Who is Reeve Shields from Whatever Happened to Janie and what is their importance?

Reeve Shields is described as a good-looking, young man with broad shoulders, and a dark complexion. He is tall and muscular..... manly, but he is also polite and self-confident. Readying himself for high school graduation, Reeve has recently received his first college acceptance letter to Hills College in Boston. Jennie is the only one he shares the good news with.