With face masks and plexiglass in the way of the encounter, the bartender still let it be known she was interested. One tap on the bar window after hours, the girl got the courage to give the bartender her number. Would the bartender call her back? Indeed she did, a doggy play date was set the following day where they met face to face. Love of dogs and all things coffee led to another date at what would coincidentally be their favorite coffee shop, Ugly Mug, where they spent all day talking till the shop closed. The date moved to Yard House where again they sat, ate and closed out the restaurant. What came next was countless coffee, Disneyland, movie and library dates. From then on the two were on a journey together that led them to their fairy tale.