The PromiseAfter a few uneventful days spent snuggling the burritos . . .
it was time for the more exciting toddler stage!
As a clone, Nora necessarily aged up with her Laura's brown eyes and dark hair.
Weston, meanwhile, inherited his mother's bright blue eyes. (Yay!)
The queue to line up and take turns playing with Sherman is still pretty long.
But the toddlers are making for some serious competition!
Never in Dojo history have nooboos enjoyed such thorough spoiling.
Nora and Weston play in the doll house together and become best friends.
Doting grandparents take them to Buena Vista Resort for some play time.
They each love their imaginary friend dolls, which are coincidentally excellent colors for their skin tones.
Unfortunately, with all the attention on the nooboos, Joy ages up without celebration, despite the birthday cake in her inventory for just such occasion.
In other news, Laura Talon (from whom Nora was created) also aged up to a young adult. She's definitely got the Dojo eye tilt!
Unfortunately, Marissa catches Jessica Talon flirting with Wogan.
Good thing Vera wasn't there to see her darling boyfriend accepting those flowers!
Marissa receives another date call from Marisela, while Gwenyth teaches Sherman to play dead.
Marissa accepts the invitation, but before she can walk out the door, Marisela calls back to cancel. She seems to have taken a job as a paparazzo, and the work hours are just terrible.
That night, tragedy befalls.
While Jaden is out battling with ghosts . . .
Marissa receives word that it's time to deal with a ghost of her own. Marisela passed away surprisingly early. As a tribute to Marisela's role in her life, Marissa gives her a place with the family and leaves red roses by both her and Asa's gravestones.
The man she barely realized she loved until she was gone, and the woman she had only recently realized she couldn't love: no doubt about it, Marissa had made a mess of her life.
Marissa: "I'll do better by you, both of you, when this is all over. I promise."
