What began in elementary school as “puppy love” blossomed into a relationship for Keenyn Odom, Albany, N.Y., junior and Raquel Lopez, Hollywood, Calif., junior.
“I had a crush on her for a really long time,” Odom says. “Everyone said I liked her and I always denied it.”
Odom would not need to deny it for too long; after sixth grade he changed school districts and would not see Lopez until 2006.
Lopez attended a party thrown by Odom and she reacquainted herself with him.
“I got real ballsy and grabbed his ass,” Lopez says. “Then he asked for my number.”
After a few group dates Odom says he asked Lopez out.
“It’s kind of ironic,” Odom says. “She’s one of the first girls I can remember having a crush on. She’s from the West Coast and I’m from the East and somehow we ended up meeting in the middle.”
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