“I wasn’t planning on falling in love, at all,” Kimberly admitted.

“I didn’t want to …

I wasn’t sure that I ever would.

Kimberly Schlapman and husband Stephen smiling

Just checking up on me.

He was just an old friend.”

Then, as time continued, she noticed he was reaching out far more than anyone else.

Kimberly Schlapman and husband Stephen smiling

Because of that, the two of them formed a deep connection with one another.

“We still talk about him a lot, and he’s totally fine with it.

“I just thought, ‘OK, this is so weird.

I haven’t felt this in a long, long time.’

Kimberly and Stephen have been married since 2006 andshare two daughters, Daisy and Dolly.