Brooke & Baylee
Brooke (22) & baylee (21)
Midwest city, oklahoma
“the candaces”
Meet Baylee and Brooke: eccentric, funny, loud, volatile and extremely close sisters living their best-lives deep in the heart of Oklahoma. Although they’re eighteen months apart they’ve always felt more like "twins" than traditional sisters. They were raised to be close and even shared the same bed until they were 17 years old. They currently live two minutes away from each other and that feels too far away. They shave one another’s butts, pop each other’s pimples and shower with one another. And if that isn’t enough, they share the same name: Candace. Confused? Let’s explain: When their father was deployed he got a “Candace” tattoo on his chest for Brooke and Baylee’s mom named Candace. When Brooke was born they named her Candace so that dad’s tattoo would symbolize both mom and daughter’s name. But when Baylee came along mama Candace wouldn’t allow dad to get a second tattoo with Baylee’s name, so he went behind mom’s back, dad filled out the birth-certificate to read: “Candace-Baylee.” So ultimately the family consists of: “Mom-Candace,” “Candace-Brooke,” “Candace Baylee,” and now that Brooke is a mom, her daughter is named, “Candace-Ace!” Three generations of women all named Candace…
When Brooke got pregnant with her daughter, Ace, three years ago, Baylee and Brooke became closer than ever. Brooke had been dating her then-boyfriend, Denver, for almost seven months, when she found out she was pregnant while they were "on a break." Brooke needed her sister to help her deal with the "ups and downs" of pregnancy. After Brooke gave birth, she was so attached to her placenta that she couldn't let it go - so she kept it and has it in a jar still today! She loves having her "placenta keepsake" and wants to keep all of the placentas not just from her future pregnancies, but also wants to keep her sister’s future placentas.
After Brooke gave birth to Ace she experienced a bout of postpartum depression. Baylee was the only person that Brooke felt comfortable enough confiding in and she was also the ONLY person that she felt comfortable caring for her new daughter. During the first year of Ace’s life, she saw more of her aunt Baylee than she did of her own father.
It's no secret that Brooke had a roller-coaster ride of an adolescence and experienced more than her fair-share of “wild-days.” Drinking, boys, partying, running away, teen pregnancy…if you name it, chances are that the “old-Brooke” probably did it, or at least thought about it… Brooke is now a resolute Christian redeemed from the sins of her past. She is now determined to not allow Baylee to make any of the mistakes that she made. That means Brooke goes out of her way to prevent, and “protect” her sister from boys, drinking, staying out late, etc. Brooke has an eagle-eye fixed on her sister, and even though she’s not the mom, she’s looking out for Baylee in a way that a mother would.
Brooke and Baylee go to the same school, have the same major and take the same classes together. They come from a long line of “teachers & preachers” in their family, and mama Candace wants her daughters to graduate with a teaching degree. The truth is B&B absolutely HATE teaching and have zero interest in becoming a teacher. However, because they receive free tuition, it allows them a free-ride to go to school and not work. The problem is, they don’t know what they want to be if and when they eventually grow up!
Baylee and her boyfriend Briar have been together for nearly three years. They’re a happy young couple who’ve started talking about the possibility of marriage. Briar is sure that she’s the one, but Baylee isn’t 100% convinced. Briar is saving for a ring and Baylee is meanwhile doing her best to navigate her early twenties. Many people are surprised to learn that Baylee is a virgin and she and Briar are committed to waiting to have sex until they are married. Briar and Baylee struggle with the temptation to have sex. Because Brooke was a teen mom, she doesn’t want her sister to make the same mistakes such as getting pregnant too young or not being married when she does get pregnant. She hopes that Baylee and Briar will succeed, but she will have her sister’s back no matter what happens.
Storylines
Baylee and Brooke have several half siblings that they have never met, including one half-sister they’ve been in correspondence with but haven’t met in person. After their parents divorce their father went on to have kids in other relationships resulting in multiple half siblings the sisters are just now learning about. Baylee is anxious to meet her half-sister because she likes her sibling unit as it is. Brooke, however, wants to arrange a meeting.
Baylee wants to know, see and explore the world as a newly 21 year old young woman. So that means that she wants to go out dancing with friends, see what a “house-party” is and living life on her own terms. Brooke is overly-cautious and doesn’t want her sister to get into trouble like she did when she was young? Will Brooke allow Baylee to enjoy her early-twenties or will she do everything she can to put her sister in a door-less tower?
Denver and Brooke are currently trying to have a second child. Since Baylee and Briar aren't ready to have children, Baylee wants to be involved in every step of Brooke's future pregnancy. The sisters can't wait to plan a gender reveal party, decorate a nursery and shop for baby clothes together! Baylee also wants to be in the delivery room to help her sister have a "smooth delivery." But how will Denver deal with an overly involved sister-in-law? And will Brooke really want her sister’s constant input during baby number two?
Brooke and Baylee both attend the same college. They come from a long line of "teachers and preachers" and they want to break out of the "family norm" and explore some new career options. The sisters have been thinking about getting internships or perhaps part-time jobs together to explore potential career options.
Brooke and Baylee have never gotten a tattoo before. Their mother, Jill, thinks they are "trashy" and the sisters know that getting "sister tattoos" would not please their mother. Will the sisters be able to agree on a meaningful symbol so they can get matching tattoos?