Ariel's family had just moved into a new house in January 2023. It just so happened to be the same neighborhood Curtis' grandparents lived. Curtis was visiting their house to celebrate his son Zeke's 6th birthday at the neighborhood pool. And by sheer luck, he met Ariel and her son Kingston that day. What are the odds? It was just the two of them, the boys and Curtis' sister, Makenzie (which Ariel thought was his wife). Curtis cleared that up real quick, though. If it wasn't for Makenzie, Curtis would never have known that Ariel saw him as more than just some guy at the pool. Throwing the boys on our shoulders and chicken fighting in the pool, talking and talking, and more talking, making Curtis' sister the odd one out. As the quick run to the pool turned into a 4-hour date, Curtis and Ariel realized there may be something more there. And so their story began...