Old High School Autograph Spelled Destiny
April 26 -- Sandy and Junius received the most votes in Good Morning America's "Happily Ever After: Love in Times Square" online ballot. They will be married in New York City's Times Square live on Good Morning America in a just a few weeks.
As our series continues, which we've brought to you in association with Bride's magazine, Good Morning America will help the elated couple prepare for their big day. Our audience will be able to vote on some of the wedding details on ABCNEWS.com.
Read the couple's love story below.
Back in high school, Junius Chambers had the worst kind of crush on Sandy Bass: An unrequited one. "I was walking the hall with some friends in high school, and she was standing there by her locker, and she just took my breath away," Chambers said.
Bass, the object of his affections, was a cheerleader at Jordan High School in Durham, N. C., the school they both attended.
"Everyone would say this guy JJ has a huge crush on you," Bass said. But the popular cheerleader hardly noticed her kid sister's friend, Junius.
"I didn't pay him much attention at all," she recalled.
But now, Chambers and Bass are finalists in Good Morning America's "Happily Ever After: Love in Times Square" series. The winning couple — to be selected by viewers who can vote on ABCNEWS.com after all the finalists are presented — will be married in Times Square.
Destiny In the Inscription
Bass meant it as a casual joke when she gave Chambers her 1989 high school graduation photo, with this inscription: "JJ: to a very handsome young man who I hope to get to know better. Yours truly, Sandy Bass, PS. Your future wife."
Though Bass was kidding when she signed the picture, Chambers never forgot the high school beauty that stole his heart.
"She was the girl that was the benchmark for all other women," Chambers said.
Bass, that girl from high school, grew up to become a successful woman. She went on to get her teaching degree, and to start work on her PhD. The former cheerleader also teaches kickboxing a couple of nights a week.
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