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Lake and Kendal first met at work, shortly after the death of Lake's first wife, Ottilie. Five years earlier, Kendal had also been widowed. She was hesitant about entering a new relationship but she and Lake were soon in love.

Lake's then teenage daughter Rose reacted very negatively to Kendal at first but once she went away to college, absence made the heart grow fonder and they were able to forge a much stronger relationship, which they still share today. 

In 2014, Lake and Kendal got married. They had both had big formal weddings before, so they decided on a quiet ceremony at the town hall, with just their children and Kendal's former in-laws.

Lake and Kendal both already had two children when they met: Kendal had twin boys and Lake had two daughters. Being considerably older than Kendal, Lake was unsure about more children but Kendal had a strong desire for at least one more. So when Lake was 58, Kendal gave birth to their son Chris, their only child together. 

Lake and Kendal are now both retired and have plenty of leisure time to spend together. They now live with Rose and her wife Joanna in Sullivan. 

Rose and Joanna started dating when they were in high school, shortly after the death of Rose's mother. They stayed together throughout Rose's initially turbulent relationship with her stepmother and survived a year apart when Joanna took a solo trip around the world after graduating college early. Once they were both back in Sullivan, they bought a house together and got married in 2023.

Four years later, they were thrilled to finally become parents when they adopted one-year-old Sylvia. When they wanted to expand their family again, they turned to Joanna's brother Wade. He agreed to be a donor for them and they went through the process of artificial insemination. From this, Rose eventually gave birth to twins Levi and Will, in 2032.

Sylvia went away to university in 2044. Rose now works as an editor for a local magazine. Joanna taught at Exeter High School for many years but now works with her brother at Suffolk University, where she is a botanist.