In Philadelphia, Alix works from home, but she misses her friends and life in New York. Not long after Briar’s birth, Alix becomes pregnant with Catherine, and the family moves to Philadelphia. In fact, after Briar is born, Alix struggles to find motherhood rewarding. Though the couple has talked about returning to Philadelphia, Alix’s hometown, to raise their family, Alix is too excited about her business’s recent success to quit just yet. Alix meets her future husband, Peter Chamberlain, around this time, and he is supportive of her business. Eventually, it becomes LetHer Speak, a business and social media campaign that teaches women to find their voices and empower themselves through letter writing. Over time, Alix’s blog gains a respectable following. When Kelley won’t back down, Emira relents and allows Kelley to at least forward her the video.Īlix Chamberlain recalls the details of her life that led to this point: when Alix is in college, she starts writing letters to companies and receiving free products in exchange for her written reviews. Afterward, Kelley urges Emira to post the video online, but Emira doesn’t want to. A bystander ( Kelley Copeland) records the altercation. It’s only after Peter Chamberlain arrives that the guard backs off. After Zara leaves, though, a security guard accuses Emira of kidnapping Briar and refuses to believe that Emira is Briar’s babysitter. There, they have an impromptu dance party in one of the aisles. Per Alix’s recommendation, they go to Market Depot, a nearby upscale supermarket, to kill some time. When they arrive, they see a hole in the Chamberlains’ window. Emira needs the money and reluctantly agrees, so she heads over to the Chamberlains’ house.

Alix explains that she has a family emergency and doesn’t want Briar around.

Emira Tucker is at a party with her friends- Zara, Shaunie, and Josefa-late one Saturday night when Alix Chamberlain, the woman Emira babysits for, calls Emira and begs her to watch Briar Chamberlain, Alix’s two-year-old child.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid