I assumed that they got together or Neal started massively crushing as opposed to just crushing on her that night of the mages’ party, but what happened in between then and Neal’s Ordeal?
Tammy: They’d just run into each other here and there, have a dance at an occasional event, sit together when they were hanging out with Kel. It was all small stuff over an extended period, but obviously it was enough!
SOURCE: [Random Buzz: Teens at Random]
Words of Tamora Pierce 