March 5 & 6, 2008 was the magical weekend it all REALLY begun. Spring in both Steph and Justin's lives meant only one thing....softball season was starting!! The past few years they had both played softball down in Provo, Utah in some leagues but had never played with or against each other. The softball world was only SO big down in Provo, so really everyone knew everyone and in passing Steph and Just kinda knew OF each other. (but really this cute girl had the BIGGEST crush on Justin seeing him at the fields every week but he, of course, was dating a different girl every weekend so Steph knew she never had a chance!) Stephanie must have been living right to be in the right place at the right time because the night of March 5th, 2008 at the Provo, Utah Footprinters softball fields she was blessed with the honor of being officially introduced to Justin Losee, the man of her dreams! Stephanie had gone to the fields that night to hang out and watch many of her guy friends and brothers play in a softball tournament that was happening that weekend. She got to the fields as the games had already begun. She found the field the majority of her friends were playing on, and many more of her friends were in the bleachers watching waiting for their games to start.
As fate would have it the game she had chose to watch was the same team that Justin was playing on for the tourney! As the game played on the air turned chilly so Stephanie put on a sweatshirt that happened to have her name "Stephy" on the back. As she was watching, laughing, being with all the guys in the bleachers she heard a voice from behind her call out to her saying, "Stephy??"
As Steph turned around to see an unfamiliar face she responded, "Yes?".
The woman continued, "That's your name right?? It's on the back of your sweatshirt that's why I said that! Hey I was wondering..." she said as she pointed toward the game they were both watching. "...are you dating any of those guys out there?!"
"Oh!! No, no, no. I'm not dating any of them. I'm pretty good friends with a lot of them and have dated a few of them recently but no, not anymore!" Steph replied.
"Well, do you know Justin Losee?? I think you are the cutest happiest girl and have all these guys after you and was wondering if you'd go out with my son Justin!??"
"Really? Well thanks," Steph said back, "Ya actually I have always thought he is SO cute and would LOVE to go out with him but I figured he was dating someone! Ya I would love to go out!". Well, once Steph said those magic words it was all over. Sandy, Justin's mom, wasn't about to let this one go. She ran over to him after the game and said, "Justin, Justin! Do you know that Stephy girl over there....you need to ask her out. She is the cutest girl!"
"I can't," Justin replied, "she's dating him over there." Justin pointed over to her last ex boyfriend standing close by.
"Oh no! She's not!!" Sandy exclaimed, "They broke up! She's single!! Come on, lets go talk to her!" Sandy grabbed Justin's hand and pulled him over to where Steph was standing by the bleachers. "Steph, this is my son Justin, Justin this is Steph! Ok, well we better get going, see-ya!" and the next thing they knew Justin and Steph were standing there alone feeling a little awkward knowing what the purpose of this "talking together" was for!!
To Stephanie's happiness the "talking" worked! Justin and Steph hit it off and he got her number!! She was so ecstatic and couldn't wait to really go out with him!!! The story could end here with Happily Ever After, but the story continues with many dates and memories that were made along the way!!
CHAPTER I:
Once upon a time there was a studly, athletic, handsome boy named Justin Losee who lived in Draper Utah.
Once upon a time there was a studly, athletic, handsome boy named Justin Losee who lived in Draper Utah.
He was a very talented young man...he was good at EVERYTHING (especially if it had anything to do with sports or anything athletic) and lived, loved, and breathed anything that had to do with hunting, bows & arrows, or shooting animals--especially elk, deer and turkeys! Down the road a few miles in Orem, Utah was a sweet, athletic, cute girl named Stephanie Richins. 
She loved anything that had to do with outdoors--camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, and sports! She grew up playing baseball/softball and would do anything to play or watch the sport! She was definitely the most patient, loving, caring woman that would ever come into Justin's life.....only he didn't know that yet!! 
