Julian and Alyson met while working together at Chick-Fil-A. Alyson worked in the front, bagging food and Julian worked in the back making the food. It was his first week working there and he was making fries when Alyson introduced herself. They exchanged names and hellos. Eventually, it turned into flirtatiously throwing fries at each other. Neither one of them had the courage to ask the other out, so they had a little help from an outside force (a mutual friend). The friend had written a note to Julian, encouraging him to ask Alyson on a date. Still, he was too nervous, so once Alyson found out about the note, she questioned him about it. Julian expressed his nerves and Alyson shared hers. Once the nerves settled, Julian and Alyson decided to go on their first date.