After that, Drew made it his priority to let Ashlyn know, before the semester ended, that he was crushing hard, which resulted in a good, old-fashioned DTR on the Hotchkiss steps and their first long-distance summer filled with lots and lots of texting (which would become another common theme in their relationship).

Summer finally came to an end, Ash was so excited to see Drew, and she thought he was excited too. They were going to see each other on their first day back at school for a leadership retreat. All was fine, until Drew walked past Ash without even going so far as to say "hello." Suffice to say, tears were involved.

*Disclaimer: Apparently, a literal frog had made its way into Drew’s throat, and he had no physical capability of making a sound.

Fortunately, Drew did eventually get around to saying "hello," and things went great from there! After a number of boba dates (their date of choice to this day), the two officially became boyfriend and girlfriend on September 18, 2016. Yay!

Here is their first pic together as an official couple. Yes, they look like babies.

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