Relationships¶
Maintain via StoryBible (update-AWLL-Story-Bible). Formal / acknowledged status only: dating, engagement, marriage, divorce. Sexual encounters → Lovers Lists/. Add or change rows from processed chapters only; do not infer from later books or from AWLL/Notes/.
Last updated through AWLL3.6 ch 069 (ceiling May 27, 2003 — Bethany ER cliffhanger).
Active relationships (through ceiling)¶
Status at end of AWLL3.6 (May 27, 2003).
| Person | Partner | Status | Since | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mark Adams (Steve) | Jessica Lee Wilton | married | Dec 15, 1985 | Household | ongoing |
| Stephen Mark Adams (Steve) | Kara Anne Blanchard | married (co-wife) | Dec 15, 1985 | Primary emotional center | ongoing |
| Suzanne Aavik | Stephen Mark Adams | live-in / quartet vow (not civil) | Jul 2000+; vow Jul 7, 2002 | Private ceremony | AWLL3.1–3.6 |
| Natalie Bridget Heath | Stephen Mark Adams | girlfriend / Inner Circle | ~Jun 2, 2001 | Not legal wife | AWLL3.2–3.6 |
| Jennifer Lynn Block | Josephine Dolan | dating / committed | ~June 1985 | ongoing | |
| Jesse Block | Joy Anderson | dating (long-distance) | Feb 24, 2001 | Multi practice; no college exclusivity yet | AWLL3.2–3.6 |
| Holly Sutton | Jackson Morris | married | Aug 13, 2001 | AWLL3.2 ch 71 | |
| María Cristina Ochoa Coulvert | Mike | married | Jul 28, 2001 | AWLL3.2 ch 68 | |
| Leigh Renwick | Kirk Roberts | married | ~Feb 23, 2002 | Dōjō; Japan | AWLL3.4 ch 21 |
| Aisyah Kuftaro | Hassan | married (nikah + IL cert) | May 18, 2002 | Steve wali | AWLL3.4 ch 55 |
| Stephanie Adams | Joel Scheffler | married | ~Sep 22, 2002 | Legal Scheffler-Adams; work name Adams | AWLL3.5–3.6 |
| Rachel Marie Rizzi | Javon | dating | ~Jan 2002 | AWLL3.3 ch 65 | |
| Cecily | James | engaged / intent | by Dec 2002 | Marry March after she turns 18 | AWLL3.5 ch 58 |
| Bethany Michelle Krajick | Tom | separated (walking out) | ~2003 | Crisis → ER May 27 | AWLL3.6 ch 57–69 |
| Kathy Will | Kurt Jaeger | married | June 15, 1985 | AWLL1.10 | |
| Dave Kallas | Julia Simmons | married | Early Aug 1985 | ongoing | |
| Anala Subramani | Prajesh | married | July 1985 | AWLL1.10 | |
| Cindi Spanos | Chris Eggert | separated | 1991+ | AWLL2.5 | |
| Jackie Phelan | Jamie | married | June 14, 1986 | AWLL2.1 | |
| Nancy Blanchard | Paul | married | June 20, 1986 | AWLL2.1 | |
| Bethany Michelle Krajick | Tom | married | ~Feb 1994 | AWLL2.7 | |
| Joyce Louisa Abbadelli | Jake Tarrance | married | May 16, 1987 | AWLL2.1 | |
| Tatyana Voronina | Dmitry Grigoryev | married | Aug 1, 1987 | AWLL2.2 | |
| Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | engaged (re-engaged) | Oct 27–28, 1996 | Prior divorce path May 1995; re-proposal accepted; son Stephen John Penfield 8 Jan 1998 (Epi) | AWLL2.10 ch 29; Epi |
| Natalya Zhukov | Zeke | married | June 17, 1989 | AWLL2.3 | |
| Elyse Natalie Clarke | Eduardo | dating | 1992–95 | AWLL2.6–2.8 | |
| Abbie Nolan | Jason Stuart | married | Jan 8, 1994 | AWLL2.7 | |
| Fawn Barton | Georg | married | July 23, 1994 | AWLL2.7 | |
