An auspicious beginning - Tom and Chloe met at Charlotte's 18th birthday party when he answered the door, said "No Jehovas witnesses", and then shut the door in her face. Sudden, unexpected and made Chloe laugh - and he hasn't stopped making her laugh since. After that beginning Chloe, with a cat allergy and zero self control, spent the evening with one of the cats until her streaming eyes and inability to properly breathe convinced her to sit outside and get some fresh air. In the middle of the cold November night, Tom came out to check she was okay and they stayed out in the garden chatting for a long time. Over the coming months they would meet at mutual friends events a lot, with many more chats (and stolen cherryade). Finally, in March 2012 at the after party for the cast of the Carlton Le Willows production of Grease (which they gate crashed), Chloe became excited when "We Found Love" came over the speakers and despite a sprained ankle she pulled Tom up to dance (hobble) along to it. The day after saw them at Arron's house with Chloe getting ready to leave for home, when Tom took pity on her limping and offered her a lift - but it meant walking over the bridge back to their house. What started as a proffered arm at the beginning of the bridge to support her sprained ankle, became hand holding by the bottom of the bridge. In the true straight forward fashion that has marked their whole relationship their story starts in earnest with a single, somewhat blunt, question - "So, we're together then?". No fluff, no awkward dating. Just direct, honest, with all of the grace of a bull in a china shop and suiting them perfectly. The rest is an almost 13 year history, 11 of them spent engaged :-)