Star-crossed lovers from the very first!
Bree thought there was no way Heath Durant would ever consider her worthy of his love. To begin with, he was old enough to be her father, while she was barely nineteen.

Secondly, Heath was rich, sophisticated, worldly Bree thought miserably of her childhood in one foster home after another and the parents she hardly remembered.

But these were minor points compared to the fact that he thought little Ben, abandoned by Bree's irresponsible sister into her care, was her own illegitimate baby. He probably had a pretty clear opinion of her morals!