Julia, Layken's mom, and Kel, Layken's more youthful sibling, move to Julia's old neighborhood in Michigan since they can never again bear to live in Texas, thus Julia can take a better work.
Kel on the double gets to know Caulder, who lives with his more established sibling, Will, across the road. Will and Layken hit it off right away - simply later to find that Will is Layken's educator.
Meanwhile, Will shows Layken life, as does Layken's mom - who is really passing on from cancer growth, having moved to Michigan to be close to a subject matter expert.