We met working at CTB grading standardized test in the evenings. My work bestie and I ended up sitting next to our team lead who didn't know what he was getting himself into. I was smitten with Chris before our first 5 hour shift was over. We met a few years after Randy had died and grief would still silently & suddenly sweep over me. It was the tiniest shift in my mood/energy that no one even noticed anymore - but Chris did. Every. Single. Time. He'd lean over and ask if I was okay, or redirect me. Sometimes, he'd notice it before I did. I quickly noticed all the ways Chris understood me in ways no one else in my life ever had and I needed to know him more. <3