reese durkee, is the son of an accountant, a good friend of miguel lopez-fitzgerald and a stereotypical nerd whose reliance on the internet was also a source of on-screen humor. reese was notable in the early years of the soap for his crush on kay bennett, who had eyes only for miguel and found reese to be loathsome. reese eventually ended up dating kay's younger sister, jessica, who had had a crush on reese for some time, in 2002. thanks to kay and tabitha's machinations, reese nearly wound up sleeping with kay and jessica's cousin, charity standish, in early 2004. jessica was furious with reese and broke up with him, and reese dropped off canvas shortly thereafter. in march 2008, ivy winthrop mentioned that jessica bennett and her infant son, samuel bennett visited reese and his new girlfriend. on the july 16, 2008 episode, jessica revealed that she and reese had reunited and were again in a relationship.