In 2022, Mallie's world was turned upside down when a hurricane hit the small island she lived on leaving her without a house, a job, many friends, and a plan for the future.

She lived and worked at Beach Baptist Church on Fort Myers Beach, which then transformed into a FEMA distribution site, which brings us to the meet cute.

Tomas was working security for a private contact within the FEMA site and he had the night shift, 7 pm-7 am. So, as Mallie camped in a trailer on the property, she would see him from time to time wandering around throughout the night.

One night when she couldn't sleep, she decided to go say hi... by the end of that night Tomas had proposed a pact that they run away and get married at 30 years old no matter the circumstances. Mallie agreed and life went on as usual.

When the contract ended with FEMA, Tomas went back to Coral Springs, FL and Mallie began the rebuilding process on Fort Myers Beach, keeping in contact with each other loosely through social media but never forgetting the pact.

When Tomas and Mallie found themselves in a similar situation in life, the timing finally matched.

Tomas asked Mallie on a date, and truthfully before they night was over they said "I love You" and started dreaming of this day. 2 short, but also long time coming months later, Tomas asked Mallie to marry him on the way to their new home and beginning there future with a "YES!" to forever.

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