They met at Elizabeth's place of work at the time. She was pizza maker at an Italian restaurant. Tanner just finished golfing and stopped in for lunch by himself when one of her coworkers noticed him and told Elizabeth. They had made a silly bet that Elizabeth would get his phone number by the end of his lunch, what they didn't factor in was the fact that the two would hit it off so well that not only did she get his phone number, but they continued talking after his lunch, and every day after. That same week they set up their first date at the local Dennys in Crystal River and have been inseparable ever sense.