 Tina was dating Dave Farouq El-Abar at the time of books one and two.In the tenth book ("Forever Princess") Mia is writing a novel for her senior project, though she keeps it a secret from everyone but Michael, until the end of the book.At the end however she reveals this to Tina and J.P. Tina reads it instantly and thinks it is about Mia and Michael; J.P. doesn't read it and this upsets Mia, which is part of the reason they break up.