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After Jenny gets really angry at Alexa, she decides to forget about it and jogs with her dad for the first time. During their run, they talk and finally bond. The next big things that happen, are Alexa leaves, one of Jenny's paintings gets picked for the art show, and she gets in a big argument with Tate, over Alexa.

The drama between Jenny and Alexa gets intense when Jenny decides to confront Alexa about Tate. After their argument when Jenny leaves to calm down, she realizes something that makes her begin to change. She helps her brother Russ, with something and her twin sisters with another, showing them a big difference, that they begin to act less awkward/mean with her.

Lately Jenny has been feeling left out because of Alexa. Alexa has gone to a party without her, she decorated the backyard with Jenny's dad without Jenny, and now she finds out she's even having secret phone calls with Tate. But a new thing Jenny tried with Tate was jogging and she actually liked it showing a little change in how she views sports.

Update #7 Jenny and Alexa have been together for some time now but Jenny is beginning to get a little jealous as she notice how well she's getting along with everybody except her dad. She thinks her and Tate might be beginning to get along more than friends, but she doesn't want to make a big deal yet.

Update #6 Alexa and Jenny begin spending time together and they notice many things that they have in common. Jenny's dad still doesn't seem happy with Alexa being there, but Alexa doesn't stop trying to be liked by Jenny's family. Alexa does begin getting along with Jenny's brother, the twins and even Jenny's boyfriend Tate, and Jenny begins feeling jealous.

Update #5 After telling her parents about Alexa her dad told her to cancel the visit, but she didn't. The next day when she did try to call her Alexa was already on her way and before she knew it she was in her driveway. Jenny's family didn't really welcome Alexa but that didn't bother her. After hanging out Jenny warns her that she might not have a welcoming dinner at the Fitzgeralds.

Update #4 A very dramatic moment has happened for Jenny. It was a moment she feared. Telling her parents the truth about her half sister Alexa. She told them during dinner and they took it like she thought, acting a little surprised and a little angry. Now Jenny feels bad for telling them the way she did, but she told them

After Jenny found out she had a sister, it turned out her sister was also looking for her and actually had an email set up for it, so Jenny decides to send her an email. Then that night she got a response and she began talking with her sister, really getting along. One good thing did come out of that, because from there she was able to get an idea about what to paint for the art show.

Jenny has been having exciting moments she feels they could not all be true, in one day. First, her crush Tate becomes like her boyfriend even though nothing in that was really formal. Then she finds out that she does have a half sister, but isn't sure whether to talk to her or not. The only thing she's still worried about is having a piece of art for the art show that is coming very soon.

Update #1: The main character is named Jenny Fitzgerald. She has 1 brother and two twin sisters, her mom and her 'step' dad. She loves art and paints in a studio kind of like her job. All of her family is good at sports except for her. She has a crush on a guy named Tate Brodeur and he encourages her to look for her father Donner 142.