We went to the same church, passed each other more times than we could count, and somehow never really noticed one another. We had mutual friends, but no real connection—until one Sunday after service, a group of us went out to eat. I arrived at the same time he did, cracked an awkward joke, and to my surprise, he laughed. That was the start of something we didn’t see coming. Back then, he had a big afro. A few weeks later, he cut it—and suddenly, I was like, Wait... he's actually handsome? Then came a random FaceTime group call where he happened to be. That led to group Bible studies that slowly turned into late-night conversations—just the two of us, night after night. We started to enjoy each other’s presence more than we expected. We didn’t expect it, but that night planted the first seed of what would become our relationship. What started as a casual call with friends turned into the beginning of our love story — one that we’re still writing together.