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<p>It&nbsp;all&nbsp;started&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;swipe.&nbsp;After&nbsp;messaging&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;forth&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;days,&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;was&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;for&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;give&nbsp;Kristen&nbsp;a&nbsp;call.&nbsp;They&nbsp;talked&nbsp;for&nbsp;hours&nbsp;and&nbsp;knew&nbsp;they&nbsp;both&nbsp;had&nbsp;found&nbsp;someone&nbsp;special.&nbsp;That&nbsp;weekend,&nbsp;as&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;getting&nbsp;back&nbsp;into&nbsp;town,&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;at&nbsp;VBGB,&nbsp;a&nbsp;local&nbsp;beer&nbsp;garden,&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;drink.&nbsp;Kristen&nbsp;had&nbsp;plans&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;an&nbsp;Alan&nbsp;Walker&nbsp;concert&nbsp;that&nbsp;night&nbsp;with&nbsp;her&nbsp;friend&nbsp;Alana.&nbsp;The&nbsp;plan&nbsp;was&nbsp;for&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;after&nbsp;that&nbsp;drink,&nbsp;but&nbsp;they&nbsp;hit&nbsp;it&nbsp;off&nbsp;so&nbsp;perfectly&nbsp;that&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;ticket&nbsp;and&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;concert&nbsp;with&nbsp;them.&nbsp;That&nbsp;night&nbsp;a&nbsp;connection&nbsp;sparked&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;instantly&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple.&nbsp;Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;months&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;were&nbsp;on&nbsp;Michael's&nbsp;boat&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;anchored&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;an&nbsp;island&nbsp;to&nbsp;watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;sunset.&nbsp;That&nbsp;was&nbsp;when&nbsp;love&nbsp;bloomed.&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;made&nbsp;Kristen&nbsp;feel&nbsp;like&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;home.&nbsp;Years&nbsp;later,&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;now&nbsp;share&nbsp;a&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;daughter,&nbsp;Harper&nbsp;Rayne,&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;built&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;home.&nbsp;They&nbsp;still&nbsp;share&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;music&nbsp;that&nbsp;first&nbsp;connected&nbsp;them,&nbsp;and&nbsp;being&nbsp;out&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;boat&nbsp;is&nbsp;their&nbsp;happy&nbsp;place.&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kristen&nbsp;both&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;gave&nbsp;them&nbsp;butterflies&nbsp;and&nbsp;those&nbsp;butterflies&nbsp;have&nbsp;never&nbsp;gone&nbsp;away.</p>

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