HEWITT, mirren e.

[mirren hewitt]

The Pisces Sun, Sagittarius Moon, and Taurus Rising combination can create a complex and multi-faceted personality. The intuitive and sensitive nature of Pisces can be balanced by the direct and honest communication style of Sagittarius. This combination may result in a highly creative individual who is unafraid to express themselves and take risks. The stability and patience of Taurus rising can help to ground the emotional energy of Pisces and Sagittarius, providing a sense of balance and reliability in their interactions with others. However, the stubbornness of Taurus may also manifest in this combination, leading to resistance to change or difficulty adapting to new situations. Overall, this combination can create an individual who is adventurous, creative, and reliable. They are often empathetic and intuitive, but can also be blunt and direct in their communication. Their desire for stability and security may conflict with their need for adventure and change, leading to inner conflict and indecisiveness at times.

It's been nice, growing up with three mothers. My mom, Heidi, says she knew pretty early on that she was going to find a donor. I've never known her with a partner, and I think she's perfectly content with it just being us two. Well, us, Mel and Helena. They all went to NYU together, all invested in Dunmere together, all had kids around the same time. They're family to me as much as my mom is. Colt's mom, Mrs. Bell, is really smart and a great storyteller. Growing up I saw more of her than Colt when he was with his dad, often finding her in our kitchen with a big glass of red wine, sifting through my mom's cookbooks. Mrs. Anderson, Ruby's mom, was never far behind. Always early, and so elegant. Her style's really inspiring - sifting through her closet you always find the best things, it's a treasure trove. And then there's my mom - she's also an academic, working in chemical engineering for a major pharmaceutical company. I think she's a fun mix of both of them - a good host, a good listener, sometimes a mediator if she needs to be. They've been together so much of their lives it's like they speak their own language sometimes. Or just know each other so well that they can anticipate what the other's about to say, or referencing. It's really special.

Then there's us. Colt, Ruby, then me. I've known them both my entire life, with much of our friendship unfolding at Dunmere. A long time ago our moms bought a house out in East Hampton on Dunmere Lane, right by the water. We'd spend every summer out there - we learned how to swim between the pool and the ocean, we've had the worst sunburns, we worked at the tennis club and the ice cream shop and in boutiques. We became thick as thieves, looking forward every year to the day our mom's would tell us to start packing. Half the time I would have my suitcase out the second the winter chill in Westchester went away. That's where Ruby and I went to school, with Colt mostly at his dad's during the year. It never hindered us, though. We'd run up the phone bills, constantly texting or calling with mundane updates that always felt so important. He was our best friend too, it was against our code to keep him out of the loop. A silly pact when we were little has stayed bonding - keep the friendship together, no matter what. First kisses, first crushes, first dances - we knew everything about each other and had big dreams of continuing in our mother's footsteps, starting with college. And then...The Rift, happened. That's what I call it. Colt decided last minute he didn't want to go to NYU anymore, and even if it's been a while now, I still feel it. It changed something - you can't really name it, or put a finger on it, but it's the first time anything ever cracked between us. It's the first time I never told Ruby something, also. That he'd floated the idea to me, when we were walking our bikes back from the farmer's market one weekend. I was so shocked and so silent that he immediately dropped it, and the next time I heard was when we found out he didn't go. From there it's all just been...different. Colt's been different - I think happy, but sometimes looks at us like we're going to snap at him for going back on our plan. Ruby's definitely been different. She's really come into her own in terms of her looks and personality, and sometimes I wonder if it cost us our extreme closeness. There's also just the fact that we're growing up, going after different things. Maybe their iciness is just a product of that. I don't know. I really don't want things to change, but I'm not sure it isn't inevitable.

jill . kaia . student