they would have been the first friend she made when she moved to redwood at 15. it would have been a long distance friendship for a long while because she went away for college and stayed there. she came back three years ago after a divorce. they weren't as close as they once were when she was mia, but they were still close and never out of touch for very long and the best friend was sort of the driving force and most persistent person to get her to move back home.