The Me I Used to Be Characters

Central narrator and Core Four member who hosts the twenty-fifth reunion at Bitter Creek Farm. She is married to Clay, stepmother to Mathilda/Kylo, sister to Stephen, and has early-onset dementia. She plans to end her life before she deteriorates and wants one last reunion with her old friends.

Arc: She reunites the Core Four, confesses her diagnosis and suicide plan, learns her mother may have caused the accident, and ultimately chooses not to take the pills, saying, 'Not yet. Not today.' She dies two and a half years later surrounded by family and Gracie.

• Micah Paulson — Core Four friend
• Beck — Core Four friend
• Jasmine Hahn — Core Four friend
• Stephen Wentworth — adopted younger brother
• Clayton Joyce — husband
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — stepdaughter
• Dr. Kate — mother
• Gracie — dog
• Toni Francesco — close friend
• Burt Porter — father
• Portia — stepmother
• Gran — grandmother
• Pop-Pop — grandfather
• Derek Shields — high school crush
• Everest Snow — stepdaughter's partner
• Little Audrey Katherine Wentworth — Stephen's daughter, named Audrey

Core Four member, baker at Lola's Bakery, wife of James, and mother of Logan. She was the designated driver on the night of the accident but got drunk, and she carries guilt for Dr. Kate's death. She also hides the secret that Logan's biological father is Mr. Bates.

Arc: She confesses her role in the accident at the reunion, learns James already knew Logan was not biologically his, reconciles with Logan, and supports Audrey through her final days. She becomes more honest about her past and her love for James.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — Core Four friend
• Beck — Core Four friend
• Jasmine Hahn — Core Four friend
• James — husband
• Logan — son
• Mr. Bates — former English teacher and Logan's biological father
• Eve — sister
• Marjorie Fielding — town gossip who judges her
• Judge Abbott — officiant at her wedding and former probation judge
• Kirsty Talcott — reunion committee member
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — knows her as Mrs. Paulson from Lola's
• Everest Snow — bakery regular

Core Four member and successful casting director in Manhattan. She was a basketball player whose leg was shattered in the accident, ending her UCONN scholarship, and she faces a sexual harassment lawsuit from Andy Ledfield. She has loved Stephen since high school and is described as Rebecca by him.

Arc: She wins her lawsuit, reunites with Stephen, and becomes engaged to him. She supports Audrey through her death and later has a daughter, Little Audrey, with Stephen.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — best friend and Core Four member
• Micah Paulson — Core Four friend
• Jasmine Hahn — Core Four friend
• Stephen Wentworth — first love and fiancé
• Mr. Littlejeans — cat
• Andy Ledfield — man who sues her for sexual coercion
• Ezra Rose — lawyer
• Oscar Hahn — ex-fiancé
• Tammy Morrow — mother
• Catherine — NYU roommate
• Irene — landlady after rehab
• Cadence O'Leary — actor client
• Ché Anderson — school acquaintance
• Hattie Miller — confronts her at the reunion
• Little Audrey Katherine Wentworth — daughter

Core Four member who changed her name to Tate before Princeton and later married Oscar Hahn. She lives in Greenwich, curates a perfect social image, and is mother to Lydia, Lucy, and Lyra. She was driving the car on the night of the accident and still mourns Dr. Kate.

Arc: She confronts Oscar about his affair and financial secrets, agrees to divorce after learning Alyssa is pregnant, moves to New Haven, starts Flex Kids Transportation, and supports Audrey through her death.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — Core Four friend
• Micah Paulson — Core Four friend
• Beck — Core Four friend
• Oscar Hahn — husband
• Lydia — daughter
• Lucy — daughter
• Lyra — daughter
• Cash — brother
• Jade Malinowski — mother
• Dr. Kate — surrogate mother
• Carmen Guerre — social rival
• Michele Taylor — social rival
• Alyssa Cottington — Oscar's mistress

Jasmine's wealthy husband, a finance professional who stays in the city and cheats on her with Alyssa Cottington. He is dismissive of Jasmine's concerns, controls family money, and expects her to maintain their social image. He previously dated and proposed to Beck.

Arc: He refuses to reconcile with Jasmine, reveals Alyssa is pregnant, and agrees to divorce. Jasmine documents his offshore accounts and secures financial leverage before leaving him.

