We met in the radiology department at Elkhart Hospital—just two coworkers doing our jobs, not knowing that life was about to change forever. I still remember the days Jonathon would get placed in the ER with me. Somehow, even on the busiest shifts, we found ourselves laughing, talking, and enjoying every moment we shared. He was always so sweet and charming.

We couldn’t stay away from each other. I would leave work thinking about him, replaying our conversations and wishing for more time together. He was on second shift back then, but every day when he came in, the first thing he would do was ask where I was—just so he could come spend a few hours with me before I clocked out.

Some connections are instant, some grow slowly, and some feel like fate from the very beginning. For us, it was all of the above. We just knew it was meant to be, long before we ever said it out loud.

And that was the start of us.

C&J