Cate and Josh first met in 2013, when they began high school together. They ran in adjacent friend groups, and attended many classes, sporting events, and parties together. They considered each other good friends, but just friends. After graduation, they both left Atlanta and lost contact with each other for a few years. It was not until Josh moved back to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech, and COVID-19 brought Cate home from North Carolina. They unintentionally ran into each other when Josh found Cate standing in his kitchen, having been brought there by some mutual friends of theirs. Cate was shocked to see Josh, as she did not know it was his apartment, nor did she know he had moved back to Atlanta. Josh was shocked as he too was unaware she had come home. The reunion was uneventful and lasted just a few moments, but the very next day Cate found herself having been invited to a friends birthday party that so happened to be at Josh's apartment. They spent that whole night laughing and catching up with each other. Cate, eager to see her old friend again, purposefully left her ID at Josh's apartment as an excuse to see him again. Things moved quickly after that, and they were dating within a few weeks, becoming inseparable. The rest was history.