Austin arranged a "study session" with mutual friends at UCSB's library a week or so after we met during a cramming sesh for a midterm minutes before our test. At this setup, our friends left much earlier than we did but by the end of the night we were laughing and exchanged numbers as we walked out of the library and we rode our bikes together back into Isla Vista. About a week later, Austin asked me out for coffee then to go on study dates. After at least another week, just when I started to believe he "friend zoned" me, we finally had our first kiss and the rest is history!