Albert and Kiana’s love story began in 2020 at the City of Montebello, a place that unknowingly held deep significance for both of them. It was the same city hall where Kiana’s parents had met in the early 1990s— an ironic twist that showed the Lord’s hand was already at work. At first, though, they were just two coworkers sharing the same hallways. In 2021, things took a turn when Kiana was organizing a lip-sync contest to represent their fire department. Albert reluctantly agreed to join, and what began as innocent fun turned into something a little more electric. The playful dances sparked undeniable chemistry, though neither of them knew exactly where it would lead. Not before long, the weekday work-related texts turned into sweet weekend messages and after work phone calls. By 2022, they’d started an office romance, keeping their growing love under wraps to maintain professionalism. They practically lived a double life at work, meeting up for secret lunch dates and placing their Chick-fil-A mobile orders under different aliases. Kiana had also changed his contact name in her phone to “AM” so that their coworkers wouldn’t catch on. Later that year, AM became even more involved in Kiana’s life, which naturally meant spending quality time with Kiana’s family. From delivering the news of the gender for Shay’s gender reveal to becoming “Unco AM” to her sweet nieces, Kiana began to fall in love with the huge heart he had for the ones she loved most. Not to mention all of the surprise love poems he would leave on her car and nightly calls to pray before bed (which he has yet to miss 3 years later). It was all falling into place too easily; he was everything she prayed for in a man plus more. In 2023, they went on two unforgettable family trips to New York and Boston to watch the Dodgers play (all part of Kiana’s plan to fully convert a lifelong Angels fan to the winning side, lol). In fall 2024, AM knew his prayer had been answered by the Lord to find “the one”. He planned dinner with her sister, Jaden, and brother-in-law, Ron, to ask the most important question yet. Upon receiving their excited ‘yes’, he planned a special evening with her parents to ask for Kiana’s hand in marriage. Then, on September 28, 2024, he proposed to the love of his life on the ocean cliffs in Dana Point during the most perfect golden hour. AM was going to marry “his dream girl” as he often calls her, something that his 2020 self would not have ever thought. Their secret office romance had turned into something beautiful and real, and they both knew this was just the start of their forever.