Zooey Deschanel is opening up about the early days of her relationship with Jonathan Scott. In an interview with Bustle, the _New Girl _actress and _Property Brother _star recalled when they

first met on _Carpool Karaoke _in 2019. After filming the episode, the pair began texting. But Jonathan soon left for a trip in the Rocky Mountains, where he didn't have any phone

service. When he didn't give Deschanel a call or text after four days, Deschanel says, she thought he was ghosting her. "The very first text I sent when I came out of the mountains

was a video I recorded to a Canadian country song that she had mentioned to me," he recalled. "She was like, 'Oh, this guy likes me.' And we've literally talked

nice, kind, funny and smart, why wouldn't I want to tell everybody?'" The couple recently filmed a spot for the upcoming season of _Carpool Karaoke: The Series__, _nearly

three years after they were introduced on the set of the show. In May, PEOPLE revealed an exclusive sneak peek of the episode, which features the couple talking about how much has changed

since their first joint appearance. "A lot has definitely happened since our last carpool karaoke," Scott says. "Yeah. Most importantly, we got together," Deschanel

responds. WATCH THIS: JONATHAN SCOTT AND ZOOEY DESCHANEL RETURN TO _CARPOOL KARAOKE_ In the video, the couple take a trip down memory lane and looked back at their not-so-discreet flirting

while filming with their respective siblings, Emily Deschanel and Drew Scott, in the summer of 2019. "Did you watch the last episode? Our first one," Jonathan asks "Of course!

That's our meet cute," Zooey replies. "Yeah, well, I watched, and I was like, 'Aww…Zooey's flirting.' How cute is that?" Jonathan adds. "Then, it

turns out, the producer said I was flirting so bad that they had to cut a lot of it out." Mostly recently, the couple shared the news of their completed renovation on a five-bedroom Los

Angeles home that they purchased in June 2020. They showed off the newly finished property in the summer issue of Jonathan and Drew's magazine, _Drew + Jonathan_ _Reveal_ (_Reveal_ is

owned by PEOPLE's parent company, Dotdash Meredith.). Now that the colossal design project is done, the couple is relieved to finally settle into their labor of love. "This is a

house that suits our tastes and needs, aesthetically and functionally," Deschanel said in the cover story. "Jonathan is so amazing at figuring that out. He's been doing it for

his clients for so long, and now he's done that for us and our family."