Second Date Update UPDATE: Plant Me A Kiss

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update

Podcast Information:

• Title: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Description: Ghosted after a first date? Brooke and Jeffrey reach out to the person who isn't calling back to uncover the real reason and help secure a second date. While success rates are low, the journey offers high entertainment value for listeners.

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Episode Details:

• Episode: Second Date Update UPDATE: Plant Me A Kiss
• Release Date: June 12, 2025

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Summary:

Introduction to the Episode

The episode begins with Brooke and Jeffrey introducing the "Second Date Update," a segment where they follow up with couples who have previously appeared on the show. This update aims to inform listeners about the progress or changes in the relationships broadcasted earlier.

Jeffrey:
“We do play the original call so that we're all on the same page when we talk to the couple.” ([02:35])

Brooke:
“Don’t tune out. It’ll be worth it.” ([03:09])

Listener Engagement and Feedback

Before delving into the main story, Brooke and Jeffrey highlight listener comments, emphasizing the show's global reach and diverse audience.

Brooke:
“I think my stream is split in half right now of European people and Americans.” ([03:33])

Jeffrey:
“All these people speaking multiple languages and us idiots over here along with English.” ([03:38])

Main Story: Cassie and Derek’s Unique Connection

The primary focus of the episode is the relationship between Cassie and Derek, a couple who bonded over their mutual love for plants—a first for the show.

Brooke:
“This might be the first time that we've ever had two people connect over a different kind of living creature. Two plant people, parents. That's adorable.” ([04:35])

They discuss how Cassie and Derek named their plants Gertrude and Leif Erickson, symbolizing their connection and commitment.

Cassie:
“So his plant was Gertrude, and my plant was Leif Ericson.” ([09:27])

The First Date and Plant Bonding

Cassie recounts her first date with Derek at an upscale mall where they visited a plant nursery. This shared activity laid the foundation for their relationship.

Cassie:
“We walked around just like looking at stuff and we ended up going to like a nursery.” ([06:24])

Jeffrey:
“He was a little bit more into it than me, but I was really feeling it.” ([07:05])

They decided to pick out plants for each other, revealing their personalities through their choices.

Cassie:
“The one I picked was super cute. It was, like, very whimsical. It was called a figgity fig.” ([07:49])

Jeffrey:
“He bought a super easy plant—the snake plant.” ([08:07])

Challenges and Miscommunication

Despite an adorable first date, Cassie and Derek began facing communication issues. Derek stopped initiating second dates, leading Cassie to reach out for the show's assistance.

Cassie:
“There’s been texting, but there’s been no initiation of a second date.” ([11:36])

Jeffrey:
“So let's call this deadbeat plant dad and figure out what his problem is.” ([11:57])

Confrontation with Derek

The hosts contact Derek to uncover why he hasn't pursued a second date. Derek reveals a mishap that strained the relationship.

Derek:
“But when we were leaving the mall, I didn't realize I left Gertrude on the roof of my car. So I drove away. Yeah. I heard a bump. I didn't know what it was, so I backed up and I ran over Gertrude.” ([14:23])

This incident, where Derek accidentally killed Gertrude, the plant Cassie cherished, led to misunderstandings and emotional strain.

Brooke:
“Why would you not be calling her back just because the plant fell off the car?” ([15:16])

Resolution and Closure

After discussing the incident, Derek explains that he ordered a replacement plant and hoped it would mend things. However, Cassie expresses her continued hurt over the loss of Gertrude.

Cassie:
“I am honestly heartbroken. I'm surprised at how heartbroken I am over Gertrude, but I can understand the sentiment.” ([17:22])

Ultimately, Cassie expresses a willingness to give Derek another chance despite the rocky start.

Cassie:
“Honestly, I would. I think I'd give it another try.” ([18:08])

Final Update from Derek

Later in the episode, Derek provides an update on his and Cassie's relationship months after the initial episode. He reveals that their relationship has ended because their only connection was their shared love for plants.

Derek:
“Yeah, it took a couple weeks, but yeah.” ([21:18])

Brooke:
“The chemistry wasn't there between me and Cassie anymore.” ([21:22])

Despite the breakup, Derek shares that he and Cassie temporarily enjoyed some fame following their appearance on the show, leading to interactions with other listeners.

Derek:
“We were like celebrities for a minute.” ([21:00])

Conclusion

Brooke and Jeffrey wrap up the episode by reflecting on the bittersweet journey of Cassie and Derek. They highlight the importance of shared interests in relationships and the challenges that can arise when communication falters.

