It was a friend date, which is different from the other kind of date, but still counts as a kind of date. I think. The point of speed dating is that it's a date, right?

[scratching at the back of his head and fessing up so that Jude doesn't get the wrong idea about Mikleo]

Mikleo didn't actually say he wanted a date, he's just trying to rub it in. He did say that you're nice, though.