The Whittaker Saga

For Arthur, life has become a rather comfortable routine. During the day he gets to push his mind and creativity in the best job he can possibly imagine, and in the evenings, he checks in on Claudia and the girls, either eating there or heading off to the bar downtown after. But even if Claudia is doing better, Kirks ghosts still looms large in the house. "Don't you think it's time to let go? It's been more than a year. Let him be properly buried," Arthur argues, not for the first time. This time, however, Claudia finally agrees, and on the next weekend, Arthur goes with her and the girls to the park where Kirk died, to finally lay him to rest. The meteor that killed him is still there. No one has been able to move it, or wanted to perhaps. It's a bit of a shock for Claudia to see, as she's been avoiding the park at all cost since he died. They walk until they find a spot that Claudia decides is good enough, then spread his ashes and release his spirit to ...

As the new decade begin, Betty and Thomas are mostly wrapped up in their little family, and Betty's since they're still visiting. Betty's mother helps with the new baby, and with the cleaning of the house. Betty loves her family and loves having them around, but by time they are ready to leave, both she and Thomas is ready to be on their own too. Instead it's grandma Lauren who has a hard time saying goodbye to her grandson. Betty and Thomas, however, are enjoying the peace and quiet and time alone with their son. Josephine and Nash, meanwhile, has not even met their new grandson. It's not that Josephine doesn't want to, she's dying to, but Nash has persuaded her to wait until the Ellis-family goes home. "How many people do you think they can cope with at the same time." Josephine huffs but does as her husband suggests. And it's not like she haven't got things to do, because with the new year, Nash has declared that they're moving again...