Somewhere between Opelousas and Maringouin, life began quietly stitching their paths together long before they ever met. Gage grew up in Opelousas, and after the loss of his dad, moved to Grosse Tete — just 15 minutes down the road from where Alyse spent her whole childhood in Maringouin. Though close in distance, they never crossed paths. Not yet. After high school, Alyse moved to Los Angeles chasing sunshine and big dreams. During that time, Gage became friends with her brother, Nate. The invisible string tugged a little tighter. When Alyse moved back to Louisiana, Nate had relocated to Texas, and so the opportunity for Alyse to meet Gage never quite came. That is, until one fateful weekend when all the stars aligned. Nate came home for a LSU game and insisted Alyse meet him at The Revelry. She resisted at first — a 4AM wake-up call for a Saints game isn’t for the faint of heart — but love for her brother won out. That night, Alyse greeted the usual crew of Nate’s longtime friends, and then she noticed someone new in the group. It was Gage. Little did they know, he would be in the crowd at the Superdome the very next morning, watching her perform on the field — already cheering her on. The rest, as they say, is history.