Although the love of Kayla Brady's life has always been Steve Johnson, there was a time before she met Steve when she was head over heels for another Salem resident. In Kayla's early years on "Days of Our Lives" she had a relationship with David Banning, but it was Chris Kositchek who really stole her young heart. Chris was Kayla's first love and the first man that she ever became intimate with. However, Chris' refusal to fully commit to a long-term relationship with Kayla caused the pair to split. Kayla then left Salem before returning and meeting Steve Johnson.

Longtime "Days of Our Lives" viewers will likely remember Chris as a ladies' man who had many relationships during his time on the soap opera. Chris dated the likes of Mary Anderson, Amanda Howard, Brooke Hamilton, Tess Janning, Leslie Landman, Savannah Wilder, and Sandy Horton during the decade that he was in Salem. The character was portrayed by actor Josh Taylor, who would step into the role of Kayla's older brother Roman Brady a few years after Chris' departure.

Many fans may also remember that Chris' brother Jake Kositchek was revealed to be the Salem Strangler. Although Chris left Salem in 1987, Taylor reprised the character in 2022 during the show's spin-off "Beyond Salem." Meanwhile, Kayla went on to become one of the most important characters on the sudser.