We met in October of 2019 while I (Autumn) was still attending The University of Arizona. Derrick was at a football game and I was at a basketball game. We both ended up on the strip at UofA to go and eat food and thats when I went up to Derrick and asked for his number. We got distant for awhile because he got busy with work and I got busy with school we ended up reconnecting late December of 2019. I was hesitant to go on a date with him when he asked but eventually I couldn’t say no to his chubby cheeks and blue eyes. And that day changed my life for the better.

Derrick came to pick me up in his truck at my parents house to go to a movie. I was super nervous and could barely speak because he was ,and is, the most attractive man I’ve ever met. 🤓But as soon as i got into the truck i couldn’t shut up. We drove over to the theater, paid for pur movie and went back out to the truck to wait for it to start. We were talking about our family and telling embarrassing stories and we almost forgot we had a movie to go to and were honestly a little bunmed to have to leave the conversation. I ran to the door to open it for him ;mostly to annoy him. 🤪We finally sat down to watch the new version of The Grudge , he picked it put despite not being a fan of horror movies; he knew I was. ❤️ I knew i wanted the relationship to go further once he asked permission to put his arm around me during the movie ..from there on I was hooked 🤷🏽‍♀️