but by his mid twenties, he was working here, vanderbilt mortgage and finance. 23 year old britney eldridge started the very same day. >> she was very beautiful but it was her smile that really got me. >> that winning smile got to a lot of people, britney's big brother jeffrey sheds she embraced life with a contagious enthusiasm. >> she liked to cheer lead and she liked to play soccer. she was a girly girl and a tomboy at the same time. she was really big about living in the moment. >> at vanderbilt mortgage, they were collectors. calling people to make sure they kept up with their house payments. what was it about brittani that you formed this instant connection with? >> she was very good at the job. actually loser as a tool to teach me at first, she help me out a lot. that's when we started talking more and more about things other than work. >> what do you think she liked about you? >> i think she liked that i listened. that actually cared about what you had to say. the it was strictly platonic, strictly friends. and then it just developed, probably, eight months later. >> it developed a