• Jasmine Hahn — wife
• Alyssa Cottington — mistress and pregnant with his child
• Lydia — daughter
• Lucy — daughter
• Lyra — daughter
• Beck — ex-fiancée
• Jade Malinowski — pays her condo and bills
• Cash — paid for his cancer treatment

An aspiring actor who goes on a date with Beck, sleeps with her, and then sues her for sexual coercion. He lies about his background and work, claiming Beck implied she would help his career if he slept with her. He is entitled and performative.

Arc: He testifies against Beck, is exposed under cross-examination, and loses the case. The jury orders him to pay Beck's legal fees and damages.

• Beck — sued her for sexual coercion
• Eleanor — his attorney
• Ezra Rose — opposing counsel

Micah's married English teacher who had a sexual relationship with her when she was a student. He is Logan's biological father and furiously demanded Micah get an abortion when she became pregnant. He later took a job in Maryland and is kept secret from James.

Arc: He remains a hidden source of Micah's guilt and secrecy; Logan learns his identity through DNA testing and reacts with shock and disgust.

• Micah Paulson — former student and affair partner
• Logan — biological son

Caroline's mother and Mathilda's grandmother, also known as Mee-maw. She is bereaved and hostile to Audrey, refusing to meet her or attend the wedding, and later serves a custody challenge that is thrown out. She undermines Audrey's relationship with Mathilda.

Arc: She remains hostile to Audrey and later furious about the move to Vermont, though her custody challenge fails.

• Caroline — daughter
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — granddaughter
• Clayton Joyce — former son-in-law
• Ephraim — husband
• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — refuses to meet and resents her

Audrey's adopted younger brother, a doctor who knows about her diagnosis and suicide plan. He was Beck's secret high-school and college boyfriend and still loves her. He is protective of Audrey and honest with Mathilda about the illness.

Arc: He reunites with Beck, confesses his love outside the courthouse, and later has a daughter with her. He supports Audrey at the end, inherits Bitter Creek Farm, and assures Mathilda the farm will always be her home.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — adopted sister
• Beck — love and fiancée
• Dr. Kate — mother
• Clayton Joyce — brother-in-law
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — niece
• Little Audrey Katherine Wentworth — daughter
• Burt Porter — father
• Jane Friedman — spoke with her about Dr. Kate's symptoms
• Jasmine Hahn — friend and new Core Four member
• Micah Paulson — friend and new Core Four member

Audrey's husband, a master carpenter and father to Mathilda. He is a widower whose first wife, Caroline, died of ovarian cancer. He is kind and supportive during Audrey's dementia but also somewhat absent and later has a dating profile.

Arc: He cares for Audrey and is with her at the end, though he does not know about her suicide plan until Stephen tells Mathilda. After Audrey dies, he becomes engaged to Toni Francesco.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — wife
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — daughter
• Caroline — late wife
• Toni Francesco — fiancée after Audrey's death
• Ephraim — former father-in-law
• Betty — former mother-in-law
• Stephen Wentworth — brother-in-law

Audrey's stepdaughter, who insists on being called Kylo and initially resents Audrey. She is the daughter of Clayton Joyce and the late Caroline, and she is grieving her mother. She is close to Everest Snow and later calls Audrey mom.

Arc: She discovers Audrey's dementia and suicide plan by reading her journal and calling Stephen, then decides to keep the secret and be kinder to Audrey. After Audrey's death, she attends Audrey's alma mater in Savannah and becomes Little Audrey's godmother.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — stepmother
• Clayton Joyce — father
• Caroline — mother
• Everest Snow — partner and romantic interest
• Stephen Wentworth — uncle
• Gracie — dog companion
• Little Audrey Katherine Wentworth — goddaughter
• Toni Francesco — future stepmother
• Ephraim — grandfather
• Betty — grandmother

Audrey and Stephen's mother, remembered as Katherine Chevalier Porter, MD. She was a beloved Stafford doctor who mothered Jasmine and was kind to the Core Four. She died in the car accident that shattered the girls' friendship.

