We met in the summer of 2011, among friends. We really didn’t think anything about it. Before we knew it, we were spending more and more time together as a group and the two of us bonded rather easily— almost naturally. After years of a gap between our last gathering, I got into a terrible accident. My face and body was burned from the air bag, and my head had gashes from hitting the windshield. I was devastated. Taking care of my little girl at the time, things were tough; emotionally and physically. Kevin made his first attempt to catch my eye again, when he found out and decided to surprise us with pizza. The pizza dates with, he, my daughter and I started to become a ritual, and before I knew it, I felt safe again. And he had become a part of our home and hearts. Soon, late night drives and dates turned into love, and love brought us here today.