William was born in Alaska, raised in Prattville, AL and Wichita, KS. Living the life of a military family, they moved around and found their way to Rose Hill, KS. Shelby was born in Wichita, KS and raised in Rose Hill, KS. The two of them stumbled upon each other at Rose Hill High School. William was a Senior and Shelby was a Junior. He was the long, blonde hair, blue-eyed "new" kid. At first, it was just a friendship, but things changed shortly after. After just a couple months of dating, William left for college. This was difficult but none the less the two of them made things work. Then 2 years later just after William finished school, unexpected news made him chose to join the Navy. Shelby was heartbroken. She never thought 5 years separated would work for anyone. After 8 1/2 years through schooling, a deployment, long distance, and 5 years in the military, they are about to embark on their new journey together.