Their story began in 2023 at McDonalds in Holly Springs. Alexia was a cop and Shane worked at BMW. The department Alexia worked for was hosting a Coffee with a Cop that Alexia was apart of. Shane had come into the same McDonalds to grab breakfast before heading off to work. As Shane entered he noticed the police in the lobby talking to guests, after he ordered his food he decided to walk up and talk to one of the officers. That officer happened to be Alexia, they talked for a while until his order was ready. He then asked if it would be ok if they exchanged numbers to which Alexia agreed to. After this encounter it sparked a connection between the two. On March 26th, 2023, Shane asked Alexia to be his girlfriend, to which she said yes. Their relationship blossomed and they grew stronger together. A week prior to Alexia's 24th birthday, Shane asked her parents their permission to ask her to marry him. After a long conversation permission was granted. On June 2nd , 2024, Shane texted Alexia's mom and told he wanted to propose to her that day. Between Shane and Alexia's family, they were able to get everything orchestrated. They drove out to Lillington park, which was a special place for Alexia and Shane because that is where they had their first dance. They walked down the path at Lillington park that lead to Cape Fear river. As Alexia was staring at the river and talking to her brother, Michael. By this time Shane had gotten down one knee. Alexia then turned around and saw Shane on his knee, to which he proceeded to ask Alexia to marry him. Of course she said YES! They then decided to set their wedding date for October 4th, 2025, National Taco Day.