True love never dies

In high school, Samantha and Ruddy had mutual friends. It wasn't until Sam hosted a Halloween party in 2015, that they would officially be introduced by Linda Gomez. The new acquaintances would run into each other a couple of more times until Sam got hired at Chipotle with the help of Jesus Muniz. As time went on, Ruddy initiated to take his chance to be in Sam's life on a more personal level. On the night of September 18, 2016, he confessed his strong feelings for Sam and asked if she would be his girlfriend. The couple spent their relationship creating memories by going to concerts, out-of-town trips, and going to gatherings with friends and family. Fast forward to 2018, Halloween night. Close family and friends gathered at the residence of Mary Lou, where Ruddy would go down on one knee and ask Sam to spend the rest of her life with him; of course, she said yes! The following year, on August 8, 2019, Serena Mercury Gomez was born! The new bundle of joy encouraged the couple to power through the challenging pandemic years and get their first apartment together. These were tough times, but the couple managed the stay together as Sam went to nursing school. Fast forward to September 2023, the couple decided that after 7 years it was time to officially tie the knot!