In late 1999, Andy asked Heather's brother Zak to join a band he was playing with. Zak and Andy got to be friends, but little interested Heather outside the theater. In March of 2000, Heather was hitting a rough patch in her life, and one evening, Zak and his girlfriend Candi took Heather out to a club for some dancing and fun. They also invited Andy to come along and meet some friends there at the club. Heather and Andy flirted a little on the way there, danced together a few times, and finally kissed on the dance floor. They were practically inseperable ever since.
In March of 2001, Heather and Andy had been dating for a year. They had been talking about getting married for months, but were never actually engaged. They went shopping one night, and Heather picked out a ring, but Andy wouldn't let her have it. They drove to a park near Heather's house, and walked around and talked in the spring night air. On a bridge over Gin Creek, Andy asked Heather to marry him. Heather, of course, said yes. |