We met in December of 2017 at Buffalo Wild Wings. Justin had been working there only a few months when Reilly returned home from Illinois State to work through winter break. Instantly we connected and jokingly flirted during our shifts, Reilly even used the words "I will marry you one day." Justin assumed that meant he was friend zoned without question, what an air ball. We both talked to our now roommate, Anthony, trying to get more information about one another. During the summer of 2021 after Reilly returned home from graduating, Anthony had enough at some point and kindly opened Justin's eyes to how stupid he was being. After Justin's shift had ended at Biaggi's one night he surprised Reilly with tiramisu while she was closing at Buffalo Wild Wings. That night Justin asked Reilly out and a few days later we went on our first date to Jude's, a bar in downtown Crystal Lake. Afterwards we went to The Cottage across the street, where a man named Rohan secretly paid for our entire tab without once speaking to us. The whole night we laughed and joked as if we've been best friends for years. From that night on we've been like two peas in a pod.