Brindleton Bay, Almost Midnight…

Peace has returned to the Wilsons’ home; their temporary home, that is, as they will be moving out again as soon as they find something more their style.

Everyone is asleep now, including Zoe. Allan is the only one still awake. While smoking a cigarette, the only habit he has not yet been able to quit, he thinks about their romantic reencounter earlier. Zoe was ecstatic; he feels happy and satisfied too, but…

Allan: What the hell is wrong with me? Zoe forgave me, everything is going wonderfully again with us, the other stuff is over, so why do I feel like I’m still cheating on her? I can’t afford to feel like this; I made a decision and I’m going to stand by it.

Sunrise over Brindleton Bay and the Wilson’s home… It’s a new day for their new life as a family.

Zoe was the first to get up, as she has to go to work. After last night she looks quite happy, albeit a bit pensive. She wonders why Allan didn’t come back to the bedroom all night after their steamy get together.

Allan barely slept a few hours, and now he’s in Anika’s room, trying to explain why she found him sleeping on the living room couch and not in the comfort of his bedroom.
Allan: I only went out for a moment to smoke, then sleep overcame me, that’s all I remember. I think I was exhausted after our tour to Copperdale.
Anika: Our tour, yeah, right.

Breakfast time, Zoe already headed out for work but left some food ready for everyone.
Allan: And where is Lukas?
Anika: In the living room, probably glued to his phone.

Anika is not wrong, Lukas is in the living room, using his phone. He’s taking a selfie… for whom?

Later in the day, Anika receives a message from Savannah: “Do you know if Lukas is okay? I haven’t heard from him since our reunion at the Calientes’ house.”
Anika: Wait- So the selfie this morning was for stupid Lucas Munch? Damn, Lukas, you’re hopeless…

Luckily, someone who is not hopeless is her father. Yes, Allan decided that the first thing he’d do when he got home was to take down the bar. He never thought he’d throw away all those super expensive wine bottles.
Allan: (*Sigh*) At least I always drank the best stuff of the house. But that’s over; goodbye booze, welcome shiny new family life.

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