Tessa's parents are thinking of getting her into private school for a better education. She and her parents have probably spent a lot of time together, as they have good relationships with one another. (An oddity is that they start out as best friends, even though their relationship levels are not high enough for that.) Tessa was originally a nickname for Theresa, so it is possible that her real name is Theresa Ramirez, and she is named after her grandmother.