Boston
Mary Margaret Blanchard was visiting her mother's apartment in Boston the first time it happened. She didn't know it at that time, but it was the first city she was going to bump into one David Nolan. The first in the series of places that will get the ball rolling in their relationship. Of course, neither of them really knew what had hit them whenever they meet, but fate has a weird way of making things happen.
She was walking down the aisles of the grocery store nearest Eva's apartment, having been told to run down to get some ingredients for her mother's homemade lasagna. She had no problem about heeding to Eva's call since the dish was to die for, but she also wanted to get out of her hair since Eva's boyfriend suddenly decided to drop by to surprise her.
She'd rather not think about what was happening in there as of that moment.
That was why she was taking her time going through each aisle and selecting items her mother might need in her house. She already had all the ingredients she had to buy, but no one really goes into a grocery store without buying more than what one actually needs. Plus, Mary Margaret was craving some Apollo bars she caught a glimpse of earlier and decided to head straight to that aisle immediately.
When she got there, she was too busy finding that particular candy bar that she failed to notice her cart had bumped into a man who was crouched down, picking something up from the bottom shelf. Her cart was suddenly forced into a halt before she heard a curse and a dull thud. She gasped and pulled the cart back immediately.
"Oh, my God." She immediately went over to the man sitting on the floor. His hands were placed awkwardly behind him as if he was trying not to fall over. "I am so sorry. I didn't mean to – I didn't see you…"
"It's fine," he laughed in embarrassment. "Could happen to anyone." She offered her hand to help him up to which he latched on immediately and smoothly got up to his feet. "Thanks."
When he was standing, she finally got to take a good look at him and felt her eyes widen slightly. He was cute, really cute. He had sandy blonde hair that was cut short and the bluest eyes. His clothes showed that he got a good fashion sense as well, starting with the collars of his polo peeking out of his sweater and dark-washed jeans. He was smiling at her, a half-smile that she swore only Disney princes could pull off. Then she realized he was smiling because she was staring for far too long.
"Um." She said, feeling her cheeks flame up in embarrassment. "I'm sorry again. I'll – uh – get out of your hair." She gave him a small smile before turning around, wincing slightly when she wasn't facing him anymore. Berating herself for acting like a fool in front of a cute guy, she couldn't help her groan when she realized she couldn't go back to get some Apollo bars. It'll be too awkward.
She spared one last glance back at him and immediately turned away when she saw that he was still looking at her, a smile playing on his lips.
Deciding that she had enough and her mother will stop whatever she's doing when she slams the door close when she arrives, she went over to the cashier to check her things out. She was rummaging through her purse in search of her credit card, feeling a bit anxious when she couldn't find it as the cashier waited for her impatiently. The woman gave her a pointed look when she looked up with a rushed smile, silently telling her to hurry up.
"Aha!" she said when she finally found it, gaining some odd looks from the other customers. She heard a chuckle beside her and looked up to see Prince Charming standing there, watching her with amusement. He looked so at ease, like he was modeling with a basket on one hand and his other inside his pocket.
"I'm glad I amuse you," she grumbled moodily as she signed the slip of paper the cashier had handed over. She couldn't wait to get out of the store.
She jumped slightly when he laughed then realized with embarrassment that he heard what she had said. "You're cute when you blush," he said with a smile on his face, placing his basket on the counter and pulling out his wallet. She tried to ignore how handsome his smile was as she glowered at him.
"I'll keep that in mind," she snapped, making his grin widen. With that, she took her bags and walked away, not giving him the chance to respond. She didn't notice the disappointed look that crossed his face when she headed straight for the door.