in 1998, lucky enters into a relationship with elizabeth webber (herbst) that affects his character throughout the years. jackson explained to "soap opera digest" that prior to being paired with elizabeth, the series had been hesitant to do a romantic storyline with his young character. he stated: "it's a real tricky thing, especially with me growing up on the show. i mean, i was 11 when i started, so there's a lot of people watching who almost feel like parents. they're sensitive about who i get interested in. i think it's really cool to see everyone respond so positively toward [herbst] and toward the characters being together." lucky and elizabeth first bond when lucky finds elizabeth after she has been raped. he protectively cares for her, and as their on-screen relationship gradually progresses to friendship and innocent romance, the characters' off-screen popularity made them known as a supercouple. dealing with elizabeth's rape becomes more complicated for lucky when he learns of the rape between his parents; he fears that he could have inherited violent sexual behaviors from his father, and could hurt elizabeth. elizabeth helps him deal with his fears, as well as his fallout with his parents.