Once upon a workout, Nick and his friend, curious about the girl working behind the front desk, asked Vicki's coworker about her. Upon finding out she was single, an interest grew within Nick that he hadn't quite felt before. Little did he know, the interest was mutual. Using the fitness center's computer system, Vicki found herself looking up the cute guy who, without fail, greeted her politely while cheesing from ear to ear everyday between 3:30-4. A couple weeks later, during a trip to Colorado to visit friends, Nick found himself thinking about the girl behind the front desk. Not long after returning from his trip, and after bailing on a couple attempts, Nick came in to workout with Nikko and sparked up a conversation with Vicki. After a couple minutes, Nikko took the hint and left the two, and Vicki's coworkers went to walk the fitness floor. Small talk turned into Nick admitting that he thought Vicki was cute, and after letting her know that he had heard nothing but great things about her around the gym, worked up the courage to ask to take her out and got her number. When Nick walked away to go workout, neither of them could fight the smile and glow. Nick texted Vicki the next day and asked to take her out that weekend. Vicki easily accepted, and Nick being the gentleman that he is, said he would plan the date and pick her up. When Nick picked Vicki up for their bowling date at Pinstripes, she was overcome with nerves. Side note: Vicki is a loyal Chicago Cubs fan. Her nerves were soon calmed when he opened his passenger truck door for her, and she saw his Cubs floor mats and heard the Cubs game on the Score. Through easy conversation, bowling Turkeys, sharing a flatbread and washing it down with a beer, Vicki could already visualize a potential future. After a successful first date, neither of them could wait for the next. Weekly dates turned into multiple dates a week. After getting the approval from Nick's cat Cheech, as well as his best friend Sam, dating turned into a relationship. 1 year later they moved into a townhouse in Wheeling together. As their relationship grew stronger and deeper, and knowing it would last a lifetime, 2 years later they bought their first home together. Approaching year 4, on a family camping trip in South Haven, Michigan with V's family, Nick got down on one knee on South Beach Pier at sunset, and asked the love of his life to marry him. She said yes and the rest is yet to be written...