Arc: Her death defines the Core Four's guilt for decades, but Stephen later learns she may have had early-onset dementia and may have caused the accident by speeding without braking.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — daughter
• Stephen Wentworth — son
• Burt Porter — husband
• Beck — friend and protector
• Jasmine Hahn — surrogate daughter
• Micah Paulson — friend

Micah's husband, who raised Logan as his own son. He is loving, supportive, and unbothered by biology, revealing he has known since Micah was pregnant that Logan was not biologically his. He is a steady presence for Micah and Logan.

Arc: He learns Micah's secret is already known to him, reassures Logan that he is his dad, and continues to love and support his family.

• Micah Paulson — wife
• Logan — son
• Eve — sister-in-law
• Judge Abbott — officiant at his wedding

Micah and James's son, who discovers through a 23andMe test that James is not his biological father. He is angry at Micah for hiding the truth and wants James to know. He works in finance and lives in Boston.

Arc: He confronts Micah and James, learns James already knew about his paternity, and ultimately says he does not love James less and tells Micah he loves her too.

• Micah Paulson — mother
• James — father who raised him
• Mr. Bates — biological father
• Eve — aunt

Micah's sister, a glamorous travel writer and influencer. She is competitive with Micah and is the golden child in their mother's eyes. Her Abenaki ancestry claim prompted Logan to take the DNA test that revealed his paternity.

Arc: She remains dismissive of Micah and lavish toward Logan, though she is not central to the resolution of Micah's family crisis.

• Micah Paulson — sister
• Logan — nephew
• Ché Anderson — talks with him about making a TikTok

Audrey's close friend in Stafford and a fellow book-club member. She is kind to Audrey when others gossip about her memory lapses. After Audrey's death, she becomes Clay's fiancée and future wife.

Arc: She supports Audrey during her decline and later becomes Mathilda's future stepmother, asking Mathilda to call her Toni.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — close friend
• Clayton Joyce — fiancé after Audrey's death
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — future stepmother

Kylo's closest friend and romantic interest, who uses they/them pronouns. Everest's family accepts Kylo's chosen name and invites her to dinner. Everest admires the Core Four as mythic.

Arc: Everest remains a steady presence for Kylo through Audrey's illness and death, sitting with her and sharing affectionate moments.

• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — partner and romantic interest
• Jack and Paige Snow — parents
• Winter and North — younger brothers
• Stephen Wentworth — greets him as Uncle Stephen

Beck's fifteen-year-old cat, whom she calls the love of her life. He disapproves of Andy and curls up with Beck during emotional moments. He provides comfort and comic relief in Beck's life.

Arc: He remains Beck's loyal companion through her lawsuit and reunion with Stephen.

• Beck — her cat and companion

Audrey's Irish setter, an aging and affectionate dog. She was originally supposed to be Kylo's dog but bonded with Audrey instead. She acts as an emotional support dog for both Audrey and Mathilda.

Arc: She stays close to Audrey through her illness, comforts Mathilda when she cries, and dies a few months after Audrey. Her ashes are buried with Audrey's where the field meets the woods.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — her dog
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — dog companion

Jasmine's brother, who is estranged and later reveals he has metastatic cancer and is about to be evicted. Jasmine brings him to Connecticut for treatment, and he dies after thirteen weeks. His final weeks influence Jasmine's view on Audrey's assisted suicide.

Arc: He reconnects with Jasmine, receives treatment paid for by Oscar, and dies of cancer, leaving Jasmine with memories that make her question whether suicide is the right choice for Audrey.

• Jasmine Hahn — sister
• Jade Malinowski — mother
• Oscar Hahn — paid for his treatment

Jasmine's mother, known for drinking, arrests, and fights at Red's. She is cruel to Jasmine, blames her for Dr. Kate's death, and lives in a condo paid for by Oscar. Jasmine keeps her away from her daughters.

Arc: She remains a source of shame and pain for Jasmine, though Jasmine financially supports her through Oscar.

• Jasmine Hahn — daughter
• Cash — son
• Oscar Hahn — pays her condo and bills

Jasmine and Oscar's oldest daughter, described as spoiled and demanding. She plays lacrosse and texts Jasmine about clothes, shoes, and Vail. She is upset when Oscar cuts her off financially.

Arc: She remains part of Jasmine's motivation to keep the family stable, though Jasmine ultimately chooses divorce.

• Jasmine Hahn — mother
• Oscar Hahn — father
• Lucy — sister
• Lyra — sister

Jasmine and Oscar's middle daughter, who is isolated and plays D&D. Oscar forces her to babysit Lyra and cancels her Lake Tripp plans, distressing her. She texts Jasmine for help with laundry and school questions.

