Melony was attending an event with her friend Christina and Christina's friend Penny. After the event, Penny invited Melony to go with her to meet up with her boyfriend who played for the JMU Alumni softball team at The Exchange in D.C. Upon entering the bar, the first person they ran into was Chris Stevens, who also played for the JMU Alumni team. They all ended up hanging out that night back at Penny's house, Chris soon left...without asking for Melony's phone number. Over the next few weeks, Melony found herself wondering if she was going to run into him again. Finally, after 2 weeks, and tired of waiting for fate to interject, she found his email address and emailed him inviting him out for a happy hour. He accepted, and they spent just about every day together since.