Brooke:
“It's only been a couple months since that aired, but already we're getting an update from.” ([20:06])

Jeffrey:
“What a big person you are.” ([18:11])

Derek:
“I just don’t want to be on the phone this time.” ([22:00])

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• “We do play the original call so that we're all on the same page when we talk to the couple.” — Jeffrey ([02:35])
• “This might be the first time that we've ever had two people connect over a different kind of living creature. Two plant people, parents. That's adorable.” — Brooke ([04:35])
• “We were like celebrities for a minute.” — Derek ([21:00])
• “Honestly, I would. I think I'd give it another try.” — Cassie ([18:08])

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Key Insights:

• Shared Interests as Relationship Foundations: Cassie and Derek's mutual love for plants initially bonded them, showcasing how unique shared interests can form the basis of a relationship.

• Communication is Crucial: The breakdown in communication following the accidental destruction of Gertrude highlights the importance of addressing issues promptly and transparently in relationships.

• Emotional Attachment to Non-Human Entities: Cassie's deep emotional connection to her plant Gertrude underscores how attachments can extend beyond human relationships, affecting interpersonal dynamics.

• Handling Mistakes in Relationships: Derek's attempt to rectify his mistake by purchasing another plant demonstrates efforts to mend relationships but also the complexities involved in regaining trust.

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Conclusion: "Second Date Update UPDATE: Plant Me A Kiss" delves into the whimsical yet poignant story of Cassie and Derek's relationship, anchored by their love for plants. Brooke and Jeffrey navigate the complexities of their interaction, offering listeners both entertainment and valuable relationship insights. The episode underscores the significance of effective communication and the challenges that arise when shared interests are the primary glue in a relationship.

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[Jeffrey]

Ooh, it's a special type of Thursday. Hey, it's Brook and Jeffrey in the morning on your second date update podcast. And we've got an update update, which is always so fun because it's when one of our couples contacts us with something that's happened since they've been on the show, which we love. I know. We do love it. So the way these work is we do play the original call so that we're all on the same page when we talk to the couple.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

And so you will have to sit through, like, two commercials. Okay. To get to the update. Update. I know that that can be very upsetting. Yes, I understand. Don't tune out. It'll be worth it. Yeah. Or just skip em.

[Cassie]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

But before we start anything, we love to highlight some of our comments here. What do you got, Alexis? Yes, I saw one from Rafaela from Munich who said, I binge listened. I binge listened to this entire playlist in four months while working, commuting, doing dishes, laundry, and more. You make boring tasks for feel way more entertaining.

[Brooke]

That's awesome.

[Jeffrey]

I love that. I think it's so cool. People listen all over the world.

[Brooke]

Dude, I think my stream is split in half right now of European people and Americans.

[Jeffrey]

Dude, that's amazing.

[Brooke]

It is crazy.

[Jeffrey]

All these people speaking multiple languages and us idiots over here along with English, you know? Seriously. Eat some schnitzel for me, though. You like schnitzel? I do. Which is straight to your heart. All right, let's get it started. Here's your update. Update?

[Brooke]

Yeah. Over the years, we've seen couples who've bonded over both being dog parents. Or maybe they're both lizard lovers. Yeah, even a few people who bonded because they're both owners of human babies.

[Jeffrey]

I love those human babies. They're so cute.

[Brooke]

Pretty sure that's the casual way to say it. Yeah, not at all.

[Jeffrey]

I kind of like it.

[Brooke]

But this might be the first time that we've ever had two people connect over a different kind of living creature. Two plant people, parents. That's adorable. Honestly, never expected this to turn into one of the sweetest second date calls we did all year. And what's better, we got an update on their unique situation.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I can't wait.

[Brooke]

It's coming up in your second date update. Update right after this second date update. We are in the month of love right now.

[Jeffrey]

And that's kind of fun.

[Brooke]

Because of that, today we're gonna do this entire second date update in the language of love. French, Jose, Take it away. Welcome to the second date of day as our wire is known as the dwarf date. The second day.

[Jeffrey]

I don't know how a French accent could be unsexy, but you made it happen, Jose.

[Brooke]

We're trying not to scare all of the women off from listening to the show. Just a couple of the unwanted ones. So. Sorry, ladies. You know what? Maybe we just st do American style English for this when we talk to our listener Cassie today. Cassie, I'm sorry. Are you okay if we do this in English?

