Upon ``Teardrops on My Guitar'''s release as a single, Hardwick attempted to contact Swift via phone calls, which Swift did not respond to; he then left voicemails, but Swift felt too awkward to call back. Two years after the album's release, as she was leaving her house to attend a Nashville Predators hockey game with Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood, Hardwick appeared at _her_ driveway. <sep>, Pronoun: her <sep>, A: Kellie Pickler <sep>, B: Carrie Underwood