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1930 Secrets Uncovered

Clayton and Jacob

Clayton wakes up in the middle of the night, again, complaining that there are monsters under the bed.

“I was trying to sleep! You have woken me up every night for the past week crying about monsters,” Jacob yells at his son.

“Jacob, he’s just scared,” Winifred defended Clayton. “Go back to bed. I will take care of him.”

Jacob had lost another job. He mostly stayed by himself and spent even less time with his family than usual. He rarely smiled. He had been in an even worse mood than normal lately.

“You coddle them too much. These children have no respect for adults. They make too much noise, the house is a mess, you are always crying. What do you have to cry about? Have you gone to war? Seen your friends get blown up? Lost your brothers?” Jacob was angrier than Winifred had ever seen him.

Winifred fails to calm him. She shouts back at him. For the first time, he strikes her. They are both stunned. What has happened to their marriage?

Jacob goes to his room and shuts the door. Winifred puts Clayton to bed, crawls in next to him, and cries herself to sleep.

In the morning, Jacob is gone. Winifred stays in bed all day and cries.

Winifred is not the only one who is unhappy. Things are not getting any better for Edie. Nia and Lillie have moved into Edith’s old room. One day, Edie is making her old bed, when she discovers a book under the mattress. Not a book, but a diary. Is it her mother’s? She waits until her mom and Lillie are out and she sits down to read. Maybe she can find out why her mother does not want to spend time with her and how to get her to love her.

Edie is shocked by what she reads. Her parents were never in love, didn’t want to marry, and only did so under pressure. Worse, Nia did not want children and only gave in due to Edith’s constant nagging about an heir. How disappointed everyone was that she had been a girl. She read on and found that her mother was attracted to girls and that she didn’t believe that her father was. Edie was in tears as she closed the journal. She felt even more unwanted and alone than she had ever felt in her life.

Winifred worries how she will keep the children fed.

“When is father coming home?” asked Calvin.

Winifred just shook her head and walked into her bedroom, closing the door behind her.

Clayton cries believing that he drove his father away.

Clayton meets Jasper at the park and brings him home.

“We can’t afford a dog. Maybe in the future…” She stops and sees the joy in Clayton’s face as he plays with the dog. She shakes her head and walks in the house.

Jasper makes himself at home

Edie begins spending more and more time away from home. At the park, she meets Tyson. They begin meeting regularly at the park. He showers her with compliments and attention. Has Edie finally found the love she so craves?

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1930 The Great Depression

As the Great Depression arrives, not everyone is so unhappy. Nia has felt happier and freer than she has in years, maybe her whole life. Her uptight, critical mother-in-law is dead, she is single, and Edie is growing up into a teen and less demanding of her time. She can fix up the old house and do as she pleases. First thing she will do is move in Lillie. Her heart gives a little jolt at the thought. Life is good.

Savanna and Josephina

 “Don’t worry, no matter how many babies I have, you will still be my baby girl. I will always love you and Judas.”

“Dear Clara, stealer of my heart. Let us make our love official,”Tristan says. “You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Let’s marry and spend the rest of our lives together.” Clara swoons.

“Let’s seal our love.” Tristan pulls her close to him and kisses her passionately. Clara pulls away.

“We must wait until we are married,”Clara says.

“I cannot wait for one as lovely as you. It’s fine since we are to be wed. Don’t you love me as much as I love you?” Tristan pulls her close and runs his hand down her back.

Clara jumps up and says,” Surely, if we are to spend our whole lives together than there is time after we are wed.”

“Clara, prove to me that you love me as much as I love you.”

“I love you more than anything, but we must not do this before the wedding.”

Tristan tries to convince Clara, but she stands her ground. He soon leaves and Clara cries herself to sleep.

With prohibition ending, a source of income is lost for Joseph. He tries to teach Judas the art of gambling, another source of income.

“Judas, it’s time for you to start earning your keep. You can do odd jobs for the family business. No respectable place will hire you with that hair.”

Lillie moves in. Edie gets even less attention from her mom.

“You are not a child anymore,” says Nia, “You can take care of yourself. I have to learn this new song to play tomorrow night.”

Edie and Lillie do not see eye to eye. Lillie acts as if she owns the place and sometimes bosses Edie around. They often argue.

At first, Nia and Lillie tried to hide their feelings from Edie, but they soon became careless. Edie would catch Lillie coming out of Nia’s bedroom early in the morning. They would hold hands and give quick pecks on the cheek to each other. Then Nia thinks that she has given up enough of her life to please others and society. She will do as she pleases in her home and will not hide her affection for Lillie.

After another fight wih Lillie, Edie goes to Nia for support.

“I don’t want to hear it. You will show Lillie respect. She is part of the family now. If you don’t like it, you will have your own home and can live as you please then.”

Florence and Fern

Meanwhile, things are going well with Jack and Fern. Florence is growing quickly and Fern loves being a mom.

Tristan and Clara

Things are not going so well for Clara.

Clara meets Tristan. He breaks off their engagement. He tells her that they are not a good match. Clara is devastated.

Clara heartbroken

Clara soon learns Tristan has married another woman.

She stays in bed and cries for weeks.