Did Bridget Sleep with Eric?

Not wanting to upset Eric, Bridget selflessly puts her feelings aside and respects the relationship between Eric and Kaya. The two develop a friendship despite Bridget's uncertainties. It is also revealed that she and Eric did indeed sleep together the first summer they met.

Why did Bridget's mom kill herself?

Her mother, Marlene, usually known as Marly, a debutante from Alabama, died by suicide (due to a mental illness) a few years prior to the start of the series, when Bee and her brother were eleven years old, which causes a strain in the relationship between Bridget, her father, and her twin brother, Perry (Pervis).

How much older is Eric than Bridget?

Bridget's relationship with Eric is problematic

It would have been easy for him to look up Bridget's age. Even if Bridget was 17, that would still make her a minor, and Eric, who is in college, is almost certainly over 18.