On the first day of grade 9, Denise saw Henry for the first time during a school assembly when the entire grade 9 class sang "happy birthday" to him. Because she was new to the town, she had no idea who this guy was. About a week later, coincidentally sitting across from each other in the cafeteria, Henry and Denise had a brief conversation about how delicious the "mookies" (mash up between a cookie and a muffin) were. One month later, Denise decided to drop out of her science class and was switched into the same religion class that Henry was in. From here, their friendship grew through class interactions, neighbourhood hang-outs and MSN conversations. As the friendship grew, Henry's feelings for Denise started to grow stronger everyday. In December 2010, Henry got himself a job as "Santa's Helper" for a friend's mom who was a photographer. He asked Denise if she wanted to join and she said yes. During the time they worked together, Henry's feelings grew even stronger. On December 22, 2010, Henry shared a note with Denise that read "to do" as a list of things needed to be completed during their lunch break. The paper read "go to Metro," "eat lunch," and "do what Henry has to do." Finding the note a little fishy, Denise accompanied him anyway. First was Metro, where Henry bought Denise a panda teddy bear. Next, Henry treated Denise to lunch, where he was so nervous that he could not even eat. Finally, Henry and Denise spent the last part of their lunch break sitting on a bench. This is where Henry said "the thing Henry has to do is ask...will you be my girlfriend?" THE REST IS HISTORY!