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McKenzie's Version: The year is 2018 and there is this friend group that I was brought around by a mutual friend. This friend group every weekend had some type of party so there was plenty of times when Dayne and I were in the same room -- Ive even been to the Delatte house in cross gates a handful of times where Mrs. Debra once had to show me where the bathroom was. One of these parties led Dayne to add me on snapchat and start to snap me. Ive had a crush on Dayne at this point and we hit it off. One day Dayne was flirting with me and I replied by calling Dayne "boo" to which he responded I'm not your boo, I am you buddy boo. Dayne friend zoned me hard that day but 5 years later he'll come to have regretted that time. Fast forward to May 19th 2023 I am out in old town with two of my girlfriends and one of Dayne and I's mutual friends is at the bar as well. We started talking to him and somehow ended up on the topic of Dayne recently being single. I proceed to say out loud, "Damn Dayne is so hot" and in the matter of 5 minutes if that...Dayne snaps me "SOOO I've heard you are talking about me?". S/o to that mutual friend because the rest is history. Dayne’s Version: I have known Kenz since high school, and I always thought she was attractive, but I never thought we would ever be more than just friends… Until May of 2023 when I got a text from a friend at a bar in Slidell saying, “McKenzie Fugate is asking about you.” Now you would think the normal thing to do would be to at least wait until the next day to reach out, but I’m too impatient.. I immediately messaged her. From that moment on, I never thought I would find myself in Old Town so much in my life. Tuesday nights? Back-to-back nights? It didn’t matter because all I wanted was to be where she was, and Old Town with her friends is where she loved to be. We eventually began hanging out outside of just the bars and grew really close really quickly. Our first real date was lunch at Sogo, her favorite restaurant in Slidell, followed by bowling, where she proceeded to beat me all three games.. Finally, after many other days and nights out together, and realizing how great we got along and how much fun it was to be around her, I wanted to officially make her my girlfriend. So on the night of August 2nd, in Old Town of course, as we got back in my car to leave the bars, I worked up the courage to tell her I love her for the first time and that I wanted her to be my girlfriend. I had not been that nervous in a long time, and I might’ve blacked out, but from what I do remember, the moment was near perfect. We continued to grow closer and built a connection stronger than I ever thought was possible. I have cherished every moment with her since the first night we hung out at the bar, and I cannot wait to see her walking down the aisle on our wedding day.. I just hope I don’t black out this time.