It was a beautiful April day in South Florida when Justin and Jessika met on an island known as the cove in Fort Pierce, Florida where many boaters anchor for the day to enjoy a miniature oasis. Neither of them expected to meet through two different mutual friend groups but as faith had it, at the very end of their day on the water their paths crossed after the gossiping friends and family encouraged a group photo forcing Jessika to sit right next to Justin. All Justin thought to do as she began walking away was politely introduce himself, ask her name and say it was nice meeting you. He thought he blew any chance of seeing her again being how he forgot a few other key questions, such as getting her phone number. Luckily for Justin, his amazing sister, Jenn, was able to do some investigating and provided him with a name, number, and profession. Jenn's exact words to Justin were, “she’s a nurse practitioner so speak wisely to her” and “text her now, don’t wait”. The best advice anyone could ever give him.

A few days later once Jessika's number had been secured, Justin reached out via text saying "Hey, is this the pretty, brown-haired girl I briefly met at the cove last weekend? Jessica?" Two things off the bat against Justin... Brown hair and JessiCa?! Jessika immediately took a screenshot and sent this to her MOH, Danielle, who within moments knew Justin's last name. haha!

Jessika and Justin texted back and forth for a week or so before Justin asked if Jessika would like to continue this conversation at dinner. They met one weekday after work at Guanabanas and closed the dining area down.

Their next date was at the beach as Justin wanted to do something where Jessika could bring her puppy at the time, Greta. For Greta and Justin, I think it was love at first sight. Justin knew Greta was the way to get in with Jessika and he made every effort to make sure Jessika knew how much he liked Greta.

This is the day they shared their first kiss, and the rest is history...