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Holly & Seneca's Fly Little Love Story all started at the Little Rock Air Force Base. Holly had been working as an Aircraft Quality Control Inspector at the 314th CMX (Contractor Maintenance Squadron), since March 2017. Seneca came along in Jan 2018 & started working there as an C-130J Engine Mechanic, after retiring from 20 years in the Air Force. From the day that Seneca saw Holly's picture on the bulletin board at work, he had to get to know her. She had a strict rule of not mixing business & pleasure. However, she did notice how unusually tall he was. Seneca being 6'8", he could sometimes touch the bottom of a C-130J Engine with no maintenance stand. One day while he was in the Aircraft Hangar she started up a convo to get a better sense of the type of mechanic he was, which she often did with new employees that she eventually had to inspect. He seemed like a good mechanic & a nice guy. After doing a few inspections on him, she realized that he was actually one of the best Engine mechanics on the Flight Line. Eventually they became friends. In Feb 2019 they went to an NBA game to see the Grizzles vs the Lakers in Memphis, TN. It was supposed to be a large group of coworkers but only ended up being Seneca, Holly, & one other coworker. So, Seneca counted it as a semi-date. Outside of work Holly's passion is music, so she invited him to her live music gig in March. That's when she noticed how interested he really was. He invited her to the movies with friends in April & when she arrived she realized it was a double-date. In August 2019, Seneca got promoted into the QC Department, so they began working in the same Office. He stayed persistent, they continued dating, & everything progressed naturally. On November 17, 2019, after they came back from Oklahoma (Seneca's home state), he officially asked Holly to be his girlfriend. They kept things very professional at work & proceeded to enjoy each other, travel together, & create precious memories together.

Holly and Seneca spend a lot of time traveling & exploring new things together. So, they initially planned to take trip a to Hawaii. However, COVID-19 put a damper on things. To celebrate Labor Day weekend, they wanted to go somewhere that wasn't too far that wouldn't require flying. So Holly, Seneca, & Adrian (his son) packed up & took a mini family vacation to Biloxi, MS. A few friends from work met them there but since it was a holiday weekend, Holly thought nothing out of the ordinary. First they went to the beach, which is initially where he planned to propose but his nerves got the best of him. Later they went to McElroy's seafood restaurant & were seated on the balcony overlooking the Gulf Coast & boats below. After they finished dinner, Seneca surprised Holly with a gift, which was a pretty guitar shaped bottle opener from the Hard Rock Café they had just visited. As she was thanking him, he handed her another giftbox, shaped like small booklet. When she opened it, an origami rose popped out & there was a ring in the middle of it. She was caught off guard & still didn't realize what was happening. When she looked up, Seneca was on one knee & she noticed Adrian & their friend recording... she realized what was happening. Seneca said some beautiful heartfelt words & popped the question! She said Yes & The rest was history! Soon to be Mrs. Williams!