| Aimee Shaughnessy | John Fitzmaurice (LCDR) | married | ~Mar 4, 1995 | AWLL2.8 ch 45 | |
| Jeri Lundgren | Howard Pointe | dating / toward marriage | 1992+ | Jeri pregnant due late Mar 1995 | AWLL2.8 ch 5 |
| Cèlia Cavaco | Leo | engaged | ~May 15–19, 1995 | Wedding planned fall; Gloucester church; Cape Cod honeymoon | AWLL2.8 ch 58 |
| Samantha Spurgeon | Brian Frost | married | July 6, 1996 | Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe | AWLL2.9 ch 59 |
| Deborah Rice | Krissy Slate | dating / committed (plan children) | 1996–97 | Sons John & James via AI (Epi); Deborah left NIKA counsel ~Aug 2000 | AWLL2.10; AWLL3.1 |
| Will Webber | Marcia Ingles | engaged → marry in Japan | 2000–01 plan | Sakurako arranges; Jim lease house to them | AWLL3.1–3.2 |
Relationship events¶
| Date (in-story) | Person | Partner | Event | Series | Book | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve 1982 | Stephen Mark Adams | Kara Anne Blanchard | broke up | 1 | 7 | 42 | |
| Jan 1983 | Stephen Mark Adams | Stephie Grant | started dating | 1 | 8 | 2–5 | |
| Mar–Dec 1983 | Stephen Mark Adams | Jennifer Lynn Block | started dating | 1 | 8 | 17+ | Slow rebuild |
| Aug–Dec 1983 | Stephen Mark Adams | Stephie Grant | broke up | 1 | 8 | 47–59 | |
| Christmas Eve 1983 | Kara Anne Blanchard | Stephen Mark Adams | (reappears) | 1 | 8 | 82 | Tree; not formal dating restore in 1.8 |
| Christmas Eve 1983 | Kara Anne Blanchard | Stephen Mark Adams | (reappears; friendship/sex door open) | 1 | 9 | 1–2 | Spencers’ room; not steady dating |
| Mar–Oct 1984 | Anala Subramani | Stephen Mark Adams | (spiritual/sexual partnership; not exclusive dating label) | 1 | 9 | 23–64 | Move-in renegotiated; ends physical for Prajesh |
| June 1984 | Pete Carston | Melanie Spencer | marriage | 1 | 9 | 42 | St. Andrew’s / Blue Ash |
| Apr–May 1984 | Dave Kallas | Julia Simmons | engagement | 1 | 9 | 31–32 | After Julia’s chrismation; ring Wheaton |
| Fall 1984 | Anala Subramani | Prajesh | started dating | 1 | 9 | 64+ | Casual → family dinner; physical with Steve ends |
| Pre–summer 1984 | Jennifer Lynn Block | Josephine Dolan (Josie) | started dating / committed | 1 | 9 | 22–43 | Life partners; planned Chicago move |
| Dec 1984 | Jennifer Lynn Block | Josephine Dolan (Josie) | broke up | 1 | 9 | 82 | Fight; Josie flies out (reconcile later in 1.10) |
| Aug 1984 onward | Kara Anne Blanchard | Stephen Mark Adams | cohabitation (friends/lovers path) | 1 | 9 | 51–82 | Moves into Woodlawn with Elyse Aug 1 |
| Dec 1984–1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Kara Anne Blanchard | dating / cohabitation | 1 | 10 | 1–66 | Reunited lovers through book |
| March 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Sofia Katsaros | broke up | 1 | 10 | 29 | Romantic end; friends |
| March 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Jessica Lee Wilton | started dating | 1 | 10 | 2–30 | Meet Indy hospital |
| April 1985 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | engagement (open) | 1 | 10 | 35 | She proposes; answer deferred |
