Schilling started his general surgery residency at UT Medical in the Summer of 2017. Samantha picked up an extra shift and ended up working as the operating room nurse with Schilling that day. Time went on. Schilling is working in the operating room his intern year. It has been a long and hard intern year, the kind He had expected. The OR is not where you always see interns, but somehow He has made it there frequently this month. Samantha is a now 5 year experienced OR nurse. There is a particular intern She has noticed zealously preparing the patient prior to the "real" residents and surgeons arriving. He said "Aren't you going to ask me about your doppelganger?" Samantha was confused. He said "Sammie, That's my dog's name. You kind of look like her too." Similar weeks passed in this manner. That's when this seemingly normal January day struck. Casually, without implication, totally cool, no-big-deal, by the way if you're not busy, She asked Him out. Come to this friend's birthday party. BOOM! Fireworks (the Black Cat kind). End of story. The beginning of the story.