Scott Barnes was a superfan of David Metcalfe, who he'd discovered from David's wife Tracy's novel More Than Man Enough For Me. When Scott appeared at the book launch in May 2017, Tracy was put out to find that Scott wanted a selfie with David instead of her. Scott returned in September 2017, going on a date with Bernice White. Her date with Scott goes terribly as all Scott talks about is David, which Bernice's half-sister and friend Nicola Blackstock and Laurel Thomas couldn't help but laugh about.