If you ask Leo and Erica how they met, you’ll get two different perspectives—but both agree it was love at first sight. It all began in December 2019 when Erica attended a charity event at Arrowhead benefiting youth. Arriving with two friends from church, they hung out in the back, where a man in a candy cane suit caught their attention. (Don’t worry—it wasn’t Leo. He has much better style than that!) Erica spotted Leo in the group and approached him, convinced she’d seen him before. Numbers were exchanged, with vague plans for coffee, though neither realized their paths would cross again in just two weeks. Fast forward to, Erica’s favorite volunteer event of the year. Amid the chaos of 500 families, screaming babies, and raffle tickets, Leo and Erica crossed paths once more. In the middle of it all, Leo stopped to grab her hand and invited her to a happy hour afterward. If you know Leo, you know he’s always the life of the party, inviting everyone to join. If you know Erica, you know she needs a little convincing. She declined but immediately texted her friends, saying, “We ran into each other again, and he grabbed my hand!" Their next encounter was more intentional—Erica texted Leo to cash in on that drink. He took her to Port Fonda in Westport. They texted off and on for weeks but couldn’t quite find the right time to connect. Even in Miami for the Super Bowl, they kept missing each other in the bustling city. Timing wasn’t on their side—yet. Not long after, when Erica came down with an illness that kept her from going out, Leo drove 25 minutes to bring her Kansas City’s best Tai food. That moment cemented his place in her heart. Since then, Leo has made it his mission to continuously date Erica like the day they met—when she wore “the green dress, red hair like Rihanna, and a face of an angel.” Seems to be all he remembers from the night they exchanged numbers.