They were both full-time students in the same program at a small college. She was always in the library or the piano room. He was always on the courts or in the weight room. They were bees in the same garden, with different favourite flowers. They finally met at the start of Amy's graduating year. Amy had made a personal resolution to deliberately sit next to students she disagreed with. Brett had no such resolution, but he did pick a providential seat in class. Amy's first day: She has already sat down with her friends when she remembers her resolution. She packs up to walk across the room and sits down in front of the student she knows will challenge her opinions every morning for the rest of the semester. She does not notice who is already sitting in the spot to her left. Brett's first day: He is tired from a night shift but gets excited when he sees Amy leave her friend group and walk across the room to sit down right next to him. He has admired what he's heard about Amy for some time and looks forward to sitting next to her every morning for the rest of the semester. From that seating arrangement came an accidental 7-hour chat over midnight Thanksgiving nachos, an emergency oreo ice-cream delivery, and a fateful tofu stir-fry tutorial. Before mid-terms, they were in love.