Maria had a job in the hotel industry working under the management of Keith Sims, Andre's older brother. Andre would visit the hotel frequently and one day Maria saw Andre visit the front desk in a tank top all sweaty after a workout and later whispered to Keith, "I wanna have his baby". Keith wasted no time to reach out to Andre to let him know that he had one on the hook! Andre and Maria then made plans to go bowling, in which they had their first date at Bowlmor (where Andre asked for a discount because the lanes weren't working correctly). Thats when Maria knew Andre was the one.