| May 1985 | Katy | Kenneth | engagement | 1 | 10 | 34 | |
| June 3, 1985 | — | — | (NIKA opens) | 1 | 10 | 48 | Business |
| June 15, 1985 | Kathy Will | Kurt | marriage | 1 | 10 | 49 | |
| ~June 1985 | Jennifer Lynn Block | Josie Dalton | commitment ceremony | 1 | 10 | 48–49 | Not civil marriage |
| July 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Karin Andersson | broke up | 1 | 10 | 54 | Rejects exclusive marriage terms |
| July 1985 | Anala Subramani | Prajesh | marriage | 1 | 10 | 53–54 | |
| Early Aug 1985 | Dave Kallas | Julia Simmons | marriage | 1 | 10 | 56–60 | |
| ~Aug 1985 | Bethany Michelle Krajick | Andrew | engagement | 1 | 10 | 60–63 | Accepts after Steve proposes and she refuses him |
| Aug 23, 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Jessica Lee Wilton | engagement | 1 | 10 | 66–67 | Dual proposal with Kara |
| Aug 23, 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Kara Anne Blanchard | engagement (co-wife) | 1 | 10 | 66–67 | |
| Labor Day 1985 | Bethany Michelle Krajick | Andrew | broke up | 1 | 10 | 69–71 | Intolerance of Steve history |
| Dec 15, 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Jessica Lee Wilton | marriage | 1 | 10 | 82 | Legal + triad ceremony |
| Dec 15, 1985 | Stephen Mark Adams | Kara Anne Blanchard | marriage (commitment) | 1 | 10 | 82 | Same ceremony |
| Nov 1985 | Don Joseph Grossi | — | (death) | 1 | 10 | 75 | NIKA shares → Joyce |
| May 3, 1986 | Cindi Spanos | Chris Eggert | marriage | 2 | 1 | 10 | Hillside Presbyterian |
| June 14, 1986 | Jackie Phelan | Jamie | marriage | 2 | 1 | 16 | Park wedding |
| June 20, 1986 | Nancy Blanchard | Paul | marriage | 2 | 1 | 17 | Batavia courthouse |
| Fall 1986 | Bethany Michelle Krajick | Nicholas Evans | started dating | 2 | 1 | 8–31 | Lunches → serious; sex after engagement track |
| Nov 2, 1986 | Stephanie Grant | Jason “Red” Stuart | marriage | 2 | 1 | 31 | AMS infield Atlanta |
| Nov 8–9, 1986 | Katy O’Connor | Kenneth | marriage | 2 | 1 | 32 | Boston |
| Jan 1987 | Bethany Michelle Krajick | Nicholas Evans | engagement | 2 | 1 | 39–42 | Hand / ring; June 20 set |
| May 16, 1987 | Joyce Louisa Abbadelli | Jake Tarrance | marriage | 2 | 1 | 52 | King’s Bay chaplain elopement |
| June 20, 1987 | Bethany Michelle Krajick | Nicholas Evans | marriage | 2 | 1 | 54 | Milford; Ed Krajick arrested at reception |
| 1987 | Tatyana Voronina | Dmitry Grigoryev | engagement | 2 | 1 | 47 | Moscow wedding Aug 1 planned |
| June 20, 1987 | Edward Krajick | — | (arrest murder) | 2 | 2 | 1 | Charges dropped nolle prosequi Oct 1987 |
| Aug 1, 1987 | Tatyana Voronina | Dmitry Grigoryev | marriage | 2 | 2 | 7 | Moscow |
| Oct 2, 1987 | Stephanie Grant | Jason “Red” Stuart | (widow — death of spouse) | 2 | 2 | 17–18 | Stephie dies ~1:15pm; funeral Dawsonville Oct 7 |
| Sept 24, 1987 | Kara Anne Blanchard | Stephen Mark Adams | (pregnancy confirmed) | 2 | 2 | 17 | Due ~June 1988 |
| May 29, 1988 | Kara Anne Blanchard | Stephen Mark Adams | (birth of Birgit) | 2 | 2 | 46–47 | Birgit Elizabeth Adams 5:18pm |
