friend : ▁in ▁one ▁episode , ▁he ▁accident ally ▁sees ▁Mel issa ▁giving ▁Soph ie ' s ▁current ▁love ▁interest ▁a ▁few ▁pointers ▁on ▁how ▁Soph ie ▁lik es ▁to ▁be ▁fl irt ed ▁with , ▁mistakes ▁him ▁for ▁someone ▁Mel issa ▁is ▁seeing ▁behind ▁his ▁back , ▁and ▁later ▁p unch es ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁at ▁a ▁gallery ▁show . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁finale , ▁he ▁almost ▁asked ▁Mel issa ▁to ▁marry ▁him , ▁but ▁when ▁that ▁failed ▁he ▁saw ▁Soph ie ▁cry ing ▁over ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁André ▁and ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁go ▁get ▁a ▁drink , ▁he ▁sees ▁André ▁walking ▁towards ▁the ▁two . ▁ ▁Mel issa ▁Bry ant ▁( A my ▁L al onde ) ▁is ▁Soph ie ' s ▁former ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁Rick ' s ▁current ▁girl friend . ▁A ▁bit ▁dit zy , ▁she ▁still ▁thinks ▁of ▁Soph ie ▁as ▁a ▁dear ▁friend   — ▁even ▁helping ▁her ▁to ▁line ▁up ▁dates ▁and ▁begg ing ▁her ▁to ▁dogs it   — ▁and ▁is ▁una ware ▁of ▁how ▁much ▁she ▁hurt ▁Soph ie ▁by ▁ste aling ▁Rick . ▁She ▁d otes ▁on ▁her ▁dog ▁like ▁a ▁baby , ▁sometimes ▁giving ▁it ▁more ▁attention ▁and ▁T LC ▁than ▁she ▁gives ▁Rick . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁finale , ▁Rick ▁tried ▁to ▁ask ▁Mel issa ▁to ▁marry ▁him , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁two ▁argue , ▁resulting ▁in ▁Rick ▁leaving ▁and ▁Mel issa ▁fur ious . ▁ ▁Matt ▁Scott ▁( J eff ▁Ged dis )