fine, then we seemed to be getting along. everything was fine. she said, this is it, i m done. what did that feel like? it was a crush. you were crushed. these two had more things in common, both products of broken homes. the wedding day approached, just a few days to go, when shannon s mother, pam, and aaron s dad, ralph, invited the bride and groom-to-be for dinner and a talk. ralph was every bit a devout a believer as pam. so some premarital guidance perhaps? oh, no. nothing like that. they told us, we ran off, we eloped and got married. wait, what? your mother and aaron s father? yes. who does that? i don t know. but i can t tell you how much it felt like i got hit by a bus. do you know what that meant? it meant that by the time you got married, you were marrying your stepbrother. right. i didn t say much. i was just like, well, we re
everything was fine and she said, this is it. i m done. reporter: what did that feel like? oh, it was a crush. you were crushed. reporter: what happened? no one knew. except that now these two had one more thing in common, both products of broken homes. the wedding day approached, just a few days to go, when shannon s mother pam and aaron s dad ralph invited the bride and groom-to-be for dinner and a talk. ralph was every bit as devout a believer as pam, so some premarital guidance perhaps? oh, no. nothing like that. they told us, we ran off. we eloped and got married. reporter: wait, what? your mother and aaron s father. yes. reporter: who does that? yeah. i don t know. but i can t tell you how much it felt like i got hit by a bus. reporter: you know what that meant? it meant that by the time you got married you were marrying your step-brother. right. i didn t say much. i was just like, well, we re leaving.
thank you for watching. he said he couldn t handle talking about it. i was angry at him. if you re not going to tell me what happened, then you re going to dance around the issue and tell three different stories, what are you hiding? it started as a teen romance. two of my girlfriends are like, there s this guy, and you need to meet him. i was in love, yes. it ended in one of the strangest love stories you ll ever hear. i felt like i got hit by a bus. right before their wedding, her mother and his father got married. they told us, we ran off, we eloped. who does that? two families in a small town left stunned. but it was nothing compared to what happened next. he looks like he s been shot. he said someone broke in last night. a deadly attack in the dark
a few days to go, when shannon s mother, pam, and aaron s dad, ralph, invited the bride and groom-to-be for dinner and a talk. ralph was every bit a devout a believer as pam. so some premarital guidance perhaps? oh, no. nothing like that. they told us, we ran off, we eloped and got married. wait, what? your mother and aaron s father? yes. who does that? i don t know. but i can t tell you how much it felt like i got hit by a bus. do you know what that meant? it meant that by the time you got married, you were marrying your stepbrother. right. i didn t say much. i was just like, well, we re leaving. and suddenly jerry realized how blind he d been. you didn t understand, but then afterwards it all all the pieces fell into place. you were never suspicious? i trusted her. don t we do that?
best practices, but then i also use that as an opportunity for me to kind of slide in some great stories about my mom and so kind of keep her alive. that s all for now. i m lester holt. thanks for joining us. i couldn t handle talking about it. i was angry at him. you re not going to tell me what happens and dance around the issue and tell three different stories. what are you hiding? it started as a teen romance. two of my girlfriends were like, there s this guy and you need to meet him. i was in love. yes. it ended in one of the strangest love stories you ll ever hear. i felt like i got hit by a bus. right before their wedding. her mother and his father got married. they told us, we ran off.