Getting our JD

It seems that Julianne and Darryl were meant to be together since day one. They first met in law school, where Darryl was a year ahead of Julianne. They worked together as members of the Black Law Students Association: Darryl was the President and Julianne was the Director of Programming. Darryl was Julianne's Teaching Assistant for Constitutional Law. They each received a Dean's Citation for outstanding service to the law school, and they were even pictured together on the school's admissions brochure! Although they had so much in common in law school, their love story did not start there. More than a year after they had both graduated from law school, Julianne and Darryl ran into each other at a professional gala. Afterwards, Darryl asked Julianne if he could walk her home, but Julianne said no! (According to Darryl, he was just being a gentleman and not hitting on Julianne; Julianne thinks otherwise.) Two days later, Darryl sent a text to Julianne: "I didn't get to meet your date to the gala." Julianne jokingly responded, "you were my date." After striking up a conversation, Darryl asked Julianne on an actual date. Julianne was skeptical, but she was excited for a free meal (or curious about Darryl), so she agreed. On their date, Julianne and Darryl connected over dinner and conversation. Julianne found herself intrigued by Darryl, as they had more in common than she had ever realized before. Both are close with their families, both are driven professionally, and both are passionate about helping fellow members of their community. After dinner, Darryl called an Uber to take Julianne home, then he called to make sure that she had made it home safely. Julianne found this endearing. Since that first date, Julianne and Darryl have been inseparable. They live and work within blocks of each other. Even though they are both busy lawyers, they make time for weekly date nights. They are also "pawrents" to a feisty French Bulldog, Louie Pierre (IG: @KingLouiePierre).