It’s funny how life works. For two whole years, we sat across from each other in high school-just a desk apart, close enough to exchange glances, to hear each other’s voice in class discussions. But not once did we speak.

Maybe it was shyness, maybe it was timing. Either way, we were just two people in the same place unaware of how important we’d become to each other.

Then high school ended. Life moved on. We both went our separate ways thinking nothing of the quiet stranger who had shared so many silent moments across the classroom.

Until one day-whether by fate, coincidence, or a simple social media connection-we crossed paths again. A message was sent and a conversation started. “Didn’t we have class together?”

That small spark led to something neither of us could have predicted back then. This time, there were no silent glances, no missed chances. We talked and as we did, we realized how much we had in common, how easy it was to laugh together, and how natural it felt.

It turns out through those years we weren’t just two strangers in a classroom, we were two stories waiting for the right chapter to begin.

The legacy behind my ring: Caden's dad meticulously designed a ring for his mother. With a jewelers precision and an artist's heart, he drew out every detail: an infinity symbol-representing eternal love, with a cross at its center-signifying Christ as the foundation of their bond. On each side, six birthstones (twelve in total)-honoring the twelve disciples and their devotion. Caden grew up hearing the story of how special his mother's ring is. After meeting Kaylee and knowing she was the one, he had a similar ring designed just for her. The legacy of love continues-a symbol of eternity, faith, & devotion for generations to come.