When we say to split something, we usually mean to cut it in half. In this case, he wants her to pay for half the charge of the bill. He was going to "treat" or pay for the entire check when he thought she would go back to his house with him.
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When we say to split something, we usually mean to cut it in half. In this case, he wants her to pay for half the charge of the bill. He was going to "treat" or pay for the entire check when he thought she would go back to his house with him. When she said she wasn't going to go with him, he told her to pay her half of the check.