Stephanie picked up her new roommate from the airport - a young, devilishly handsome, amazingly intelligent Dutch man - and was surprised when he planted not one, not two, but THREE kisses on her cheeks. After a few months, and a trip home to meet the family where Stephanie had to insist a hundred times over to everyone they were just friends, Rick and Stephanie finally worked up the courage to go on a real date. Rick planned the perfect evening that included dinner at Eleven, a walk along the river, and fireworks from the Pirates game (and they even won!). After a blissful two months, Rick had to return to the Netherlands where he started his PhD but realized something wasn't quite right. After much thought, he decided to restart his PhD in the US to be closer to Stephanie, and the rest is history!

Rick completely lied to Stephanie, telling her they were going to take their friend to the observatory. As always, Stephanie underestimated how long an experiment would take and told Rick halfway through the day that she would not be able to join them for dinner beforehand. Thinking on his feet, Rick told Stephanie that Nikki was also running late, and that they would get Taco Bell on the way to give Nikki the full American experience. When Stephanie was finally ready, Rick sent a location for her to meet. On her walk over to the chapel, Stephanie saw a bunch of students playing Quidditch and two girls walking cats on leashes. Upon seeing Rick, she began to recount these freakish events, to which he said, "Can you just be quiet?" Even with that rude beginning, Rick told Stephanie how much she means to him, got down on one knee and presented her with...wooden clogs hand carved by a cute old Dutch man. Stephanie did not get her Taco Bell, but they instead revisited the spot of their first date, Eleven, for a wonderful dinner to celebrate.