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Kyler and Cj knew each other from high school. Both attended Rocky Mount High School but were 2 years apart in grade level. Kyler was a part of the Class of 2013 while Cj was a part of the Class of 2015. They had enough mutual friends to know who each other were. Kyler and Cj were both in other relationships in high school, but Kyler knew since about March 2015 that he had a crush on her from Cj telling other mutual friends. Both were in complicated situations in other relationships at this time. Later, in about May 2015 Kyler and Cj both entered classes with attempts to become lifeguards with the City of Rocky Mount. Cj had just graduated high school and Kyler was looking for a Summer job while home on Summer break from college. Both ended up getting jobs to work there and the love story really began from there. We had mutual friends who also worked with us at the swimming pool. Cj's closest friend there was Kenaz, one of his groomsmen, and Kyler's closest friend there was Ty'Ais, Kenaz's older sister and also Kyler's high school basketball teammate. It was fun working there around good company and we got to see more of who each other were more closely. Cj and Kenaz were always laughing and joking at the pool and Kyler would joke along with them and other co-workers to make the work day pass by faster (while still working of course!). Kyler hadn't forgotten that Cj was interested in her but was not really looking to be in a relationship at the time. Plus, he was a little bit younger than she was and was just graduating high school with a football scholarship and heading to college later that Fall. Cj continued to pursue Kyler, but not in a pushy way. He understood that Kyler didn't want a relationship right now and also was looking forward to starting his football workouts at Elizabeth City State University later that Summer. He made his interest known to Kyler, but also agreed to just be friends with her... but we still had to work together. 😅 There would be some days at work when it was a rainy or cloudy day and customers were slow at the pool. Sometimes if it would rain or storm bad, we would close down for a few hours and clean so that we could stay on the clock. Kyler and Cj always was around each other in conversation during this time. Cj's cousin, Daniel, also one of the groomsmen, also worked at the pool and Kyler would hang around all her co-workers so everyone started to do things together. Sometimes we would have trainings on Saturdays or something or in between sessions would go to lunch together. So needless to say, there was a lot of opportunity for them to connect at work and learn more about each other. As the date came closer for Cj to start football workouts and start really being on his college campus, Kyler and Cj were spending more and more time together at work. One day at the pool, Ty'Ais came up to Kyler and told her that Cj was really interested in her and really wanted to shoot his shot. Remember, Kyler already knew Cj had this crush and they had been spending time together, but when Cj got Ty'Ais to say something to Kyler, she finally started to take him seriously. Later that day Kyler sent Cj a message on Snapchat and gave him her cell phone number. From there they began to communicate more intimately and went on small dates together. As time went on, Cj still worked at the pool but would be traveling back and forth between Elizabeth City and Rocky Mount. As the Summer came to a close, Kyler appreciated the relationship she maintained with Cj that summer and was not ready to end their friendship. She secretly was crushing on him too, but did not want to date someone that was younger than she was. After talking to her best friend and also a bridesmaid, Umeka, she decided to give it a try and showed a lot more interest in Cj. Kyler also found out that Summer that she would not be returning to Greenville for school that year due to academic issues. So while he was headed to Elizabeth City to start his college career, she was taking classes at a local community college in Rocky Mount and working part-time. So, he went off to school, but frequently traveled back and forth from Elizabeth City to Rocky Mount and back to see Kyler and also family and friends at home. Their bond grew closer at this time. One day when Cj was traveling back to Elizabeth City from Rocky Mount, he ended up in a bad car accident where he battled with a 18-wheeled truck and lost. At one of the scariest times in his life, he didn't call 911, family, or anyone else that made sense... he called Kyler. Later that night, they decided to make the relationship official and the pictures below can pretty much illustrate the rest. Enjoy!

Kyler & William

Kyler & William

K&W

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