his name was shawn fields, and he was working security at the bar. he let the two women in, kept an eye on them throughout the evening. and then, as they were leaving, he made contact with lauren. she was like, i gave him my number, and i guess we'll see if he contacts me. josh mankiewicz: he did. lauren told alex the next morning. she was like, oh, he texted me, and we're going on a date this afternoon. josh mankiewicz: shawn said he was a part-time computer science student at a nearby community college. he was 28, a little old, but not a big deal. more dates followed, and lauren told her parents about the man in her life. it sounded sort of old-fashioned, the way that he was paying attention to her and asking her out for dinner and doing all these things. matt mccluskey: yeah, i used to say, oh, she's in love. josh mankiewicz: you could hear it in her voice. yeah. josh mankiewicz: things moved quickly. lauren and shawn were soon exclusive. when did you realize they were boyfriend and girlfriend? probably, like, a week and a half after they met. she