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Over the next 3 1/2 years, Hannah would get messages from their mutual friend that Brad was asking about her just about every six months or so.

In January 2023, tragedy struck for Hannah. Her mom was dying of cancer and Hannah was spending many days out of the month in Bakersfield, instead of in Sacramento, where she lived at the time. She reconnected with Brad and remembered that he was in healthcare. She asked if he could come help her and her dad figure out how to help her mom. He came over after his ambulance shift that same day and spent the last week of her mom’s life by Hannah, Chris, and Sandy’s sides.

When Hannah had to go back up to Sacramento, Brad decided to drive her up to help her dad out. It was convenient because Brad had an apartment he had been planning to look at on his next trip up since he was planning to move up to Sacramento to be closer to one of his best friends. When Brad and Hannah got to Sacramento, she realized she left her house and car keys at her dad’s house in Bakersfield, four hours away. She asked Brad to stay the week with her until she saw her dad that weekend so she could get around town and to and from work. Brad agreed. And they spent their first week together.

Hannah decided to show Brad around town and took him on their first date to an arcade bar called Coin-Op. The gigantic nerd that Brad is fell in love with that place and Hannah the same night.

At the end of the worst week of Hannah’s life, she realized Brad made it seem not so bad or lonely, so they made plans for the next few weeks.

On February 1, 2023, Brad asked Hannah to be his girlfriend and told her that over the last 3 1/2 years, he always thought of Hannah as the one that got away and he was so happy to be with Hannah now.