As she recalled toPeople,“He was the new kid at my school.
He could do amazing bike tricks and I was impressed.
Not afraid to say it.”

The duo got back in touch as adults and quickly realized there was something more romantic to their connection.
“We’ve been friends for years and years,” Cardellini noted.
As Rodriguez sees it, their relationship felt like it was “meant to be.”

It was very beautiful," (viaABC News).
The two had welcomed daughter Lilah Rose in February 2012, perE!
Cardellini subsequently toldLA Confidentialthat their wedding became less of a priority due to she and Rodriguez being parents.

The two may have married in secret, however, but only time will tell.