Wrong Timing
Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau proceeded with caution. While she had strong feelings for Vili, she held back until he “cornered” her and expressed his love. She recalled, “I said, can you hold that for a long, long, long time? Can you hold that?” She wanted to make sure it was just as real for him as it was for her. “And I guess what I meant was that, I kinda like you too. But it’s not OK right now. I thought I said the right thing. I guess not.”
Tight Bond
So, Mary was Vili’s sixth-grade teacher back in 1996 and by the end of the school year, the two formed a tight bond. Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau was 34 years old and married with four kids while Vili was just 12.