Long story short, except those who know Norman and Marissa, know they can never keep it short... Norman and Marissa met in one of those stories that is just so obviously God. On the way to the gym, Marissa first witnessed a pedestrian get hit by a car (to her knowledge the woman is fine) and then closer to, her car began to have problems. She made it to the parking lot and then called a tow truck, knowing she was going nowhere for the foreseeable future. As she regularly would, Marissa spent the first portion of her arrival chatting at the front desk with one of her good friends and an employee of the gym. In walks Norman, who also stopped to say hello to the same friend. Before walking away, Norman paused to introduce himself, and in their chat learned that Marissa was waiting for a tow. He continued on his way upstairs, and Marissa stayed talking with their mutual friend. Eventually, Marissa made her way upstairs. From Norman's perspective, he was impressed to see the cute girl from the counter still working out after her chaotic day. The two talked again, during which Norman attempted to recruit Marissa to camp and got her number (hey, looks like it worked). After finishing his workout, Norman decided not to leave right away, but to invite Marissa to spend some time together while waiting for her tow truck. When they talked it was as if they had known each other for years. Eventually, Marissa's tow truck arrived and she, quite literally, went running away from Norman. In an ironic twist of events, the tow truck wouldn't take Marissa's credit card. Marissa came running back inside, and, when he heard what was happening, Norman decided to pay for her tow truck for her. He then asked her on a date, and formally took her for dinner the very next day.