Zac's Story: She slid into my DMs. Cheryl's Story: Back in 2015 my friend Stephanie Torres came back to visit from college for Easter with some friends in tow. One of them was extremely cute and a fellow Lord of the Rings nerd. We met, had lunch with everyone, and parted ways. Fast forward seven years, Stephanie suggested that Zac and I get connected, but the timing was off and we never spoke. I forgot about him again. Two years later, while watching Return of the King one night, the name Zac Lamothe popped into my head. That's all I had. I remembered him, looked him up on Instagram, and saw that he had posted to his story that he was watching Return of the King at the same time as me (and posted my favorite scene, no less). I couldn't not say hi. And yes, that involved sliding into his DMs. Two months of texting later, we were able to start dating while I was in D.C. for a nursing contract. And now we're all here.