| June 18, 1988 | Jeremiah | Sharice | marriage | 2 | 2 | 50 | |
| Oct 8, 1988 | Chrissy Teague | — | (death) | 2 | 2 | 71 | Speedball OD |
| Oct 17, 1988 | Stephen Mark Adams | Jessica Lee Wilton | separated | 2 | 2 | 73–74 | After Carla paternity suit served |
| ~Oct 17, 1988 | Carla Marie Rizzi | Stephen Mark Adams | (paternity suit) | 2 | 2 | 72–73 | Rachel Marie Rizzi b. Jan 10, 1985 |
| Nov 24, 1988 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | (abortion intent stated) | 2 | 2 | 77 | Pregnant; book ends on fracture |
| Nov 24, 1988 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | (abortion intent / flee) | 2 | 2–3 | 77 / 1 | Thanksgiving bombshell continues into 2.3 | | Dec 18–21, 1988 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | (intervention / Maine treatment) | 2 | 3 | 12–13 | Iron Mountain → Lewiston | | Feb 10, 1989 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | reconciled | 2 | 3 | 32–34 | Keep baby; full confessions | | March 3, 1989 | Carla Marie Rizzi | Stephen Mark Adams | (paternity suit ends) | 2 | 3 | 35–56 | DNA excludes Steve; final order July | | March 5, 1989 | Natalya Zhukov | Zeke | engagement | 2 | 3 | 36 | Sauna dinner proposal | | June 17, 1989 | Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | marriage | 2 | 3 | 53 | Double wedding backyard | | June 17, 1989 | Natalya Zhukov | Zeke | marriage | 2 | 3 | 53 | Same ceremony | | June 18, 1989 | Elyse Clarke | Stephen Mark Adams | (birth Michael) | 2 | 3 | 53 | Michael Stephen Clarke | | July 5, 1989 | Jessica Lee Wilton | Stephen Mark Adams | (birth Albert) | 2 | 3 | 56 | Albert Stephen Adams | | July 21, 1989 | Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | (birth Amber) | 2 | 3 | 58 | Amber Michelle Penfield | | July 25, 1989 | Bethany Krajick | Nicholas Evans | (birth Nicholas III) | 2 | 3 | 59 | | | ~Aug 1989 | Stephanie Adams | Jorge González | broke up | 2 | 3 | 60–62 | Moves to dorms; Jorge with Trish | | Sept 12, 1989 | Joyce Abbadelli | Jake Tarrance | (birth Amelia) | 2 | 3 | 65 | | | Dec 18, 1989 | Nicholas Evans | — | (shot) | 2 | 3 | 70 | May not survive — book end | | ~May 15–19, 1995 | Cèlia Cavaco | Leo | engagement | 2 | 8 | 58 | While Steve in Dallas; fall wedding planned | | ~Mar 4, 1995 | Aimee Shaughnessy | John Fitzmaurice (LCDR) | marriage | 2 | 8 | 45 | | | late May–June 1995 | Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | separated | 2 | 8 | 58–64 | Divorce path; kids with Alice/Bart; announced at NIKA | | July 28, 1995 | — | — | (Albert missing) | 2 | 8 | 70 | Albert Stephen Adams missing from Chicago home — book cliffhanger | | Dec 17, 1995 | Michelle York | Stephen Mark Adams | broke up | 2 | 9 | 30 | She wanted primary monogamy; he refuses; baby support promise stands | | July 6, 1996 | Samantha Spurgeon | Brian Frost | marriage | 2 | 9 | 59 | Chicago Botanic Garden | | July 3, 1996 | Michelle York | Stephen Mark Adams | (final cut) | 2 | 9 | 58 | No re-entry; renounces godfather path | | ~Aug 2, 1996 | — | — | (Lisa missing / Willow pimp) | 2 | 9 | 64 | Book cliffhanger — Clinton Street | | Aug 1996 | María Cristina Ochoa Coulvert | Stephen Mark Adams | household third begins | 2 | 10 | 2–3 | Move-in; first vaginal Aug 4 | | Oct 27–28, 1996 | Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | engagement | 2 | 10 | 29 | Re-proposal accepted after 1995 separation | | May 1997 | Lisa Glass | — | (arrest Texas) | 2 | 10 | 80–81 | Extradition; Scuderi still free (Epi) | | Jan 1, 1998 | Stephanie Adams | — | (NIKA CEO) | 2 | 10 | Epi | Succeeds Steve; not a personal relationship event | | Apr 2, 2000 | Jesse Block | Francesca | broke up | 3 | 1 | 8 | Carol forces end after sex discovery | | ~Jun 2000 | Stephanie Adams | Ed Krajick | separated / divorce path | 3 | 1 | 19+ | Ed adultery (Adrianne) | | Jul 3, 2000 | Suzanne Aavik | Stephen Mark Adams | household third begins | 3 | 1 | 27 | Permanent girlfriend path; not legal marriage | | Aug 2000 | María Cristina Ochoa Coulvert | Stephen Mark Adams | sexual / live-in third ends | 3 | 1 | 36–47 | She dates Navy officer; Suzanne succession | | Aug 2000 | Liz Carullo | Stephen Mark Adams | sexual “adulting” ends | 3 | 1 | 36–39 | She dates PD office guy | | 2000–01 | Will Webber | Marcia Ingles | engagement | 3 | 1 | 50 | Japan wedding plan | | NYE 2000 / NYD 2001 | Suzanne Aavik / Leigh Renwick | Stephen Mark Adams | Inner Circle formalized | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ruby bracelet / friendship oath path | | Feb 24, 2001 | Jesse Block | Joy Anderson | started dating | 3 | 2 | 24–25 | Long-distance GF; first sex same night | | ~Jun 2, 2001 | Natalie Bridget Heath | Stephen Mark Adams | Inner Circle (final member) | 3 | 2 | 52 | Not marriage | | Jul 28, 2001 | María Cristina Ochoa Coulvert | Mike | marriage | 3 | 2 | 68 | Cicero Catholic; Steve gives away | | Aug 13, 2001 | Holly Sutton | Jackson Morris | marriage | 3 | 2 | 71 | Saint Martin beach; Steve officiates | | Sep 11, 2001 | — | — | (9/11 South Tower) | 3 | 2 | 75 | Book ends — old world dies | | ~Oct 26, 2001 | Leigh Renwick | Stephen Mark Adams | sexual track ends | 3 | 3 | 26–27 | Mentor / Sensei only; not exclusive dating breakup | | Jan 2002 | Jesse Block | Macrina Kennedy | started dating / seeing | 3 | 3 | 57–66 | Church + biweekly limits | | ~Jan 2002 | Hope Schobert | Parker | broke up | 3 | 3 | 66 | No chemistry; keeps Steve FWB | | ~Jan 2002 | Rachel Marie Rizzi | Javon | started dating | 3 | 3 | 65 | | | Jan 12–14, 2002 | Jesse Block | Angelina Perez | (sex collapse) | 3 | 3 | 66 | Kelly outs Steve as Angelina’s older guy | | ~Jan 2002 | Lee | Kelly Connor | broke up | 3 | 4 | 1, 43 | She cheated (with Steve); Kelly later Memorial Day invite path | | ~Feb 23, 2002 | Leigh Renwick | Kirk Roberts | marriage | 3 | 4 | 21 | Dōjō ceremony; Japan | | May 18, 2002 | Aisyah Kuftaro | Hassan | marriage | 3 | 4 | 55 | Nikah + IL cert; Steve wali | | Jul 7, 2002 | Suzanne Aavik | Stephen Mark Adams (+Kara/Jessica) | quartet vow | 3 | 4 | 83 | Not civil marriage | | Jul 17, 2002 | — | — | (Östersund ice) | 3 | 4 | 87 | Book end — Elin