Arc: She remains dependent on Jasmine's emotional support as the family breaks apart.

• Jasmine Hahn — mother
• Oscar Hahn — father
• Lydia — sister
• Lyra — sister

Jasmine and Oscar's youngest daughter, four years old and exhausting but affectionate. She reveals Jasmine's hiding spot behind the couch and wants her father to stay home. She is cared for by Ellen and Jasmine.

Arc: She remains a vulnerable child whose welfare shapes Jasmine's decisions about divorce and family stability.

• Jasmine Hahn — mother
• Oscar Hahn — father
• Lydia — sister
• Lucy — sister

Oscar's twenty-four-year-old employee and suspected mistress. Oscar's name is on her apartment lease, he pays for her personal shopper, and he books first-class tickets to Paris with her. She is revealed to be pregnant with Oscar's child.

Arc: Her pregnancy pushes Jasmine to agree to divorce Oscar.

• Oscar Hahn — employer and lover

A Greenwich socialite and member of the Garden Club Mafia. She arrives in a Porsche, competes with Michele over fundraiser venues, and demands Jasmine help with the October ninth fundraiser. She embodies social rank and pressure.

Arc: She remains a social rival; Jasmine rebuffs her after the reunion and begins to leave that world behind.

• Jasmine Hahn — social rival
• Michele Taylor — social rival and ally

A Greenwich socialite and Garden Club member who competes with Carmen. She proposes a tour-of-homes fundraiser with Liam Dockery performing and criticizes Jasmine's living room. She represents the competitive status culture Jasmine wants to escape.

Arc: She remains part of the social world Jasmine rejects after the reunion.

• Jasmine Hahn — social rival
• Carmen Guerre — social rival and ally

Beck's entertainment lawyer, who advises settling Andy Ledfield's lawsuit until Beck insists on clearing her name. He later cross-examines Andy and wins a not-guilty verdict for Beck. He follows Beck's note and asks Andy to perform his monologue for the jury.

Arc: He moves from cautious settlement advice to a successful courtroom defense, vindicating Beck.

• Beck — her attorney
• Andy Ledfield — opposing party
• Eleanor — opposing counsel

Andy Ledfield's attorney, who questions him gently and objects during Ezra's cross-examination. After the verdict, she gives Beck an almost imperceptible nod of respect. She is professional and largely peripheral to the main story.

Arc: She loses the case against Beck but shows a moment of acknowledgment afterward.

• Andy Ledfield — her client
• Beck — opposing party
• Ezra Rose — opposing counsel

Beck's mother, a sergeant major in the military who is practical rather than warm. She sits by Beck's hospital bed after the accident, tells her about her injuries and lost scholarship, and arranges her rehab. She later retires to Germany.

Arc: She provides practical support but remains emotionally distant from Beck, who builds her own life in New York.

• Beck — daughter
• Irene — old army friend

Beck's NYU roommate, who takes her to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and a bakery where Beck reunites with Stephen. She reads the vibe and leaves them privacy. She is a brief but pivotal enabler of Beck and Stephen's reunion.

Arc: She enables Beck and Stephen's reunion and then exits the scene.

• Beck — NYU roommate

An old army friend of Tammy Morrow who lets Beck stay with her for a pittance after rehab. She cooks dinner for them every night and gives Beck space to recover. She represents a modest but important source of stability.

Arc: She houses Beck during her post-accident recovery, helping her rebuild her life.

• Beck — landlady after rehab
• Tammy Morrow — old army friend

An actor Beck is considering for a role, who is late because her subway is stuck. She is terrified of missing a career opportunity and later gets a part in a Christopher Nolan movie. She has the 'sparkle factor' Beck looks for.

Arc: She moves from a nervous audition meeting to a major film role, showing Beck's casting instincts.

• Beck — actor client
• Oscar Hahn — meets him when she arrives at the restaurant

A former football star and classmate who visits Beck in the hospital after the accident. He attends the reunion, hugs Beck, and makes a cameo by throwing a sixty-yard pass. He talks with Eve about making a TikTok.

Arc: He remains a friendly link to high school for Beck and the Core Four.

