In 2019, Delaney was excited to return to her seasonal internship at the State Fair of Texas. At the same time, Hal was ready to graduate from UT Dallas, only missing an internship credit. By divine intervention, they both found themselves at the State Fair at the same time, both at a crossroads in their respective lives. Deciding to take a chance, they started dating. Since then, they've become inseparable.
Hal had it all planned out. Christmas Eve, he was going to surprise Delaney by proposing to her as her Christmas gift...only for him to test positive for COVID-19 two days before. After making a full recovery, he decided the fireworks and champagne of New Year's Eve was a worthy place. As they set off fireworks on her parent's back patio, he dropped to one knee and proposed.