Tara Langer joined the Crain family two years before they moved into Hill House, her mother and Olivia Crain had been best friends their entire lives so when Lucy Langer passed away from breast cancer and without a father in the picture, the Crain's...
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Tara was rushing around her home trying to get everything that she would need packed for her and Lucy's trip to Shirley's for Nell's funeral. Steve had called her earlier that day to inform her of the funeral arrangements and to let her know he and Uncle Hugh would be heading up there with her as soon as they were able to find Luke.
He had also told her about Luke leaving rehab and breaking into his apartment the night before. That information had upset her greatly, but Steve had assured Tara that Luke hadn't been high at the time of the break-in and that the younger man had promised his brother that the money wasn't for drugs, but they were all still worried for him.
Luke had been doing so well this time around in rehab, she had even talked to him just days ago about receiving his 90-day chip, and Tara was praying that there was a good explanation for him leaving and that he hadn't relapsed. She didn't think she could handle any more of the drug use and rehab centers.
She was also pretty uncomfortable about having to see Shirley again. She hadn't come to visit her in the hospital when Lucy was born so they hadn't seen each other since Arthur's funeral, and the two hadn't always been on the best of terms. It had really pissed Shirley off when Tara went against her orders and took the book money Steve had offered them.
Steve and Leah's apartment 2013
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Tara was sitting next to Nell on the couch in Steve's tiny apartment. The older man had called a family meeting to discuss the book he had written about the family's time inside Hill House.
"It wasn't exactly easy to hear but, Shirley hit on some things that have been nagging at me." He started off once everyone was comfortable, "And, well, you were right. I was trying to take ownership of something that doesn't belong just to me."
"So you're pulling the book?" Shirley questioned expectantly.
Steve sighed and shook his head, "I'm offering to share the book." He informed them all calmly, "I'll give each of you eight percent of any royalties, and if it sells as well as my publisher thinks it will..."
