Derek and Jacqueline's moms were best friends in college, and on August 18, 2020, Derek's mom asked him to invite Jacqi to Salt to make her feel welcomed the way Jody and Nicki had done for Susan back in the day. Derek first laid eyes on his future bride on August 23rd, when she visited Anthem church. He greeted her at the door and said, "You must be Jacqi". A little while later on October 3rd while at a friend's house, Derek and Jacqi played piano and sang songs together(It was magical)! On his way home, Derek prayed and decided he was going to marry her. About a month after praying, talking with wise mentors, and getting to know each other in a group setting, Derek and Jacqi, along with their friend Chris, stayed up talking till 7:30 am in the church parking lot. At this point, Derek had decided to grow a pair and ask Jacqi on a date. As he looked into her beautiful brown eyes, every smooth phrase he could muster had fled his thoughts. He sat there frantically brainstorming and she said "I understand". "So we're on the same wavelength?" he replied. "I believe so," she said with a smile. He then gently kicked her out of his car and they started driving away. On the way to school, Derek reminded himself that men provide clarity and are not ambiguous, so he rolled down his window at a red light, which immediately turned green, and they hollered at each other while driving down College Avenue and agreed to talk at a later time when Derek had formulated his words. The next day at the top of Short Street Parking Garage, Derek confessed his feelings and intentions for pursuing Jacqi with great detail and clarity and she did the same. They talked for 3 hours and discussed what their relationship would look like, and decided to go on dates. On November 7 they went on their first date, and on November 27, after getting Jody's blessing, Derek asked Jacqi to be his girlfriend. Skip ahead and Derek proposed on August 8, and now they're going to live happily ever after:)