Larissa made sure that Francis at least spent time with his cousins everyday since they were so close both being neighbors and in age. She would teach them their lessons together since Millicent wasn’t able to help on that front.
It came as a surprise to find that both the Bell twins were very clever when it came to their studies making Millicent very glad that Larissa was eager to teach them as well as her own child.
Simon visited Larissa with news of his own family and that of Thomas and Isabel since it was ridiculous to expect them to make their way down the hill with such a full house and infants.
The kids growing up, her little brother having his own family, Thomas about to turn thirty, were all signs that time was passing... except Larissa hadn’t changed since she turned eighteen and she never would and soon everyone would notice when she didn’t show signs of age in her mid-thirties. She and Gideon decided it was time to start thinking of a plan to deal with that eventuality.