There’s a rare summer thunderstorm outside. After hearing about my boy Luca being struck by lightning twice, there’s no way I’m going out in it. I’m staying in and getting some work done. First up, I head straight to my laptop to contact a designer about the build-out of my man cave downstairs. Thankfully, most…

We enter my apartment, and Dad looks around. Kai: Nice place! It kind of reminds me of your first one back in Brindleton Bay. Wade: Feels like I’ve come full circle. Kai: Well, not exactly. A lot’s changed since then, right? I treat Dad’s question as rhetorical, letting it hang in the air for a…

Deep down, Tami knows her mother doesn’t deserve all of her wrath. At least not the entirety of it. Her father deserves some too. He moved out last night without even saying goodbye. She doesn’t even know where he’s living. Sure, she could text and ask, but she refuses to give him the satisfaction right…

The time between Maia telling me those dreadful words and me moving into my new place feels like a blur. I’m here, but I don’t want to be. I’m a new divorcee, but I can’t even comprehend that right now because I’m still shocked that it’s over. All I want to do is crawl into…

The joy in Xavier’s voice is unmistakable when I call to ask if it’s okay to bring Tami to see Finesse. He’s out in the yard, grinning with all his teeth showing when we arrive in Chestnut Ridge about an hour later. As soon as we arrive, Tami makes a beeline for her horse. I…

I feel like a creep sneaking into my own house the next morning while Maia and Tami are still sleeping, but I need to get some work done at my media station. I received hundreds of replies to the livestream I recorded yesterday, and I want to go in and respond to some of them……

It’s a beautiful day—the kind that makes me grateful to have relocated to San Sequoia. Since the lake isn’t far, I decide to take advantage of the weather and head that way for a walk to clear my head. As I’m crossing the street, a notification pops up: one of my investments has paid off….

Tami hopes her parents don’t expect her to wait around while they waste time on their shenanigans. If they’re going to end things, they need to do it. Meanwhile, she has more productive things to do—like meeting Enzo and his sister, Kisha, at the library across the street. They’ve been texting all morning on Social…