Caroline and Aaron met in February 2015 on Capitol Hill when they were both hired to work for Rep. Ryan Zinke (then of MT-AL). For several months, the only times they really spoke to each other was when Aaron recruited Caroline to join his softball team due to a shortage of female players and when Caroline was corralled into getting the office to participate in a 5 mile running race. However, they eventually became metro buddies since they both took the same trains on their commute. They soon became actual friends! It took 4.5 years, job moves to the Department of the Interior, a new sport to play together (soccer), and a different commuting route to share (this time via the bus!), but Aaron and Caroline eventually came to their senses and each decided they would ask the other out. Aaron beat Caroline to it, and they've been living happily ever after with Otis the cat ever since!