• Beck — school acquaintance
• Eve — talks with her about making a TikTok

Audrey's high school crush who hosts the graduation party. He kisses Audrey, offers her weed, and invites her to Martha's Vineyard. He is also the person Micah previously hooked up with.

Arc: He remains a symbol of Audrey's last normal night before the accident; they do not speak for a quarter of a century after that night.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — high school crush
• Micah Paulson — previously hooked up with her

A former classmate who approaches Audrey and Stephen at the reunion, not understanding Audrey's memory lapses. She is remembered as racist and once called Stephen the n-word. Beck confronts her, and she walks away.

Arc: She appears briefly at the reunion and is called out for her past racism.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — former classmate Audrey remembers beating up
• Stephen Wentworth — called him the n-word
• Beck — Beck confronts her
• Micah Paulson — emailed her about booking a town car

A mean girl from kindergarten who mocks Jasmine for wearing hand-me-downs and asks if she is poor. She later appears at the reunion and acts impressed by Jasmine's look. She represents childhood class cruelty.

Arc: She remains a superficial presence whose past cruelty is remembered by Jasmine.

• Jasmine Hahn — childhood bully

A local woman who visits Lola's Bakery, questions Micah about Logan's marriage prospects, and offers to help with the reunion. Micah believes she collects gossip to judge who has failed to live up to their potential.

Arc: She remains a small-town gossip figure whom Micah tolerates with a fake smile.

• Micah Paulson — town gossip who judges her

A reunion committee member who comes to Lola's to tell Micah the DJ has been lost and asks her to call Jeff Stein. She is going to New York City for the weekend. She represents reunion logistics.

Arc: She remains part of the reunion planning background.

• Micah Paulson — reunion committee member

Audrey's book club host, who chooses the book and shows off sophisticated food and a white outfit. She calls out Audrey for repeating her opinion and later tells Sue that Audrey has been defensive and bitchy. She represents social judgment among Audrey's new acquaintances.

Arc: She remains a minor source of humiliation for Audrey as her dementia becomes noticeable.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — book club host who criticizes her
• Sue — gossips with her about Audrey

A book club member who has been promoted and gives Audrey an odd look. She later tells Aaliyah that Audrey used to be more cheerful and that you never know what someone else is going through. She is mildly sympathetic but still participates in gossip.

Arc: She remains a peripheral book club acquaintance during Audrey's memory decline.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — book club member
• Aaliyah — talks with her about Audrey

A book club member who says she never guessed the killer, mentions her daughter's engagement, and asks about the hot neighbor. She is a minor social presence in Audrey's later life.

Arc: She remains a background book club member.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — book club member

Audrey and Stephen's father, also referred to as Mr. Porter. After Dr. Kate's death he deferred to her parents and later married Portia a year and a half later. He is somewhat passive and grief-stricken.

Arc: He moves on after Dr. Kate's death and remains a background figure in Audrey's life.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — daughter
• Stephen Wentworth — son
• Dr. Kate — late wife
• Portia — wife

Burt Porter's second wife, married a year and a half after Dr. Kate's death. She is described as the first in a robust line of stepmothers. She is a background figure in Audrey's family history.

Arc: She remains a minor stepmother figure from Audrey's past.

• Burt Porter — husband
• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — stepdaughter

Audrey's grandmother, who reclaims Bitter Creek Farm with Pop-Pop after Dr. Kate's death. She tells Audrey the farm is for Chevaliers and later gives the farm to Audrey, saying it is time for the next generation. She is a strong matriarchal presence.

Arc: She passes Bitter Creek Farm to Audrey, enabling Audrey's later move to Vermont and reunion with the Core Four.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — granddaughter
• Stephen Wentworth — grandson
• Pop-Pop — husband

Audrey's grandfather, who moves back into Bitter Creek Farm with Gran. He dies of a heart attack while chopping wood at eighty-six and leaves money to Stephen and Audrey. His death deepens Audrey's grief and family responsibilities.

Arc: He dies before the main reunion events, leaving the farm and inheritance that shape Audrey's later life.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — granddaughter
• Stephen Wentworth — grandson
• Gran — wife

Stephen's biological mother, who was Dr. Kate's Stanford friend. Dr. Kate stayed with her during treatments and for the last two weeks of her life. She is part of the reason Audrey's family adopted Stephen.

