They technically met as kids but Jackson was too shy to properly introduce themself. They went to the same middle school and high school, having properly met in high school. They took the same car to school every morning, getting closer through humor and random facts. Jackson was obvious and Stephen could tell they were interested from a mile away. Jackson asked out Stephen through text message in Spanish saying "¿Quieres ser mi novio?'" Six years later, Stephen proposed through the game hangman, with the phrase being "WILL YOU MARRY ME?"