[Cassie]

I was. I was loving the French, but you know what? It's okay already.

[Jeffrey]

She's starting out of the gate line.

[Brooke]

Just for the record, if you have any other language requests or like things you want me to do, just holler at me. No, seriously, you start, you keep talking like that, you're not going to be single for long. So tell us about this guy that you went out with recently. What's his name?

[Cassie]

Yeah, his name is Derek.

[Jeffrey]

Derek. How'd you guys meet?

[Cassie]

Online. And our first day we went to a super upscale mall here in this area. We've got like a. I would say fancy mall, but it's because like it's spread out into two parts.

[Brooke]

You don't have to tell us about upscale malls. Yeah, we go there. You have to explain malls nowadays. It's like being on Amazon, but irl. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

I would like to know all the stores there. That's okay. And bougie.

[Brooke]

That sounds like it could be a nice one. Yeah, it could be fun. Something to do, things to look at and talk about.

[Jeffrey]

You could like shop. You can drink and eat.

[Cassie]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

So what was it like when you very first met Derek?

[Cassie]

So honestly, I felt like we hit it off, like right off the bat. There was chemistry there.

[Jeffrey]

Good.

[Cassie]

We walked around just like looking at stuff and we ended up going to like a nursery. Not like the baby kitchen, but like the kind of plants.

[Jeffrey]

No, no, plant nursery.

[Brooke]

I was like, okay, sounds like a perfect date to me.

[Jeffrey]

But they don't have stores where they sell babies, Jose. At the mall. Even bougie malls.

[Brooke]

A baby watching day. I know. We just got a brilliant business idea to launch. Sponsored by Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Jamie's in the window. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

You better work on your return policy. I'm gonna let you know we got.

[Brooke]

The discount bin over here for the ones that have been in the store for too long. We have the whole business plan ready, but. Sorry. Okay.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, cute plant shops are so fun right now.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Is that cool?

[Cassie]

He was a little bit More into it than me, but I was really feeling it. Yeah. Because traditionally, like, I haven't really been a plant person, but I had. I had a lot of fun.

[Jeffrey]

So sweet. So he was knowledgeable. He obviously has plans.

[Cassie]

Yeah. And he was like, you know, I think we should do. I think we should pick out a plant for each other.

[Jeffrey]

Oh. And it's kind of forward thinking. Like, it's like he wants to see if you could keep it alive. You know what I mean? Yeah.

[Cassie]

I think it's like when you have some, like, pick an outfit for you, because it's like, okay, what do you really think of me? Let's see what you pick out based off what you think my personality is.

[Brooke]

That's why you make someone plant a tree. That's more of a commitment than just a little. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

It's an interesting idea.

[Jeffrey]

I like it. What did you pick out for him?

[Cassie]

So the one I picked was super cute. It was, like, very whimsical. It was called a figgity fig.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, nice.

[Brooke]

Hey. Fun to say.

[Jeffrey]

Better than a Venus fly trap or something, you know?

[Cassie]

Right. Okay. So that's like, literally what I'm getting to because what he picked for me was a freaking snake Plant.

[Jeffrey]

Snake.

[Brooke]

Plant snake.

[Jeffrey]

But average. They live a long time. They're hard to kill. They are very hard to kill. They're sturdy. They're a good first plant for people who don't have popular first plant.

[Brooke]

So he obviously doesn't trust that you're able to maintain, contain it, which is why he bought you a super easy plant.

[Cassie]

I swear, I didn't really think about it that way. Honestly. I was like, should I be offended.

[Jeffrey]

Or something because of the snake title? Is that why?

[Cassie]

Yes. I was just, like, surprised, you know what I mean? Because, like, the one I picked for him was flirty, cute or whatever.

[Brooke]

So how did you tell him that you didn't like the plant that he bought?

[Cassie]

I kind of just made a joke of it because it's like, he's still buying me something. Right. So I'm not gonna be a jerk about it.

[Brooke]

You could be a jerk. I'm just saying that's always on the table. Slap the plant down out of his hands and be like, try.

[Jeffrey]

Well, then I don't. I don't think she'd be calling us and asking why he's.

[Cassie]

No.

[Jeffrey]

Pretty obvious.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Cassie]

Well, it was, like, so fun because we. After that we went out for drinks because there was like a bar inside the mall, but we brought our plants with, and the whole time I felt super comfortable and, like, it even ended with a kiss.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, hey.

