The Whittaker Saga

For Thanksgiving, Betty and Thomas gather their family at their new house. It's the first time they're all going to spend a holiday there. With a more limited space, and with all their children now having partners, they opt for only inviting the closest family and letter others cater to themselves and their children. It's a hard choice to make, but more people can't possibly fit in the house, it will be tight regardless. While Betty is cooking, Thomas sets the table. For many in the family it's the first time they meet. Larissa has not met anyone but Susan, and Russell not anyone at all. But dinner is delicious and the conversation flows, even if the family has to spread out between table and sofas around the house. In spite of the chill, Larissa takes some time to get to know Michael and Carl outside. After dinner, they all gather around the house. Betty takes some time to play with her favourite (only) grandson. She so hopes that now that they all have partners ...

Even as a life is ended, other lives moves on, and for Steven, that means a life outside the safe confines of university. With Anna's death, no one - including himself - really think about celebrating the fact that he has finished Foxbury with honors, or that he has had job offers from both Microsoft and Apple. He chooses Apple, as he loves Apple II that has just come on the market and is super excited for the development of the company. That isn't to say that there wasn't other consideration. As the fact that Microsoft is much further north than Apple, and that Larissa also got a job offer for Apple, and that he'd be moving to Evergreen Harbor where his sister and cousin already lives. It's Larissa who suggest they find a place to live together. "We're good together, don't you think?" she asks. "And it's sensible to share the costs, and we like each other's company and knows when to speak and when to leave each other alone." It m...