Cassie's POV: Some love stories begin with a grand moment but ours began long before we ever realized it was a love story at all. Brannon and I have known each other for nearly our entire lives. When I moved to Liberty in the second grade, our stories quietly began long before we knew just how important we would become to each other's lives. Growing up in a small town meant sharing memories, familiar faces, and a connection that will never quite disappear. Our first official chapter together came during freshman year of high school, when Brannon asked me to the Snowball dance; but like many young love stories, life eventually led us down separate paths. In 2019, life brought us back together, and this time everything felt different. Through lots of laughs, growth, some really hard seasons, and the best thing of all- our sweet baby girl, we learned that real love isn't about perfection, but about choosing each other again and again. Every twist, every lesson, and every chapter lead back to the same truth: It's always been you.