so ella grew up in beverly hills and is from money. ideally he would be too and they met through their families. she attended catholic school (but i was thinking they were actually at different schools) and they met during their sophomore year and dated on and off until the summer after they graduated. she wound up wanting to move to nyc and they decided it wouldn't work out long distance. he is her first everything and they wound up reconnecting when she moved back to the area about 6 years ago. they've become close friends since.