It began as a solution to a wardrobe malfunction. He'd chosen a pink fedora that day, and his sister made him change into some crazy red outfit. Thankfully, Kelsi just happened to be wearing a scarlet beanie that was just the right hue. Plus, his hat looked much better with her outfit than the one she was wearing. Not that she particularly noticed...

It became a more regular thing, starting a month or so later, and slowly happening more often. Every two weeks, once a week, each interval becoming shorter than the last. Pretty soon they did it almost every other day, no one noticing a thing. Then she and Jason broke up, and pretty soon everyone expected her to have a new a crush. Ryan was ready at their usual top secret trading center, and without warning he tossed both hats to the side and kissed her.

For some reason, everyone noticed their hat choices that day, or at least their lack thereof.