[Cassie]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

All right. This all sounds good. Like, I mean, I could totally understand why you're so confused why he's not calling back.

[Cassie]

Yeah, me too. Especially since we even named our plan.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, they're. They're real plant babies.

[Brooke]

Wait, like, after each other? Like, what'd you name him?

[Cassie]

So his plant was Gertrude.

[Brooke]

I love it.

[Jeffrey]

That's cute.

[Cassie]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Cassie]

And my plan was Leif Ericson.

[Jeffrey]

Leif Erickson.

[Brooke]

Stupid. Like the explorer. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

All right. Have you texted as Leif Erickson? I mean, that's the obvious. Like, Leif misses you.

[Cassie]

I haven't considered it. Now all I can think of is.

[Jeffrey]

The love fern from the rom com. You know, she's like, you killed our love fern. Your plant is still alive, right?

[Cassie]

Oh, yeah. I'm just. You know what's funny is I did find out I do have a bit of a green thumb.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, look at that. Easiest plant to keep alive.

[Brooke]

But, yeah, I'm actually a little bit more concerned about getting your guys's plants back together because I feel like maybe they had the real love connection.

[Jeffrey]

You don't want a separated plant family.

[Brooke]

We're gonna call plant daddy Derek and see why he isn't arranging another date with you when we do your second date update. Right after this second date update.

[Jeffrey]

You're in the middle of a second date update update. And we're gonna find out how the couple is doing right after you hear part two.

[Brooke]

Cassie and Derek have been on one date and already have two kids together.

[Jeffrey]

That's sweet. Wow. Babies. They're babies.

[Brooke]

Yes. Plant children that they picked out for each other at a nursery during their date. They even named their plants Gertrude and Leif Erickson.

[Jeffrey]

Solid, solid name.

[Brooke]

They should have rethought Gertrude after Leif Erickson brought their plants to the restaurant together, put them in high chairs with little bibs on, fed them. I mean, you can assume. You can assume that they're good parents. Like that.

[Jeffrey]

I'm pretty sure they ordered a round of chicken tenders.

[Brooke]

Yes. Cut them up for them, nice and tiny. I mean, pretty normal first date as far as we've heard.

[Jeffrey]

It's actually an adorable first date.

[Brooke]

And they bought plants together. The crazy thing is, most of the plant thusiasm was actually led by Derek, which I didn't expect. Yeah, it's rare. So it is weird that he. He is not initiating another meetup. The thing is, we never asked Cassie how many days has it been since that all happened.

[Cassie]

So I Haven't seen in five days.

[Jeffrey]

Five days?

[Brooke]

That's four decades in plant years. So you can only imagine how your children must. Is it opposite for plants?

[Jeffrey]

I don't know, but mine died pretty quick. So have you heard from him at all?

[Cassie]

Yeah. So there's been texting, but there's been no initiation of a second date.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

All right. Yeah, well, let's call this deadbeat plant dad and figure out what his problem is.

[Jeffrey]

Hey, listen, he's taking care of Gertrude, okay? He just left Leaf.

[Brooke]

I mean, at least we hope so.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, good point.

[Brooke]

I don't like that he's not talking to you, Cassie. So let's call him. We'll see if he picks up. Okay.

[Derek]

Hello?

[Brooke]

Hey, is this Derek? Yeah, hi, Derek. Sorry to barge into your day here, but you're on the radio right now with Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Good morning.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, that's weird. You said. Sorry, your phone's a little hard to hear, Derek.

[Derek]

Yeah, it seems a little weird. I don't usually get radio stations calling me in the morning.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, I don't think most people do. So you're in the general population with that one.

[Jeffrey]

You just said in the morning, though.

[Brooke]

That's fine, Derek.

[Jeffrey]

I think we're calling you for a great reason, though.

[Brooke]

Yeah, so segment we do called Second Date Update.

[Derek]

I don't like that.

[Jeffrey]

All right, you sound like one of our commenters from the podcast. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Do you even know anything about it?

[Derek]

I mean, I figure it's. You're calling me because somebody wants to reach out.

[Brooke]

Hey, okay, smart guy there. So, yeah, you're right. There is a girl that listens to our show who said she went out with you recently named Cassie.

[Jeffrey]

Just so you know, she does know that you guys have been texting a little bit. It just feels like you're maybe not interested or something.

