Everyone, that knows them, knows that they meet on board.. what a strange way how to meet people. Larkin was a Chief Officer and Francesca was a Stewardess. Most of the crew understood that Larkin liked Francesca just he wasn't enough brave to start to talk to her. (Probably because Larkin didn't know Italian) So everyone was trying to push them together and look where they are now... THEY MADE IT! They are like the sun and the moon: Francesca is loud and social, Lakin is quiet and patience. They complete each other, they share one soul.