Four Likes and A Love Story

Every love story starts somewhere, and ours began with a simple friend request. One day, Cortrell added me on Facebook. I’ll admit—I didn’t accept right away. Three days later, I saw his name still sitting patiently in my friend requests. Before hitting “confirm,” I did what anyone would do: I took a little peek. He didn’t have many photos there, but I noticed he had an Instagram… so of course, I went to investigate. A quick search later, I found his profile, and suddenly there he was—smiling, stylish, and definitely worth a follow. I hit “follow,” he followed back, and then came the likes: four from me, four from him. A digital dance neither of us had planned, but both of us felt. Then came the moment. Cortrell slid into my DMs with the simplest wave emoji—bold, charming, and perfectly him. I replied with a “heyyy,” and from that tiny exchange, everything changed. What started as a friend request turned into late-night conversations, shared laughter, deep connection, and a love that felt meant to be from the very beginning. And now, we’re here—writing the next chapter of our story together, forever.