and conveniently marana aerospace employed some. do you have any idea how many women at marana he dated, how many of his co-workers? >> he only admitted to me two. there was a lot of rumors, but he told me of two. >> and one of them changed everything. in 2016, nick met kristy. >> i liked that he was such a hard worker, and he was so smart. >> no immediate fireworks, but as kristy and nick got to know each other, they realized they both loved books, dogs, and plants. >> he was the tough guy at work, and here he is, you know, tending to these delicate plants and talked about how much he loved his dog. >> his dog smokey, an american pit bull terrier. >> to look at smokey, you would think, oh, my goodness, there's this big, scary dog. and this is the most gentle dog you'll ever know in your life. >> kristy fell not just for smokey but for nick too. and hard. you sound kind of swept off your feet. >> i was. absolutely. never -- never knew a man like that in my life. he was -- he was my superman. he was always my protector. >> you could