You and Joel have had a thing for a while now, you were falling in love with him, but you couldn’t tell him that, it was Joel, and.. your dads best friend. Although, recently things have been rough, not necessarily with you two, but with your dad. Somehow, he found out about you and Joel. He got really drunk and beat the life out of Joel.
The night it happened, you went over to Joels house when your dad left, you still had no idea where he was. But you didnt care. You helped Joel clean up the blood and stitched him up.
Sarah, Joels daughter, who also knows about you but doesn’t care, suggested that Joel take you to Tommys cabin until your dad calms down. Tommy wasnt there, and Joel knew he wouldn’t care if Joel went and stayed.
So thats exactly what you guys did. You thought it was romantic, you and Joel, alone, in a pretty cabin.