In 2013, Rebecca worked at a (semi-famous) restaurant in Philadelphia called Federal Donuts. She often worked the morning shift, starting her day at 6 am sharp. Rory lived roughly half a block away. Federal Donuts was his morning coffee stop. He would come in around 9:30 am, groggy and more than ready for his caffeine fix. Rebecca, who had already been awake for 4 hours at that point and had enough coffee in her to power a small steam generator, noticed Rory immediately. In between yawns, Rebecca saw his sweet smile and sly sense of humor. Over the next few weeks Rebecca tried everything to get Rory to notice her. She gave him free coffee (to which he mumbled "Thanks"). She tried to ply him with fresh donuts (to which he mumbled "No thank you"). She even complimented him on his handmade knitted scarf which prompted him to reply that a girl he was friends with made it for him. The situation did not look good. Then one evening at a bar called Industry, Rebecca was having a drink with an old friend from college. She looked across the bar and saw Rory's handsome face looking back at her. She didn't hear the rest of what her friend said. "Excuse me. I have to go talk to my crush-tomer" she blurted. Rebecca grabbed her beer and slid down the bar to where Rory was sitting. "Hello" she said, "Do you know who I am?" "Yeah" he replied " You're the girl from the donut shop". And so, it turned out, he had noticed her. They spent the whole evening talking (much to the dismay of their friends who were all but ignored) and haven't stopped hanging out, eating donuts and avoiding mornings ever since.