Maria and Scott first met in 2018 while living with friends in South Boston. The two crossed paths at parties and bars, but both were too shy to start up a conversation.

Scott thought Maria was too pretty and Maria thought Scott was too cool...

In 2019, Maria was running the Boston Marathon and raising money for a charity, Scott was always the first to donate...

Fast forward to the summer of 2020, when everyone had nowhere to be and nothing to do. Maria and her friends spent almost every weekend at the beach in South Boston, followed by a barbecue at Scott's house down the street.

For the duration of that summer, most Friday nights Maria would come by and cook her famous calzones for everyone. While Maria cooked and the boys hung out in the kitchen, Scott would follow Maria around with a dish towel and clean up all of the spilled flour, cheese and other ingredients Maria managed to get everywhere else besides the mixing bowl.

Over the course of that summer, Scott and Maria grew to become good friends. Maria remembers acting exceptionally silly at the beach one Saturday afternoon, Scott watched her with a smile on his face, and said to her "so you are just as weird as I am." Maria giggled and never forgot that...

Their friendship continued to grow, until one summer night, they shared a spontaneous kiss. Being the gentleman Scott is, and the blurred lines there are with friendships, they both took the night to reflect.

It didn't take long (8 hours) until the two were back by each other's side, chatting their entire way around Castle Island, and (quickly) learning that fried clams are not the best choice after a night of drinking. For the duration of the day, it was as if gravity drew them towards each other with their endless chatter. What they didn't know then was that they'd rarely leave each other's side...

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