They met in San Francisco at a house party during Fleet Week to benefit wounded warriors, according to The New York Times. Holmes spoke with the Times for a profile in May 2023 in her first interview since 2016. Evans had gone to get ice for a party at his apartment but dropped by the benefit, where a mutual friend introduced him to Holmes, and they talked for three hours, per the Times.
“My friends were texting, ‘Where are you? We’re here,” Evans told the Times. “To say we immediately fell in love isn’t an overstatement.”
Evans wrote in his letter to the judge that he and Holmes “walked away from the others, and it was as if the rest of the world ceased to exist.”
He said Holmes wore a sunhat and oversized glasses to try to “stay under the radar,” and he didn’t initially recognize her as they spoke.
“It was strange to feel so comfortable and willing to share with someone who I didn’t know. I was captivated by her childish wonder and authenticity,” he added in his letter. “We spoke for hours, I lost track of time, and even if I didn’t know it … I fell in love. She pulled out her business card, scribbled her personal cell on the back and then it clicked who she was.”
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