[Derek]

I mean, I'm. I'm kind of interested, but at the moment, I'm not kind of interested.

[Brooke]

Kind of, but not kind of. Okay, well, that's pretty clear.

[Jeffrey]

So no wonder she's so. I don't know why she'd be confused, Jeff.

[Brooke]

Well, I hope you don't mind if we dive a little bit deeper into that and ask you why.

[Derek]

I just need some more time.

[Brooke]

What's going on?

[Jeffrey]

Are you in a relationship?

[Derek]

No, I'm single. I'm single.

[Jeffrey]

You're single.

[Derek]

Okay, I just made a big mistake.

[Brooke]

Mistake. No girlfriend, but you made a mistake. But you like her. But you also don't like her yet.

[Jeffrey]

But a mistake with who? Because she really likes you.

[Derek]

Okay, I'll just tell you. But you can't tell her.

[Brooke]

We won't say we. None of us here will say anything to her. Yes.

[Derek]

So I don't know if she told you, but we bought each other plants on our date.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah, right.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it seemed kind of like cute and movieish.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. We even knew Gertrude and Leif Erickson are the name of the plants.

[Derek]

Okay, Right, right. Yeah, we named them.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Derek]

But when we were leaving the mall, I didn't realize I left Gertrude on the roof of my car. So I drove away. Yeah. I heard a bump. I didn't know what it was, so I backed up and I ran over Gertrude.

[Brooke]

Your own. Your own plant.

[Jeffrey]

You guys are being so dramatic. It's not a real baby.

[Cassie]

You killed Gertrude.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, no.

[Derek]

Hello?

[Brooke]

Yeah, Derek, she was supposed to wait, but that. That's Cassie wanting to talk to you on the other line.

[Derek]

Oh, okay.

[Brooke]

Rest in peace, Gertrude. Oh, God.

[Derek]

Kathy, I really didn't know you were on the phone. I didn't know you heard any of that.

[Cassie]

I cannot believe that. I can't believe this.

[Brooke]

Me too.

[Cassie]

She's dead. Did you try at bring her back to life? Like, what.

[Brooke]

What did you do with Gertrude afterwards?

[Cassie]

Yeah. Where is her body? I mean, my God.

[Brooke]

What do you guys do?

[Derek]

I like plants just as much as everybody else, but you guys are acting like it's a human being.

[Jeffrey]

I agree with you. No, but listen, listen. Why would you not be calling her back just because the plant fell off the car?

[Derek]

Yeah, so I went back the next day to see if they had the same plan and they didn't.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you even went back?

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

You were gonna pass off the new plan as Gertrude and try and trick Cassie into thinking it was the same one.

[Jeffrey]

Just tell her the truth. Cassie would think it's a cute story.

[Brooke]

I don't know. She sounds pretty upset.

[Cassie]

I. I don't even know what to say. I mean, that's Gertrude, man. There's only one Gertrude.

[Jeffrey]

That was the only one Gertrude. I mean, Cassie, you're being like, funny right now, right? You're not being serious?

[Cassie]

Kind of, I guess. It's really troubling though.

[Jeffrey]

Is it?

[Brooke]

Well, because he ran it back over. Guys.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, come on.

[Brooke]

And then disposed of the body.

[Jeffrey]

It's not like it says anything about who he is. You're a good person.

[Cassie]

She meant something to you.

[Brooke]

What do you do, bury the body, then it just grows back again?

[Jeffrey]

She obviously did mean something to you, Cassie. That's why he went back to the store the next Day.

[Brooke]

Hey, that's a good point.

[Derek]

Yeah, see, I'm a good guy. I don't murder plants all the time. I buy them. I try and keep them alive.

[Jeffrey]

He tries to keep them alive.

[Derek]

I mean, Cassie, I've never run over one before.

[Brooke]

This was the first, technically.

[Jeffrey]

Have you ever driven on grass? You've ever driven?

[Brooke]

I mean, he hasn't driven over his own plant child before. Not everyone needs grass like your husband does.

[Jeffrey]

Okay?

[Brooke]

I mean, Cassie, can you see what he's saying? Like, only a good guy would go through all of that effort to hide the evidence of destroying your plant baby together and try and cover it up with a different plant and then ghost you until the new plant comes in.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, so the new plant is coming?

[Derek]

So yes. It took five days to get here. It's coming tomorrow. That's what I've been waiting for.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so you were gonna.

[Brooke]

One more day.

