How Lace and Brian met did not begin with love at first sight. Lace and Brian first met in Eighth Grade English class. Although the seats were assigned alphabetically by last name, Brian had somehow moved to the letter-A aisle and sat in front of Lace. During Silent Sustained Reading, Brian heard whispering close by. Fearing he was hearing voices, Brian looked around and found that it was coming from behind him. Lace was speaking under her breath, uttering every word explicitly, as she read her book. Annoyed by this behavior, Brian faced Lace, put his index finger against his lips and gave a loud “Sshuush!” The rest was history.