Lauren had just finished her last week of teaching summer school, so she and her friends decided to celebrate. Eric traveled to Dallas that same weekend to celebrate his friend Ethan's bachelor party. By chance, both of them ended up in a speakeasy in Deep Ellum that night. The two groups met while trying to escape the loud music in a back room. Lauren told her friends that she thought "the blonde one" was cute, so the friends decided to work their magic. Somehow Eric ended up with Lauren's number in his phone. The two groups ended up back at the bachelor party's AirBnB. The night ended with a pinky promise that Eric would come visit to take Lauren on a date. The rest is history!