Rebecca Hollendale/Friendships

Friendships

Jacob (Jake) Andrew Milford

She grew up with him because their fathers knew each other from aboard their ship. When they were young, she and Jake would play house with their other friends. Becky would play the mother and Jake would play the father. They began dating at age 15 just after her first high school party experience. He told her then that he'd had a crush on her since they were 12 years old. Three months into their senior year in high school after her paternal grandmother had passed away, he proposed. She accepted excitedly. However, he became upset with her when she didn't let him seduce her. Six months later, he broke off their engagement in his graduation speech. She was devastated. Later that day, she found him in the park with another woman. Her friends took her on a ski weekend to get her over him, but she ended up in an accident and nearly died of hypothermia. Later, while she was serving aboard the Independence, he attempted to blackmail her into marrying him for a business arrangement. He got her to Varnes IV, but his guilt over hurting her so much all those years ago wouldn't allow him to take advantage of her again, so he released her from the marriage and into the arms of another man who better deserved her.

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Daydan Taboo

At the time, this seemed a forbidden romance. At first, she was just trying to seduce him, but she began developing odd feelings for him. They shared a very intimate connection called the Link, which is similiar to a Vulcan mind-meld. Through this Link, they shared feelings and a sexual experience purely of the mind. There was no true romantic relationship (no exclusivity), but she and Daydan remain very good friends to this day. He is one of the godfathers of Matthew James Brice, her son.

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Ethan James Brice

He was her first true sexual experience (he took her virginity) and only the second man she'd ever loved. She fell head over heels for him from practically the moment they met. He accompanied her to her wedding on Varnes IV for support purposes. Within a couple of hours, it blossomed into something much more. They shared their first kiss in the rain looking for the hotel where she was supposed to be married. Also, on the beach, they shared an intimate make-out session. When it was time for her to be married, he withdrew, upset. She knew there was something more there than friendship. He made her laugh with his sarcasm, he drew her like a moth to a flame with his wit, and there was a chemistry between them so hot that it melted steel. In a surprising move, Jake released her from the marriage and that night, she and Ethan made love for the first time. The months after that were sometimes turbulent and sometimes blissful as both were stubborn and refused to give in even when they were wrong. Eventually, the feelings faded and Rebecca found herself pregnant and not wanting to tell Ethan. She fretted knowing that he would find out eventually. She had been spared having to tell him as he had one day ltransfered. She didn't know for sure, but she assumed he needed time away from her and their messy relationship.

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Benjamin J. Walker

She and this man didn't get along right away. Rebecca was angry at having been transferred from Security to Tactical under his command. After a bumpy start, the two quickly became comfortable with one another. The more time they spent working with one another, the closer they became. They've dropped into a strong friendship with friendly teasing playing a role in their friendship. Also, there's a strong undercurrent of little brother-big sister affection to their friendship. Another thing about their work relationship is that the two work very well as a team, which seems to have come along naturally to them.

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Ronan Tully Adair

From the very beginning, the two eased into a comfortable friendship starting with a plot between the two to help Ro seduce Ben.