Katie came over today to get her brakes changed on her car. During the procedure, we ended up having to go out to buy something at Sears. On the car ride back, Katie began playing "Bejeweled" on my iPhone in the passenger seat. As we approached the street corner where we needed to turn to get back into the neighborhood, I saw a guy with a coffee can, whom I could assume was soliciting for donations. He waved at me and I waved back politely, but I was not interested in giving him a donation. However, since we were the only car in the turn lane, he approached the car and tapped on my window, motioning me to roll down the windows.

Not wanting to be rude, I rolled down the window about 6 inches and he sticks a small receipt in the window which stated what organization he was with. He asks me, "Has God been good to you this year?"

I answer truthfully, "Yes He has."

And immediately he shouts, "YEAH He's been good! I mean, just look to your right!"

I instinctively turn my head to look out the passenger side window thinking that there is something there. Katie looks down at the iPhone thinking that he's talking about the phone.

A second goes by and we both realize what he means. We both speak up simultaneously attempting to clarify the situation, "No no no no no...!!!"

Katie attempts to say "Uh... no, I'm not his wife" or "Oh, he has a wife"; but in the blur of the moment it comes out sounding as, "Uh... His... wife." Me on the other hand, without thinking I say, "Uh... no, this is my platonic friend, Katie".

At that, he says, "Well... o-kay. Just want you to know that Jesus loves you, and so do I," He then straightens up and walks over to a car that had just pulled up behind us at the light.

I roll up the window and we kind of chuckle awkwardly about what had just happened. A few seconds of silence pass and then Katie exclaims:

"Platonic?!?!"