Lacey grew up on a farm near Silver Valley with her mother, father, and two younger brothers. They all worked hard and struggled to survive. Lacey's only reprieve from her reality was her friendship with the Peterson's. She envied their love for each other and wished she could one day belong to a family like theirs. Her father was not fond of her friendship with the Peterson children, but he tolerated it until he realized that Lacey and Jonathan were becoming more than just friends.