The day of the event arrived quickly, and as I climbed into the back of the car with Neal, I found myself excited about the day’s events. College students lined the areas waiting patiently to be let into the building, and as long as I was on Neal’s arm, that wasn’t me.

“Come on, let’s head in,” he said as I gazed at him.

“Don’t we have to wait?” I asked, looking from him towards the line of people waiting outside.

“No,” he chuckled. ...