Maddie and Cooper ran in the same circles throughout their first couple of years at Baylor but never met. They were finally introduced to one another at a mutual friend's lakehouse for a long weekend away from campus. The first night, Cooper asked one of their friends if Maddie was single because he "thought she was cute and fun". After that weekend the two saw each other more frequently until Cooper finally asked Maddie on a date. After the first date, the two decided to be friends. They stayed friends the whole next year but both obviously had feelings for one another. After finally acknowledging they were "more than friends", Cooper asked Maddie to be his girlfriend and they never looked back!