. ▁( Peter ▁Sum ner ). ▁Edward ▁S nr ▁had ▁died ▁of ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁disease , ▁meaning ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁fair ▁chance ▁Edward ▁has ▁inherited ▁it . ▁Jud ith ▁is ▁toler ant ▁of ▁Edward ' s ▁ecc ent ric , ▁reb elli ous ▁stre ak . ▁Jud ith ▁and ▁Donald ▁begin ▁to ▁see ▁eye - to - ey e ▁after ▁she ▁helps ▁him ▁re - write ▁his ▁novel ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁By ron . ▁She ▁also ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁Gy ps y ▁Nash ▁( K im ber ley ▁Cooper ) ▁who ▁runs ▁for ▁school ▁captain ▁when ▁she ▁blocks ▁her ▁appointment . ▁Gy ps y ▁ret ali ates ▁by ▁spread ing ▁rum ours ▁that ▁Jud ith ▁is ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Donald . ▁ ▁Jud ith ▁is ▁somewhat ▁shock ed ▁when ▁Edward ▁announ ces ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁" mar ried " ▁his ▁girl friend ▁P eta ▁Jan os si ▁( A le et za ▁Wood ) ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁ceremony ▁in ▁her ▁garden ▁and ▁they ▁plan ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁together . ▁Ne ither ▁Jud ith ▁nor ▁Jo el ▁Nash ▁( David ▁Wood ley ), ▁P eta ' s ▁fost er ▁father ▁are ▁happy ▁about ▁the ▁idea ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁Jud ith ▁agre es ▁to ▁let ▁P eta ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁them . ▁After ▁Donald ' s ▁wife , ▁Mar il yn ▁( Em ily ▁Sym ons ) ▁leaves ▁him ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁son , ▁Jud ith ▁becomes ▁closer ▁to ▁Donald . ▁Edwards ▁is ▁keen ▁for