[Jeffrey]

You were gonna just ask her out then?

[Derek]

Yeah, I was waiting for tomorrow. Making sure the plant got here so in case she came over and saw that there was no plant, I wouldn't get in trouble.

[Brooke]

Cassie is a lot for you to process. What are you thinking right now?

[Cassie]

I mean, I am. I'm honestly heartbroken. I'm surprised at how heartbroken I am over Gertrude, but I can understand the sentiment.

[Jeffrey]

I think he is so cute. And he's going through all this effort just to make sure that you feel good and feel happy. Cassie, that should be a huge plus for you.

[Derek]

It's not like I ghosted you. We've been texting back and forth.

[Brooke]

Yeah, so true. He's been talking, just not committing well, so instead of asking him first, I'm going to ask Cassie. Would you like to see Derek again? Again? Despite what you've heard here on this show today?

[Cassie]

Honestly, I would. I think I'd give it another try.

[Jeffrey]

Wow, what a big person you are.

[Brooke]

And you'll have to come up with a new name for that plant if Derek says yes to the second date, because we will pay for it. Derek?

[Ryan Seacrest]

Hey.

[Brooke]

It's up to you.

[Jeffrey]

The plant or the date?

[Derek]

Gertrude 2.

[Cassie]

He already bought a better name.

[Jeffrey]

This is your opportunity to get.

[Cassie]

I don't want any reminder of Gertrude. We have to call her something else.

[Derek]

Okay.

[Brooke]

The Plant Murderer's Daughter is a good place to start.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, that sounds like a novel I'd read. Yeah.

[Brooke]

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[Derek]

By the way, how's Lee Farrickson doing?

[Cassie]

Oh, oh, he's thriving. He is thriving. And surviving driving.

[Brooke]

He's growing up so fast. You guys, plants and cars do not mix, okay? That's the murder mystery Leaves thief killed Gertrude and collected the insurance money for himself.

[Jeffrey]

Now I'm not gonna read it.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Brooke]

It's only been a couple months since that aired, but already we're getting an update from. It looks like just Derek is on the phone right now. And before we get into it, Derek, I just have to tell you that was probably one of the more memorable calls that we've had all year on the show.

[Jeffrey]

So cute, Jeff. You two were adorable. Derek.

[Derek]

Yeah, it was really good for us, too. A lot of our friends ended up hearing it.

[Jeffrey]

Aw, they did? Did you get lots of feedback?

[Derek]

Yeah, they really loved it. So we actually thought it'd be a good idea and start bringing our plants with us when we went out to the bar.

[Jeffrey]

You became the plant parent couple at the bar?

[Derek]

Oh, yeah. People were coming up to us and asking about us, and we'd tell them we were on the show and they'd be. They'd go crazy. They'd be, oh, my God, I heard that.

[Brooke]

Oh, they recognized it.

[Jeffrey]

That's so cool.

[Derek]

We were like celebrities for a minute.

[Jeffrey]

Celebrities.

[Brooke]

That sounds awesome. So wait, how come it's only you on the phone today?

[Derek]

Well, okay, the problem was that got a little old and we stopped taking them. And then it just seemed like without the plants, it just wasn't the same.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, so you guys broke up because you realized the only connection you had was your plant babies?

[Derek]

Yeah, it took a couple weeks, but yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Oh.

[Derek]

The chemistry wasn't there between me and Cassie anymore.

[Brooke]

Oh, no.

[Jeffrey]

What happened with the plants? Do you have joint custody or.

[Derek]

No. I mean, I got mine, and I'm kind of looking for a new plant stepmom.

[Brooke]

Oh, okay. I'm sure there's a lot of listeners who would love to step in and fill that role.

[Jeffrey]

Wow, that's so cute.

[Brooke]

I'm sorry that the relationship didn't work.

[Jeffrey]

Out, but it sounds like you had fun and you enjoyed the experience.

[Brooke]

Got some fame out of it, too.

[Derek]

Yeah, absolutely. It was quite a few months.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. That's awesome, man.

[Brooke]

Well, anyway, man, thanks for the update. And if you want us to call your future plant stepmom, we're happy to do it for you.

[Derek]

Okay. Yeah, I just don't want to be on the phone this time.

[Brooke]

Wait, what?

[Jeffrey]

I don't think he wants to talk to us again.

[Brooke]

Oh, no, with her.

[Derek]

It's just with her.

[Brooke]

You guys call me every day.

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