Alex and Kayla met through a mutual friend, who they were both pretty close with at the time, so they hung out around each other often. Originally they attempted to date way back when and it didn't work out, their lives just didn't add up and Kayla was going to college four hours away so no long distance. (Little did they know right?) But they stayed friends who basically talked everyday and always made time to see each other whenever they could. They became best friends but if you ask absolutely anyone else they just started dating again without saying they are dating. Alex making his decision to join the U.S. Marine Corps changed both of their prespectives and they knew they couldn't deny it any longer. And as they say in all the fairytales, the rest is history.