That strong bond Morgan and George would both rely heavily on, as the summer of 2022 would be one with lots of changes and loss. Sadly, Morgan's parents were struck by a driver under the influence, and Morgan's father, Peter Reilly, passed away on June 16th, 2022.

George had just finished his last round of final exams as a teacher, and so they went up to Concord, NH stayed with friends, as they mourned and began the journey to recovery.

At the end of that summer, George moved off Cape Cod back to his home town looking for jobs as a chemist, and Morgan remained on Cape, to stay with her mother. Both got very familiar with I-495, and making what the kids call a "medium-distance" relationship work.

They filled their weekends with hikes, concerts, trips to a brewery, or (rarely) just a quiet weekend together.