Ryonn and Cameron first met in English 101 during their junior year of high school. Their assigned seats were right next to each other, but they hardly spoke. It wasn’t until the summer before senior year that they realized they’d had a lot of mutual friends. After a few lake days back home in Arizona, they quickly became best friends and spent nearly every day together within their friend group.

It didn’t cross Ryonn’s mind that Cameron might have feelings for her—until the end of senior year. She was with some of their friends, waiting for Cam to join them, when they casually mentioned that he’d liked Ryonn for a while. She was completely surprised. She hadn’t noticed any signs, and he’d never said a word.

When Cameron arrived, the friends exchanged a knowing look, then suddenly made an excuse to leave them alone. Ryonn had a feeling she knew what they were trying to do. So she bluntly asked, “Do you like me? As more than a friend?” Cameron paused for a moment, then simply said, “Yes.” She smiled and asked, “So… what do you want to do about it?” He said, “Take you out this weekend.”

The rest, as they say, is history—and now, the beginning of their forever.