It's surprising that Stephen and Victoria's paths didn't cross before they did. Stephen and Victoria were raised in Durham, North Carolina. Stephen attended Durham Academy, while Victoria attended Durham Public Schools. Both Stephen and Victoria were student athletes, and one of them was very academic focused! After high school, their paths then took them to Elon University where they began their educational journeys. Four years later, Victoria had a job interview at Forest View Elementary, where she was placed in a current teachers classroom to get a feel for the school before heading into her interview. As fate may have it, she was placed in Stephen's classroom to observe. Stephen remembers this day very clearly, Victoria, not so much! A genuine friendship began between the two based on their love of family, friends, and teaching (25% of the time). Fast forward to the spring of 2021, both Stephen and Victoria began volunteering twice a week giving out food to families in need during the pandemic. They started spending a lot of time together leading them both to believe that their friendship had the potential to blossom into much more. A few months later, July 6th to be exact, Stephen and Victoria had their first date!