Sasha Pierce

Jake “Okay, say cheese!” I held up my phone and waited. “Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!” The kids dutifully plastered on fake grins and repeated...

Ellie “All I’m saying, Izzy-” “Dad, you know I’m not going to listen to a word you say when you keep calling me by that nickname.” I...

Jake I spent most of the day sulking around the house, knowing eventually I had to go to my parents for dinner and pick up Olivia and...

Ellie I spent a couple hours wandering in and out of shops on Main Street. But try as I might, I couldn’t distract myself from the jagged...

Jake “Ellie is so pretty,” Olivia commented with a dreamy sigh from the couch. The kids were playing on their tablets while I made our...

Ellie After we rested and shared warm, languid kisses, I got dressed and headed home, figuring it wasn’t good for the kids to wake up and...

Please be warned: This is a spicy scene, for 18+ only! Ellie At Ethan and Olivia’s insistence, I returned to their home for hot cocoa...

Ellie I was just packing up, planning to head to Peak 7 to visit the housekeepers, when Jake’s phone number popped up on the caller ID....

Jake “How was your weekend, JJ?”  We were sitting in his office, going over the list of requirements. I’d boiled it down from his...

Jake We arrived at the stables with plenty of time before our ride was due to begin, and the kids were practically bouncing out of the...

Jake “I wish Ellie was here, Dad. You should send her a picture of that guy’s hat.” Obligingly, I lifted my phone and snapped a photo,...

Ellie Dad picked me up for the charity event at two, and the entire drive to Snowshoe he reminisced about the years I dated Zach, how he...

Ellie “Oh, shit.” “What?” Tessa looked up from her huevos rancheros in surprise.  We just finished dishing about our week, and I’d pulled...

Jake “Dad, look at what I made!” “Dad, Gramma and I made your favorite cookies. Come try one!” The twin shouts of excitement overlapped...

A mischievous grin took residence on his face as Jake turned us, pressing my back to the kitchen island while we continued kissing. I...

Ellie * With Tessa’s guidance, I crafted the perfect text invite for Jake to join us. I tried to make it as nonchalant and...

Ellie * “Oh my god, I knew it!”  Tessa and I were out to brunch at Rocky Side Up, and she was practically swooning over her eggs...

Jake * After rushing home to change into jeans and a t-shirt, I picked up Ethan and Olivia from after school and delivered them to my...

Jake * * The next day, all that kept spinning through my mind were Olivia’s words. “She watched you a lot when you weren’t looking....

Jake * It seemed as if the weather in Aspen Ridge turned to autumn over night. Leaves began turning colors and dropping, much like the...