They met while working for an ambulance company in Lakeland, FL. Theresa was in training and Michael was walking by. He had to stop and find an excuse to enter the room for he needed a closer look at the new girl sitting in the training room. Within the 1 hour, Michael re-entered 2 more times and the two made eye contact and smiled. They worked a few shifts together in the beginning while Michael trained another medic. Within these first shifts, Michael and Theresa found several similarities between them. After a couple of months on different schedules, they started working together again for 24 hour shifts. They spent their time talking about life, singing along with music, and walking around collecting flowers. They were a great team and excellent friends. Their bond grew stronger and quickly, they fell deeply in love.