They met on Mayhew's very first day at work in August of 2013 when he was brought into the Conflicts Department during his initial tour of the firm. Their first real conversation happened at the holiday party that year, where Mayhew was in disbelief that Marissa knew so much about sports (she is STILL offended by this), but was abruptly cut short when Marissa mistakenly went on stage to accept a pro-bono award for an attorney named Marisa (big yikes). The next few months were spent with nights of drinks & darts with co-workers where Marissa would relentlessly tease Mayhew every time one of his darts landed in the wall instead of the dart board. Things started moving forward once a new lunch place opened up across the street and Marissa showed up in IT to ask Mayhew if he wanted to check it out with her. This would end up being their unofficial first date and included Marissa telling Mayhew he had something in his teeth and then picking it out for him when he couldn't find it, and Mayhew smashing his head on the light above the table which was met with only laughter from Marissa. Come November 2014 they both knew something was stirring and Mayhew officially asked Marissa on a date. After waiting patiently for her to finally be around on a weekend they had their first date in Brooklyn where Mayhew was awe-struck by way Marissa dissected her fried chicken & where they discovered their mutual obsession with the movie Twister. The months that followed were filled with fun dates, including a late night walk around Manhattan taking in all the Christmas sights & one where Mayhew agreed to watch a Panthers playoff game with Marissa at Brooklyn Bowl (SHE CAN STILL NOT BELIEVE HE DID THAT). Marissa's mom should be happy to know that after EVERY date Mayhew would walk Marissa to Hell's Gates (aka Port Authority) even though his train was 8 blocks in the opposite direction. After these first few months it was hard to deny that it was the beginning of something very special...