In true small town hallmark movie fashion, the hometown bookseller fell in love with the English teacher who lived above the shop. When she first went to his apartment and saw that he had bought all of her book recommendations already, she knew they would get along. Many nights of horror movie marathons, mornings at the coffee shop, mini adventures and mundane grocery shops together laid the foundation for a beautiful and cherished friendship. In time, it became clear to both that the relationship they had built would make for a pretty perfect life together. And so, like the best romance novels, this best friends to lovers journey was a slow burn turned happily ever after.