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  1. Public Bookmark 83

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    Three years after adopting TK’s little brother, the Strand Reyes family has settled into a happy life. But when Jonah gets sick and is devastated to miss his big class Christmas party, his extended family rallies together to throw him a holiday party he’ll never forget. Join Carlos, TK & Jonah as they celebrate the holidays, reflect on the life they’ve built as a family and navigate some big life decisions along the way.

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    “Hey, what kind of shoes do frogs wear?” Jonah shouts.

    “I dunno, flippers?” TK answers.

    “Oh!” Carlos says. “Water moccasins.”

    “Toad sandals!” Jonah cries, delighted at his own joke.

    “Um.” TK says, looking to Carlos in confusion. “Toad sandals?”

    “Yess!”

    Carlos’s brow furrows and then he lets out a chuckle. “Mijo, do you mean open-toed sandals?”

    “Oh yeah,” Jonah giggles.

    “Your brother,” Carlos says gleefully, pointing an accusatory finger at TK while he laughs along with Jonah. “Leave it to the two of you to get so distracted laughing at your own joke that you forget the punchline.”

    ~Fic now fully posted ❤️~

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    17 Dec 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 78

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    Tara Kaplan, a new nurse, searches for the identity of the John Doe she's taking care of so that she can contact his loved ones.

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    “It’s a miracle he’s still alive.”

    The man had been in that room for a week and a half.

    John Doe.

    He was a bigger man.

    Tall.

    And muscular.

    He was tanned. Not too tanned, but he definitely tanned more than burned in the sun. He had an aquiline nose, distinct cheekbones, and a cleft. He had curly hair; curly, chestnut brown hair. He was banged up from the hit and run. Cuts and bruises, though, the swelling was going down and the fresh red-purple was seeping into a yellow. Had three casts and almost lost his spleen. Dry lips from a week and a half asleep.

    He was breathing, though.

    Breathing steadily.

    He was Tara Kaplan’s first John Doe.

    And no one was sure if they would ever figure out who he was before he woke up.

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    30 Aug 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 86

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    TK stirs, his eyes blinking open a fraction of an inch. His head lolls to the side, toward where Carlos must be. “Babe?”

    “Hey,” Carlos says, his voice softening while his hand continues to smooth TK’s hair. “I’ve got someone who wants to say hi.”

    The phone camera flips again and TK’s face disappears briefly as Carlos turns the phone around so TK can see the screen. Her son comes back into focus and Gwyn can make out the edge of Carlos’s face in the corner, leaning on the bed.

    TK swallows and she watches his eyes focus. “Mom?”

    “Oh, my sweet boy.”

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    After a day of interminable silence, cell phone calls can finally get through to Texas and Gwyneth Morgan can finally speak to her family. First with Carlos and TK and later with Owen.

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    05 Feb 2025

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  5. Public Bookmark 56

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    More than three years after Gabriel's death, Andrea still grapples with her new reality of a quiet home, finding solace in a day spent with TK, Carlos, and Jonah—a day filled with gardening, cooking, and love.

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    29 Jan 2025