It all started during Laney and Alec’s senior year at Elon University… Until their last week of college, they didn’t know a thing about each other. When their paths finally crossed at a mutual friend’s graduation party, Alec fell for Laney’s laugh, her sense of humor, and her kind, loving eyes. Laney was won over by Alec’s confidence, charisma, and warm heart. They spent their final days at school together, living in the moment and not worrying about what came next. And from there, well… life did what life does. Graduation came, and they returned to their separate home states to start the next chapter of their lives. Then the world shut down. A global pandemic. Time apart. Life apart. But here’s the thing: the people who are meant to find each other always do — even if it takes an ignored text, a pandemic, a whole lot of patience, and a little bit of fate to get there. Now, seven years later, Laney and Alec can’t imagine what life would’ve been like if their paths hadn’t crossed that final week at Elon. The best love stories aren’t always the ones that start right away… they’re the ones worth waiting for.