Josie and Ian became close when
she started working for him at the
Harbor Club. Ian came to her rescue several times when Josie's
madam, Bonnie Broderick, attempted to make her continue
her work for Bonnie. The first kiss they shared was a
thank-you kiss Josie bestowed on Ian for his help.
Ian started to fall for Josie and
sought to make inroads with her. But Josie was still too upset over
her recent involvement with prostitution to jump into a relationship
with any man. After he helped her through an AIDS scare, Josie
opened her heart to Ian and they became an item.
Josie's cousin Evan Frame tried to
cause trouble between them because he
felt Ian wasn't good enough for her. This caused some friction all
around, but the real stumbling block came when Josie decided she
wanted to join the police academy and train to be an officer of the
law. Ian couldn't handle the thought that she would be in constant
danger. In desperation he blurted out a proposal, but Josie didn't
have marriage in her plans. Unable to accept the new Josie, Ian said good-bye to her, and Bay
City, and left to work in Australia.
Several months later Josie heard from Ian that he was engaged to marry someone he had met at the institute where he worked.