Dina wasn’t making friends, but she was the first girl to get a one-on-one date; that has to count for something, right?
Buzz was relaxing in bed, thinking about how his date with Dina will go over. He was a bit concerned, because Dina seemed a little too high-strung and high maintenance for his family, that’s why he decided he should probably ask her on a date first, he needed to get to know this beautiful woman. Buzz planned the date from start to finish, the only problem he’d have would be if Dina would actually be interested in his plans.
Zoe and Cassandra sat on the sofa, discussing alternative music and string theory. Cassandra was a really intelligent woman, and Zoe couldn’t figure out why Cassandra wasn’t taken already. Zoe told Cassandra about her band, and Cassandra told Zoe about her ghost sightings. They had formed their own friendship already, and you could tell that they were both happy to be at the Bachelor Mansion.

Vivian sat on the patio, crying. She missed her young daughter Etsu, and was ready to go home to tuck her into bed at night and read her stories. Brandi walked by, and decided to comfort Vivian – confirming that she wasn’t the only girl missing her children. They cried together, as Sharon and Jessica walked by discussing fabulous parties. Both Sharon and Jessica decided not to get involved – they weren’t too fond of kids.
As the hours passed the girls moved throughout the mansion, stuffing their faces with food – and some of them even drinking with their morning breakfast. Dina was fixated with making her date fabulous, and spent almost her entire time running through bad pick-up lines, and cheesy jokes. She picked some food out of her teeth, and went on her way downstairs to the limo.

Buzz and Dina sat in the limo; Dina felt nervous and overdressed. There was a copious amount of alcohol in buckets of ice back there, but neither one of them touched it. Buzz talked in his very deep and coarse military voice, about raising his kids and the time he had a divorce. Dina nodded along, her hands shaking for the sweet relief of either a cigarette, or alcohol. She knew that now wasn’t the time, and she had to impress Buzz. Suddenly the limo stopped, and Dina was allowed to exhale a deep breath before they both exited the limo to their first date.
The pair arrived at “SimBowl Lanes” and entered through the door. Buzz was excited, he hadn’t gone bowling in ages, and he always loved showing off his muscular strength with the heaviest of bowling balls. Dina on the other hand could already smell the distinct taste of cheesy pizza mixed with Marlboros, it wasn’t lavish – but it was something. Buzz began bowling first, and of course this beefy man cake got a strike his first attempt.

Dina went next, gutting the ball twice. She threw her arms up in a bah-humbug fashion, but didn’t yell because she knew that would make Buzz think twice about letting her into his very “fortune-ate” family. She just let go a sigh of relief that didn’t necessarily match her body language, but Buzz didn’t seem to mind. Instead it reminded him of taking Buck bowling, and his little tantrums from not being able to pick up the bowling ball.

Buzz walked up to Dina and held her hand, he told he’d teach her how to bowl. He stood behind her, fixating her hands and posture until they were perfection. Buzz lifted her arm back, and she threw the ball forward, landing another strike during Buzz’s turn. They bowled for two hours, and then sat down on a bench and began to talk about having a late lunch. Dina hadn’t calmed her nerves physically, but was no longer mentally nervous. She was enjoying herself, and it didn’t matter that all of the other girls were mad she was here, because she wasn’t here for them.

The couple sat down at a dining table with two plates of southern-style fried chicken, Buzz caressed her hand while they were at the table eating their meals. He began a conversation about the last time he had fried chicken with his mother, and how she absolutely loved to cook for the family. Dina told Buzz about how she had been married once before, to Michael Bachelor. Buzz sympathized, even though Michael and her never divorced he could still relate to the loss of a person that meant so much. The two really hit it off, yet Dina left without a rose.