David Paulk

David Paulk is a man who pursued a casual relationship with Mary Jane.

David is of mixed heritage, the son of an African-American father and Caucasian mother.

David stayed at Mary Jane's house while she went to check on Lisa Hudson. When Mary Jane returned home, he greeted her and noticed a cut on her hand, but did not worry about it after she told him not to. He asked about Lisa's condition and said that she needed help and a psychiatrist. He turned their conversation towards them and as they moved around, they noticed a car arriving at the house. David asked Mary Jane if she was suspecting someone, to which she confirmed she was not. David went outside to see who it was. When he confronted Andre, the latter claimed to have pulled over for a text, but David revealed he had seen him try entering a code in. Andre left and David returned to Mary Jane, who he told was right in her suspicion that Andre was lost. David switched subjects to a concert he had tickets to and asked Mary Jane if she wanted to go, who danced around going until he threatened to take the tickets "off the table" if she asked another question. After she was called by her mother Helen Patterson, David explained they had lost time and asked her to call him later that day.

While Mary Jane was at work, she was told that she would have to remain working for coverage of Hurricane Kenny. She called David after this and the two broke off their date. Once the ordeal was over, she tried calling him back and rescheduling. However, David revealed to her that he was planning on meeting with another woman, leading Mary Jane to react angrily and for David to admit his belief that she slept with "the guy from the gate", referring to Andre. She denied this, but mentioned having dated him in the past after David brought up Andre knowing her password.

He confronted her on stealing his sperm, which then led Mary Jane to confess she was still in love with him. She confronted him at his home, but he told her he had chosen to stay with Ana.