introduced | | ~Sep 22, 2002 | Stephanie Adams | Joel Scheffler | marriage | 3 | 5 | 22, 31 | Judge wedding; honeymoon Monaco | | mid-Sep 2002 | Libby | Karli | broke up | 3 | 5 | 22 | By text | | ~early Nov 2002 | Dante (Puccini) | (wife) | marriage | 3 | 5 | 41 | “Last Wednesday” | | Dec 24, 2002 | — | — | (Steve Samet arrives) | 3 | 5 | 68 | Claims half-brother of Steve | | Dec 24–27, 2002 | Steve Samet / Hano | Ray Adams | (half-brother claim managed) | 3 | 6 | 1–2 | Ray refuses contact until ~2011; secrecy | | ~Dec 28, 2002 | Jesse Block | Scarlett Butler | broke up | 3 | 6 | 4, 9 | Sauna/philosophy conflict | | May 26, 2003 | — | — | (Hastings Mill → NIKA Canada) | 3 | 6 | 69 | Business close; not personal relationship | | May 27, 2003 | — | — | (Bethany ER) | 3 | 6 | 69 | Book cliffhanger |
Not logged: one-offs / lover-list partners; Jesse multi FWB (Verity/Larisa/Mikayla casual); Birgit–Kevin not-yet-dating; Birgit–Bob intimate without engagement.
Ended relationships (historical)¶
| Person | Partner | Final status | Start | End | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope O’Neil | Terry Penfield | separated then re-engaged | June 17, 1989 | May 1995 sep; Oct 1996 re-engage | Divorce path then re-proposal | AWLL2.8–2.10 |
| Michelle York | Stephen Mark Adams | broke up (household third ended) | Aug 1993 | Dec 17, 1995 | Pregnant (not Steve’s bio child); M & M; later no-contact letter | AWLL2.9 ch 24, 30, 58–63 |
| María Cristina Ochoa Coulvert | Stephen Mark Adams | household third ended | Aug 1996 | Aug 2000 | Succeeded by Suzanne; MC marries Mike Jul 2001 | AWLL2.10–3.2 |
| Stephen Mark Adams | Samantha Spurgeon | lover ended (mentor/daughter) | May 9, 1992 | Apr 30, 1993 | Lisa crisis then rebuild then role change; she marries Brian July 1996 | AWLL2.5–2.6; 2.9 ch 59 |
| Cindi Spanos | Chris Eggert | separated (divorce path) | May 3, 1986 | Sep 1991+ | Illinois 2-year rule | AWLL2.5 ch 15 |
| Bethany Michelle Krajick | Nicholas Evans | widowed (his murder) | June 20, 1987 | Dec 1989 | Guam base shooting | AWLL2.4 ch 1–3 |
| Stephanie Grant (Stephie) | Jason “Red” Stuart | widowed (her death) | Nov 2, 1986 | Oct 2, 1987 | Terminal cancer | AWLL2.2 ch 17–18 |
| Stephen Mark Adams | Jessica Lee Wilton | separated then reconciled | Oct 17, 1988 | Feb 10, 1989 | Maine treatment; keep Albert | AWLL2.2–2.3 |
| Stephen Mark Adams | Bethany Michelle Krajick | broke up (marriage path) | Long arc | Aug 1985 | She refuses his proposal; accepts Andrew then dumps him; friends only | AWLL1.10 ch 61–71 |
| Stephen Mark Adams | Sofia Katsaros | broke up | — | March 1985 | Cannot share him | AWLL1.10 ch 29 |
| Stephen Mark Adams | Karin Andersson | broke up | Dec 1979 | July 1985 | Rejects exclusive terms | AWLL1.10 ch 54 |
| Bethany Michelle Krajick | Andrew | broke up | Aug 1985 | Labor Day 1985 | AWLL1.10 ch 69–71 | |
| Stephanie Adams | Jorge González | broke up | ~1987–89 | Aug 1989 | Trish jealousy; dorms | AWLL2.3 ch 60–62 |
| Nancy Blanchard | Alan Blanchard | widowed | — | May 1982 | AWLL1.6–1.7 |