At Olive Garden they say "When you're here, you're family," and that's usually the case with the restaurant staff. When you work with so many people bonds are bound to form as well as friendships/relationships. Our friendship started light, with an occasional small talk here and there, whilst also spending time on outings with mutual friends. As time went on, we began to work side-by-side more often as bartenders and got to know each other on a deeper level. This connection would prove it's worth down the line. When Chris hit a low point in life, he began to hang out with his friend and my then roommate Paris on a regular basis and would frequent game nights at our house. Before we knew it, we had started to develop our romantic interest in one another. We both tried to fight those feelings for the sake of maintaining our friendship, but on the evening of November 24th 2017, Chris had confessed how truly happy he was to have me in his life. I was elated and told him that I felt the same way. We have been happy and in love ever since.