Rumor has it that in 2004, on a bustling Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Parker had walked by Inaya. He had just started college at BU, and Inaya was finishing up high school on the same campus at BUA. Perhaps there was a fleeting glance or a wry smile, but it was not yet meant to be. From that day, threads began to weave around them. Inaya had left town, but her high school friends became Parker's college friends. It wasn't until 18 years later, at a dinner with their mutual friends, they were seated at opposite corners of a restaurant table. The sparks did not fly. Inaya famously left thinking "that one is definitely not for me."

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They found themselves together again four months later at their friend Asad's birthday party talking about botanical gardens and cooking. Something had shifted - a strange feeling, a fluttering of the heart, and then an amorous gaze. Over extremely dry muffins and coffee the two found each other. Wrapped up in conversation, the threads had woven back together. And this time it was meant to be.​