Steven and Ashton were involved in similar friend circles. Although they would see each other frequently in passing- they never met. In late August of 2014, Ashton hosted a dinner at her home. Steven arrived thirty minutes early to the dinner. After a somewhat awkward exchange with no other guest in sight, the two struck up a conversation. They quickly learned that they had crossed paths multiple times over the past ten years although living almost 1000 miles apart. The conversation continued as the other guests arrived and has never stopped since.