In a search for inner peace, Hal finally confronts his own feelings toward Beka.

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A chance encounter with an old friend – a psychiatrist – convinces Hal that his issues with Beka stem from her being a raging narcissist. But, when Hal tries to present his side to his donor kids, they all circle the wagons around Beka.

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Hal tries to take his case against Beka to his donor kids. But, his weak father-donor-kid bond is nothing compared to all his donor kids' sibling bonds with each other. Beka, Hal learns, has total sway over her diblings.

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Hal manages to pull his relationship with Beka back from the brink. As they begin to talk more, more of Hal’s donor kids sign on to 23AndMe. But Beka breaks off their relationship entirely after Hal suggests that her feelings for him might be stronger than she admits.

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If Hal’s relationship with Beka can be compared to a roller coaster ride (which it can!), then this is the part where the ride plunges terrifyingly. Somewhere between the start and end of a nine-hour bike ride, Hal’s relationship with Beka turns toxic.

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Threatened by Miles’ angry dad, Hal tries to diffuse the situation. Meanwhile, a second donor son joins 23AndMe. Hal learns quickly – most of his donor kids have no idea whatsoever they’re donor kids. They have all been their family secret.

As Hal tries to diffuse the situation with Miles’ dad, he meets a second donor son (Sonny) and a donor daughter: BEKA. Unlike her donor siblings (her diblings), Beka knew she was donor-conceived before joining 23AndMe. Also, unlike her diblings, she was actually looking for Hal.

Almost from the jump, Hal is drawn to Beka.

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How Hal became an anonymous sperm donor in the 1980s and a successful radiologist… When personal genomics company 23AndMe opened in 2013, Hal was among its first customers, curious about his health genes. But the DNA swab he sent began to ping with other members' DNA. A few years after joining, Hal received an email informing him he had a new relative at 23AndMe. A son. He was the first of his seven donor kids to find him. But the real surprise would belong to Hal's (adult) donor kids: almost none of them knew they were the result of a sperm donation.

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