and conveniently marana aerospace employed some.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. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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 wa