Rick and Michele worked together for years and at the start really didn't care for one another. It wasn't until a mutual friend asked Michele to invite him over to her house for her annual Cinco De Mayo party did they speak in a social setting. At that party, Michele began a conversation with Rick, knowing he was a runner, about how she always wanted to run more. Next thing you know, Rick told Michele to bring her shoes to work the following Monday and before long they were running buddies.