Episode 69 - Familial Connections

"Are you sure?" Maura gasped as Judith relayed what she had seen the night before. "I can't believe it."

"I can't either, but I know what I saw. My mom and Mr. Clark were kissing. And before you ask, no, I couldn't have misinterpreted the situation. I know what I saw," Judith said distressed.

"I'm so sorry," Maura said. She wished there was an innocent explanation that would ease her friend's mind. "I never would have guessed your mom would have an affair," she practically whispered the last word as if she didn't even dare to speak it.

"My parents have been doing a lot of things lately that I don't understand. I was already mad at them both for going against Vince and your family and now this. I just can't stand either one of them right now."

"What are you going to do? Are you going to say anything to them about it?"

Episode 68 - Attraction

Edward walked into the living room to find Joseph and Jacqueline sitting on the floor at the coffee table, excitedly writing out their Christmas lists, as his older children sat on the couch across from them.

"Those are long lists you have," he said teasingly to his youngest children. "Are you two sure you've been that good this year?"

Episode 67 - Rejection

"Anything interesting going on at work today?" Amanda asked as she sat down at the breakfast table with Ben.

"I'm planning to go out on the boat and collect some water samples for chemical testing and make some general observations so I can start planning a more widespread population survey. I'm really hoping the weather cooperates for me to be able to go for a dive soon so that I can collect some initial data for my analysis."

As Ben started to talk about his work, Amanda's attention drifted away almost as soon as she asked the question. He had barely paused in his reply before Amanda changed the subject. "Did I tell you that Vanessa invited us over for Christmas Eve dinner? It sounds like there was a lot of drama going on around the neighborhood when I went to pick up Meghan."

Episode 66 - Decking the Neighborhood

"Alright!" Vanessa called out, capturing the attention of the crowd of neighbors assembled on her front lawn. "I'm so excited to see that so many of you have come out to help us today. Thank you so much for your time. We have a lot to decorate, so there will be plenty for everyone to do.

"These are the decorations for the streets. There should be enough to decorate every light post around the neighborhood." As she spoke, she motioned toward one set of boxes on her left, then to the boxes on her right. "And these are the decorations we have for the park. I thought we could start by splitting into two groups and each group could tackle a different location. Anyone who wants to work on the street decorations come with me and everyone who wants to work on the park, go with Logan."

She clapped her hands enthusiastically to signal their start as the crowd around her started to separate into groups.

Episode 65 - Finding Yourself

For the first time since his accident, Blaine walked into his office. At Lance's birthday party, Lawrence had approached him about working on a project for the Townsend Corporation. He wasn't sure if he was capable of doing the work he used to do, but the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to try. Staying with James and Chloe gave him some respite from feeling pressured to remember his life, but he knew he couldn't be reliant on them forever. While he enjoyed their company and spending time getting to know his children again, he was frequently bored. It was time to figure out what he was going to do with his life.