It all started when a crackhead stole Dustin’s truck. Not the most romantic beginning, but sometimes the best love stories start in the most unexpected ways. When Simone heard the news, she reached out to Dustin, offering her sincere condolences… to the stolen truck. Dustin, in true mysterious fashion, ghosted her. But Simone persevered. When word got out that the truck had been recovered from the crackheads, she tried again; this time congratulating him and adding, “Wow, I love your truck. You should take me out.” Dustin agreed, and just like that, their love story began. At the time, Simone was grounded, which meant sneaking out of her dad’s basement window to meet Dustin in the parking lot across the street. From there, they drove to the local baseball diamonds. Unlike other typical truck hangouts, something about that night felt different. They didn’t sit in silence or stumble through small talk, they talked for hours. Every interest, every ambition, every favourite song. It was as if they were long-lost friends who had finally found each other again. That was the night “their song” was born. As they sat in the truck with the rain gently falling, “Buy Dirt” came on. The lyrics felt like a story of everything they both wanted: the same dreams, the same goals, and a family one day on a beautiful piece of property. In that quiet, rainy moment, something just clicked. From that point on, they were inseparable. Soon after, Dustin asked Simone out on their first official date. He shined up his truck that Friday night and, knowing her love for Italian food, took her to Chianti Cafe & Restaurant for what he still claims is the best Italian food in town, where she promptly fell off her chair. Naturally. They talked for hours again about everything, especially Dustin’s love for hunting and his very special, very unique talent: loon calling. As some women get catcalled, Simone got looned-called in the parking lot after dinner (in a very romantic manner, of course). From there, they headed to The Rec Room and played games, laughing the entire time. It genuinely felt like they had been best friends for years, like they had somehow lost each other and suddenly been found. There was no awkward phase. No lulls in conversation. Everything flowed so naturally, so easily, as if it had always been meant to be. And from that point on, the rest is history. To think, it all started because a crackhead stole Dustin’s truck.