The packages haven't been showing up for three days. This is a relief to everyone. Lear knows it's because they ran out of things to send. Now he knows that it is the perfect time visit Wendy's prison.
Ever since Mariah let Tyler see Malaya, she has regretted it. She feels bad for even putting Luke in such a compromising position like that. She thought she was making the right decision about it but she really wasn't. She beats herself up about when she really shouldn't. She decides she will feel a tad bit better about it if she does something for Luke. It won't completely make up for it but his birthday is around the corner and what better time then that. She starts working on her master plan.
Though there has been a lot going on, Sherry hasn't forgotten that she has wedding to finish planning. She has barely had time to do it. This summer her and Lear had a lot of sit down time to discuss everything and plan the weeding but after summer ended all hell broke lose. They haven't had time since then. Sherry decides whole there seems to be some down time and the kids are in their own worlds, she can work. She sets up a date in her and Lear's calendar to go cake tasting. She hopes that he doesn't miss it because of his busy schedule. He's falling back into his old habits of not having a life outside of work. She notices similarities like that between him and Aaron. Maybe they are more like biological father and son then they think.
Aaron thinks he's ready to confront one demon. That demon is seeing Andrew for the first time in a really long time. He feels like it will really jumpstart his dedication to getting better and give him motivation. He takes a seat beside Andrew grave. He places his hand on the tombstone. He can already feel the tears welling up in his eyes. He cuts his eyes to the direction of his parents graves. He can't do that, at least not today. He starts to talk to Andrew. He feel overwhelmed about college and life and he knows he's going to have to work hard for his dreams. He's never wanted something more. It's therapeutic almost as if Andrew is listening. If he was here, Aaron knows that he would be his biggest supporter. Andrew probably wouldn't even know what college basketball was but he would still believe that Aaron would be able to make it. He smiles at that thought and says his goodbyes. He's back and ready to start practicing again for this week.
Roni has hit a road block with her project. She's scribbled down hundreds of designs but doesn't know which one to start on. She can't make up her mind on which one to use as her final project. She is indecisive already but having such a hard decision doesn't help. Deep down she knows that it's more than just deciding on what she wants to do with a project. It's about moving in a going to college and making such a big decision. Though this has been her dream for most of her life, it finally feels real and she doesn't know if she ready for that. Believe it or not she's overwhelmed. Normally she would talk to Aaron about this. The problem with that is that they haven't had any alone time. She sighs and closes up her sketch book. Then she lays her head back and thinks.
Nessa has been out of it recently. She's not going to say that she regrets breaking up with Kian but she misses him. His reaction threw her for a loop and his insensitivity to the issue was even worse but she can't blame him. He has been going through some things. Kian thinks about this a lot. He regrets how he reacted in both situations and wants to apologize but doesn't know if he can. He know Nessa was just trying to help him and not let him fall down the hole that caused them to have the scare in the first place. He has to apologize but he doesn't know how. He misses Nessa deeply and can't figure out how to just say i'm sorry.
Alex has been sneaking out to Lauren's house several days a week. Lauren doesn't agree with it so she doesn't ask him to come. She also doesn't come to his house. She knows the rules that Sherry has set and wishes that Alex would follow them but she can't do anything about it. She has late night talks with him. That does make everything better. She still feels that disconnect that she questioned before but she has put that behind her. Alex's childish ways still prevail and she sees it but right now they need each other and she just deals with her feelings as she lets him in through her window almost every night.
Aaron stays at the basketball court late every night. Lear comes home late every night. He knows that Aaron comes in at a decent time every night from the basketball court. Aaron feels different today. He still has a lot on his mind even though he talked to Andrew earlier. Basketball has helped but it's not scratching that itch today. He needs to talk to Roni. Almost as if the universe aligns perfectly, he gets a text. I need you. He picks up his keys and leaves from the court early. This is the first time he is going to break his parent's rules but he lets his heart and feelings guide him to Roni's house. He pulls up at her house and before she can even open the door all the way, she's in his arms with her legs wrapped around his waist kissing. They make their way up into the bed. They both know it's wrong and they need to talk about how their feelings and not break rules. If they get caught it's going to be a mistake. Their favorite mistake.
