Kathleen Jones had never believed in love at first sight. That is, until she meets Michael Lennard. Michael is a star player on a major league football team who was only supposed to be in Kathleen's city for a couple of weeks to play in a big game. Neither of them expected to fall in love, but when Michael sees Kathleen working, he just can't let her pass him by. Michael is used to the groupies on the road; he has never met a woman like Kathleen. An unlikely pair, they somehow find love anyway. The romance blossoms faster than they anticipated, and soon they are faced with a dilemma as Michael prepares to leave her city. Will this love affair dissipate faster than it began? Or can it thrive?

**A standalone short story, with no cliffhangers.**