Hallie used to play with Little Joe when they were kids, they used to hang around so much people thought they would eventually get married. However Little Joe was just a friend to Hallie and they may have displayed some puppy love growing up but no more from Joe's point of view. Hallie on the other hand never let go of Little Joe and she wanted to be part of his life so in order to make Little Joe jealous she went out and eventually married Burk Shannon to spite Joe.