Oh yeah, now he remembered. The photographer who'd showed up at the base in California during his basic. It brought a matching grin to Rick's face, memory going through their first encounters. What a small world. "No way, how about that. Hey." Rick had to laugh at the situation, talk about chance meeting.
"Shit, I'm sorry, remind me of your name?" He felt idly guilty for not remembering it, the feeling lessened by the time that had passed and the briefness of their encounter. Still, it wasn't every day you bump into somebody like this. Absently, he placed the apple back onto the shelf, unconcerned with his original reason for coming to the grocery store.