Arc: She dies before the main story, but her friendship with Dr. Kate leads to Stephen's adoption.

• Stephen Wentworth — son
• Dr. Kate — Stanford friend

Audrey's employer at Beaufort Construction & Preservation in Savannah. He jokes that she was a diversity hire as a Yankee and likes to tell her his family history. He is a minor figure in Audrey's post-SCAD life.

Arc: He remains Audrey's employer before she moves to Vermont.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — employer
• Paisley — her employer

Audrey's neighbor in Savannah, who has a golden retriever. Audrey occasionally goes out with her and Paisley. She represents a small drop of companionship during Audrey's lonely years in Georgia.

Arc: She remains a minor friend in Audrey's Savannah life.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — acquaintance she occasionally goes out with

Mr. Beaufort's assistant in Savannah. Audrey occasionally goes out with her and Skylar, and she attends Audrey's wedding to Clay. She is a minor but friendly presence in Audrey's lonely Georgia years.

Arc: She remains a peripheral friend in Audrey's Savannah life.

• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — acquaintance she occasionally goes out with
• Mr. Beaufort — her employer

A student looking after Mathilda when Mathilda runs into the street. She apologizes and takes Mathilda back inside after Audrey rescues her. She is a brief catalyst for Audrey and Clay's first meeting.

Arc: She appears only in the rescue scene that begins Audrey and Clay's relationship.

• Clayton Joyce — employed by him to watch Mathilda
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — child she was watching

The judge who marries Micah and James at the brick town hall. He once gave Micah probation for spray-painting under the bridge. He is a minor but memorable figure in Micah's past and wedding.

Arc: He officiates Micah and James's wedding, closing a long chapter of Micah's life.

• Micah Paulson — officiant at her wedding and former probation judge
• James — officiant at his wedding

A nurse who worked with Dr. Kate and tells Stephen that in the last six months of her life Dr. Kate was slipping, forgetting, and overwhelmed. She found off dosages in notes and prescriptions. Her information suggests Dr. Kate may have had early-onset dementia.

Arc: Her revelation reframes the accident and relieves some of the Core Four's guilt.

• Dr. Kate — nurse who worked with her
• Stephen Wentworth — spoke with him about Dr. Kate's symptoms

Everest Snow's parents, who host Kylo at their house, use Kylo's chosen name, and accept Everest's nonbinary identity. They invite Kylo to dinner at Stone Hearth. They provide a welcoming contrast to some of Kylo's family tensions.

Arc: They remain supportive of Kylo and Everest during the reunion weekend and after.

• Everest Snow — their child
• Winter and North — their sons
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — their child's friend

Everest Snow's younger brothers, who worship Everest. They are minor figures in the Snow household, which welcomes Kylo. They help show the supportive family environment Everest has.

Arc: They remain minor background characters in Kylo and Everest's relationship.

• Everest Snow — sibling
• Jack and Paige Snow — parents

Stephen and Beck's young daughter, named Audrey. She demands to swing, orders Mathilda to be a horse, and calls Mathilda 'Attila.' She represents the next generation and the continuation of family after Audrey's death.

Arc: She appears in the epilogue-like closing scenes, showing Stephen and Beck's family and Mathilda's role as godmother.

• Stephen Wentworth — father
• Beck — mother
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — godmother

Clayton Joyce's late first wife and Mathilda's mother. She died of ovarian cancer ten months before Clay met Audrey and refused treatment that would jeopardize her pregnancy. Her death shapes Mathilda's grief and Clay's marriage to Audrey.

Arc: She remains a haunting absence in Clay and Mathilda's lives, with her picture still in Clay's wallet.

• Clayton Joyce — husband
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — daughter
• Ephraim — father
• Betty — mother

Caroline's father and Mathilda's grandfather, also known as Papa. He watches Mathilda when Clay works and drives her to and from visits. He looks apologetic toward Audrey while Betty refuses to acknowledge her.

Arc: He remains a grieving grandfather who resists Audrey but is less hostile than Betty, and he helps serve the custody challenge that the judge throws out.

• Caroline — daughter
• Mathilda Kylo Joyce — granddaughter
• Clayton Joyce — former son-in-law
• Betty — wife
• Audrey Chevalier Porter Joyce — resists her as Clay's new wife