It's all about timing. Austin had finally moved back to Utah after being gone for a decade! He started a new job and became friends with the head trainer. Turns out the head trainer was Meredith's cousin Emily Johnson. Austin joked around with Emily at first asking if she knew any single gals, Emily always said no. After a few months, and once she got to know him better, he asked her again and she finally caved. As you may have guessed, Emily did have someone in mind, her best friend and cousin Meredith. Emily asked her if she would be interested in being setup with a new guy at her work. While Meredith didn't know much about Austin, she knew that Emily had never set her up before... so it must be good :-) Flash forward to their first date at the Beer Hive, their second date where Austin made home-cooked shrimp scampi and their third date with some Kansas Basketball at Gracie's. The rest is history.