Kacey Boswell

**Kacey Boswell** started the series on the twenty-second episode of season four on Webster and was a recurring character on season four and main character from season five to season seven. Kacey may look like your sweet and bubbly blonde but Kacey is far from bubbly and is sarcastic and cunning. This dancer will stand up for herself no matter what it may cost. Her feisty personality can sometimes put her in tough situations but growing up on her own she has learned to adapt to new challenges. She is the half sister of Dustin Rivers. Kacey is best friends with Bobby Mendelsohn, Jaeden Hawke and Safiya Bachchan and good friends with Jordan Piper, Evan Gallagher and Jake Goldsby. She dislikes Taylor Nelson and Robin Rzewski.

## Character History

### Season Four

Kacey makes her first appearance in **Hey Brother**, as a freshman. Kacey has recently discovered that Webster student Dustin Rivers is her older brother. She shows up at the Rivers' family house and tells Dustin that she's his sister. Dustin is left is disbelief and denies her. Kacey later find

Dustin at the Coffee Cup and they have a heart to heart together. Kacey has a break down because she has been on her own for the last two years since both her mother and grandmother passed away. Dustin tells her that he will accept her as his little sister. In **A Night to Remember,** Kacey reveals that she will be attending Webster as she now lives with the Rivers family.

### Season Five

Kacey started attending Webster as a sophomore after moving in with Dustin and Ronnie. On her first day she bumps into school it girl Taylor Nelson and it turns into a bad introduction. Kacey starts to feel like she doesn't fit in at Webster. She attended Wes Gallagher's back to school pool party and she regrets going due to her getting into it with both Taylor and Robin Rzewski. Feeling alone she sits by herself when she is approached by Bobby Mendelsohn and Jaeden Hawke who tells her that they have her back and Kacey is happy to finally have friends at Webster. In **#LeavethePastInthePast (2)**, her happiness is cut short when finds out that she can't get adopted by Ronnie

due to Ronnie's past with drugs. It is also noted that Kacey also has a past with drugs. At this point Kacey feels hopeless because things don't ever seem to go right in her life. However Dustin and Ronnie fight for her and Ronnie tells the adoption agency off and they agree to let Kacey stay with the family. In **#BreaktheBank**, Kacey decides to audition for the Power Squad but she doesn't make it due to her conflict with Taylor and she's actually glad she didn't make the squad. In **#ByeFelicia**, Kacey is in gym class when she has an embarrassing moment. Robin calls her out because Kacey has her period and it leaks through her pad. Feeling embarrassed Kacey runs off the bathroom to fix herself. There, she meets Jordan Piper, who helps her out and tells gives her some advice about adjusting to public school due to her also attending private school before going to Webster. Kacey feels liberated and tells people she's not ashamed of having her period. In **#CantHideAnymore**, Kacey finds out that Jaeden has sickle cell disease and she is worried for her friend. Kacey and Bobby decide to stay in with Jaeden at his house instead of going to a party. In

**#ThanksButNoThanks**, Kacey is assigned a family tree project and she becomes more curious about her father. She asks Ronnie about him but she refuses to tell her anything about him. She tries to get Dustin to tell her more about her father but he refuses as well. Kacey decides to do some digging and gets Bobby and Jaeden to help her. They sneak into Ronnie's room and Bobby discovers a journal. Kacey reads it and finds out that her father tried to kill her mother. Bobby tells her that she should stop reading but Kacey tells him that she has to keep reading. In **#GirlsNight**, Bobby, Jaeden and their friend Evan decides to have a guys' night. However Kacey decides to tag along. The boys clearly don't want her there but Kacey can't see that. She continues to

have fun with the guys even though they don't because they don't feel comfortable to do guy stuff with her around. Kacey overhears them talking about her so she leaves the party. Bobby and Jaeden discovers her outside alone. Kacey tells them that they didn't want her there anyways. The boys feel bad and tells her the truth. They suggests that she joins the girls night to make some female friends, which she doesn't have. She thinks that's a good idea and she actually has fun with the girls. In **#DaddysHome**, Kacey's world is shaken when her father gets released from prison. Kacey is happy to finally meet him but he is angry when he sees her. She starts calling her mother a slut and this doesn't sit well with her. The fight breaks up between her father and Ronnie. Her and Dustin go check it out and Dustin ends up fighting their father. Her father Jack calls her mother a whore and Kacey has had it with him and joins in the fight with him. He is later sent back to prison. In **#InTooDeep**, Bobby becomes jealous when Evan tells him that he likes Kacey. Bobby starts to wonder if he likes her. Bobby tells Kacey that Evan likes her and she

is glad because a boy never liked her before. Jordan breaks up with Bobby so he can date Kacey. Bobby decides to tell Kacey how he really feels and it turns out she feels the same way and the two of them share a kiss. In **#FollowBack**, Jaeden suspects that his girlfriend Rosie is cheating on him with her ex-boyfriend Brandon so he drags Kacey to help him spy on them. He sees them together and know he's sure that they are cheating together, even though they aren't. Kacey tells Jaeden not to do anything that he'll regret. In **#SendNudes**, Kacey is upset with Jaeden when she finds out that he leaked Rosie's nude and she doesn't blame Rosie for dumping him.

## Trivia

* Kacey is the first character to have been in foster care.
* Like her brother and his mother she has a history with drugs.
* She is the second main character to have a history with drugs before their first appearance. The first is Brandon.
* Kacey’s mother was almost murdered by her father.
* Kacey shares similarities to Manda and Kali.
* Ronnie knew about Kacey years before they meet.

## Relationships

Main article: Bobby-Kacey Relationship

* Bobby Mendelsohn
	+ Start Up: #InTooDeep (518)
	+ Break Up: #GoneTooFar (622)
		- Reason: Kacey developed feelings for Orlando and wanted to figure out her feelings without leading Bobby on.

Main article: Kacey-Orlando Relationship

* Orlando Whitby
	+ Start Up: #YesAllWomen (1) (701)