In April of 2020, Lesli asked her good friend (Sarah Juarez - Brides Maid) if she knew any single christian guys that were looking for a relationship. Sarah suggested that Lesli get in touch with Stephen and gave over his information. Stephen was not aware of this and was off put by having such a beautiful girl contact him out of the blue. After a couple of weeks of texting, talking, and realizing there was no house sale being conducted, they had their first date set for May 8th 2020. During COVID restrictions and a lot of things closed, Stephen and Lesli decided to have a picnic in the Ventura harbor. The evening seemed to fly by with laughter, pizza, talks about cars, and learning about their past. Both of them knew there was something special about each other. The next few months were filled with many Sunday breakfasts streaming church, dinners, late night UNO and board games, walks around the neighborhood, and swapping favorite movies to watch. It wasn't very long before Lesli and Stephen became sure that they were not only in love, but true answers for each others prayers. After 7 months of strong intentional dating and knowing they were made for each other, they went ring shopping and found the perfect ring that sparkles in the sun, almost as much as Lesli does. She helped pick the ring but did not want to know when the proposal was going to happen. In late December, Stephen had no plan but, a ring burning a hole in his pocket. One Saturday, Stephen was at Lesli's house waiting for her to come home from work. When she got home and greeted Stephen, he had a moment of pure bliss, and realized, he could not wait any longer. So he went upstairs, sat in the restroom, wrote a poem to ask for her hand in marriage, and told her to get ready to go watch the sunset. They went to the most beautiful spot Stephen knew. The Cross, located above the pier in Ventura, in the mountain side. It was there and then, they were engaged.