Enter Mary

a.n. Shocked that anyone read the first chapter. Thanks.

Rick finally looked up from his phone to discover who he had bumped into. His first impression was that the woman -- who had landed on her ass after their collision -- was the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen before.

She couldn't have been more than 5'5" tall, though it was hard to tell from her position on the floor. She was dressed simply, a pink knit sweater and tight blue jeans, but that wasn't what he noticed. What Rick noticed was her face. He'd never seen someone so pretty in all his life. Oh, the models that everyone could see in adverts and on television were all beautiful. But the girl who he had bumped into was pretty in a more normal sense. She was real. She didn't come across as someone who had to even try to look her best. Instead, her high cheek bones and dark chocolate eyes along with her full head of brown hair complemented her in ways that Rick couldn't really describe.

Rick shook himself out of his reverie, knowing that he was staring like a lunatic. He quickly pocketed his phone and rushed forward to help the young woman up from the floor.

"I'm so sorry!" Rick reached out his hand. The woman gazed at it intently for a moment before she placed her much smaller hand in his.

The moment their skin touched, Rick's world changed forever.