GG loved Nick since the moment she laid eyes on him from across the hall at college orientation on August 19, 2019. So GG, the lovestruck teenager, decided to plop herself next to Nick, the unwitting introvert, at every meal and every class that she possibly could. Nick appreciated her friendship, but decided her uncanny boldness cancelled out the fact that she was kind of cute. They remained close friends over the years— learning to dance, carpooling to all the things, and attending church together. While GG continued crushing on Nick, he assumed she was simply a faithful friend, "just like a sister." One December night in 2023, Nick fetched GG from the airport and drove her home. GG felt like something was different between them. Nick was extra happy and extra chatty. He bought her a Christmas present. He suggested they watch 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 together because she had never seen it. The next night as they watched this Christmas classic, just the two of them, Nick felt like something was different between them. He tried to brush it off. After all, this was GG, his "sister." As he watched George Bailey fall in love on the television screen, though, Nick knew he too must be in love: "I would lasso the moon for Gloria."