While Alyssa was in her internship, she and Keanu met and began dating in December. In their first two weeks of dating, they went on a total of seven dates. Alyssa could tell early on that Keanu was different, but this was solidified when she told him during those two weeks that she would be returning to North Carolina in February. Unfazed by this, Keanu assured Alyssa that long distance would work. After two months, a better job opportunity arose back in Fairfax, and Alyssa returned. When Keanu decided to propose, he included several sweet memories in the evening. Keanu prepared Wagyu steak and watched out Alyssa's window until she parked, before going to the peephole to wait and open the door for her when she arrived. He had a single cut rose and said “I got you a flower,” then pulled out a whole bouquet of roses and carnations. They had dinner where Keanu had set the table with another bouquet of roses, a candle, and (of course) Alyssa's favorite bottle of wine. He had reservations for dessert at their go-to date spot, but he parked about a block away by the place where they had their first date. Keanu and Alyssa walked to the restaurant, which is also where they had their first Valentine’s Day dinner. That night the waitress had given Alyssa a cut flower, so it’s been a running joke that it’s a good thing someone gave her a flower since he hadn’t. When they sat down for dessert, he mentioned this, said he had to redeem himself, and pulled out another cut rose. As they as we approached the parking lot, Keanu and Alyssa started reminiscing on their first date, and that’s where he got down on one knee.