Heather moved to Austin for college, not expecting much more than textbooks and fake cowboys. But on her first day, she sat next to Emily—a stranger who felt familiar from the start. They talked over lunch, quickly connected over shared experiences and a similar sense of humor. Always perceptive, Heather asked if Emily was single. She had someone in mind. A month later (fittingly, in chemistry class), she passed Emily's number along to her brother Jeff. He texted that afternoon. The rest followed naturally: five years, four apartments, two little rat dogs, and a love that showed up in all the small, solid ways. On February 22, 2025, on a cliff above the sea in Aptos, Jeff asked Emily to marry him. And Heather, grinning nearby in the bushes, gained a sister by chance, and soon by choice.