After Ever Happy — Reader Q&A (2024)

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Does Tessa sleep with Zed? ›

They fight about it and, still drunk, Tessa suggests they have sex. They do, but in the morning, she's less than happy about it.

Hardin comes to visit every weekend even though he is now a famous author of the book he wrote about their relationship. At Landon's wedding Hardin proposes and he and Tessa run off to Vegas to get married. After a miscarriage, they have a daughter and a son.

In the future, Tessa shares an apartment with Hardin in New York and works as a wedding planner. The two have a daughter named Emery and a son named Auden.

When he and Tessa return to finish dinner, he apologizes to everyone for his behavior. After dinner, Hardin admits to Tessa that he wants her more than he has ever wanted another person or thing in his whole life. Tessa realizes this is an admission of his genuine feelings for her, and she kisses him.

Ken states that regardless of the truth, Hardin will always be his son. Meanwhile, Tessa is visiting the OB-GYN who tells her that with her medical condition, the chances of her falling pregnant are impossible. Tessa is shocked to learn that she will never be able to carry a baby to full term.

Nora Gibson (nee Tahan, former Rahal), better known as Sophia Gibson, is a fictional character in the After novel series written by Anna Todd. She is the love interest and later wife of Landon Gibson.

Two years after graduating NYU, Hardin and Tessa fall pregnant after trying for quite some time and even sadly suffering a miscarriage. After welcoming a miracle baby girl they welcome a baby boy six years later – who would have thought Hardin would be a parent to two kids!?

While there is no suggestion that Tessa becomes pregnant in After Ever Happy, the film franchise will continue with a sequel film exploring the lives of Tessa and Hardin's eventual children. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.

Abby Scott - Abby is considered to be Hardin's paternal half-sister.

In the first movie, After, Tessa is 18 years old as she starts her first year of college as a freshman, while Hardin is a year older than her. After We Collided sees the couple through the same school year, however, we do see Tessa celebrate her birthday in the film.

Is Hardin Christian's son After We Fell? ›

Status. Christian Vance is a fictional character from the After series written by Anna Todd. He is the biological father of the male protagonist, Hardin Scott. In the After film series, Christian is portrayed by Charlie Weber and Stephen Moyer.

Background. Hardin is the product of a long-standing affair between Trish Daniels and Christian Vance. Trish was married at the time of Hardin's conception, and led her husband Ken Scott to believe he was Hardin's biological father. Hardin was born on February 5, 2000, in London, England.

Hardin appears behind Tessa and Noah pieces together that Tessa cheated on him and hurries away to his car. Tessa begs with him to listen and hear her out, but he emotionally admits that he isn't interested in her excuses. He is hurt by her betrayal and leaves the campus.

While in a bubble bath, Hardin wrote words on Tessa's back that she tried to guess. His last word was, "I love you", which she still didn't guess.

Tessa's age in After We Collided

When she returns to the apartment she shared with Hardin, she is surprised to find that he got her a very thoughtful birthday present: A Kindle with all of her favorite books on it. That makes Tessa 19 years old at the end of After We Collided.

At the end of the series, Will marries Tessa, having two children, Lucie and James, with her. Jem has to separate from both of them now that he is a Silent Brother, however, when Will dies in 1937 of old age, his family and friends, Tessa, and Jem are all by his side.

Tessa is the second character to have an abortion. The first was Erica, the third was Manny and the fourth was Lola.

Tessa continues like she is, Jem eventually will die and Tessa will be destroyed (even if she made her choice since the epilogue, it will still hurt).

Landon's cares for Tessa and her feelings, which gives him a unique perspective into her relationship with Hardin. Landon doesn't hesitate to call Hardin out out on his behavior, even forcing Hardin to admit that he loves Tessa.

Rob Estes as Ken Scott

Rob Estes plays Ken Scott, the ex-husband to Trish Daniels and Hardin Scott's estranged father.

Who is Tessa's mum in After? ›

Carol Young (Selma Blair) is a minor villainess from the 2019 film, After. She is the mother of Tessa Young (the film's main protagonist).

After Everything is officially coming - here's what you need to know about the fifth movie instalment to the film series including the release date, trailers, cast and more. After Everything has been confirmed as the fifth movie instalment to the After film series and we couldn't be more excited!

Early in the movie, Hardin confessed, “I keep on trying to write, and every time I do, everything just ends up going back to Tessa.” As a result, he became invested in documenting even private moments, much to Tessa's chagrin, and she flatly breaks up with him.

We had thought that Tessa and Hardin's story would come to an end with the fourth movie, but After Ever Happy's surprise cliffhanger ending revealed that the story has one more chapter to go.

We've watched the love story between Hardin Scott and Tessa Young unfold throughout the After franchise — and ICYMI, a fifth film is on the way.

Early life and education

Her younger paternal half-sister, Zsela, is a singer and songwriter.

And yes, through it all, they really do end up staying together. Eventually, Tessa and Hardin become parents to two children called Emery and Auden. The final part of the book flashes all the way forward to a teenage Emery heading off to school with her younger brother Auden.

Series Information

Jamie is a character in After We Collided. She is portrayed by Ariel Jasmine Ryther. As a former conquest of Hardin's, Jamie was part of Hardin's early years at WCU, and one of the people whose forgiveness he hopes will help him be better for his girlfriend.

Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin (/faɪnz/; born 6 November 1997) is an English actor, model and film producer. He is known for his starring role as Hardin Scott in the After film series.

It was later announced that the characters of Kimberley, Christian Vance, Carol Young, Landon Gibson and Karen Scott were recast because the original actors not being able to travel to Bulgaria due to the COVID-19 pandemic or that they were already committed to other projects.

Does Hero Tiffin have tattoos? ›

Despite Hardin's character having a serious amount of tattoos in 'After', Hero doesn't actually have any in real life!

The never-before-seen snap is a moment from Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) and Tessa Young's (Josephine Langford) intimate lake scene, where they kiss for the first time. The photo was shared by Frayed Pages Entertainment on Twitter, who is the production company owned by Anna Todd - the author of the After books.

Tessa Lynn Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She is of Afro-Panamanian, English, German, Irish, Mexican and Scottish descent. She was known for her role in the 2009 indie movie Mississippi Damned.

Landon Gibson was born to Karen Tucker-Gibson and Allen Michael Gibson in a small town in the state of Michigan.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actor Chance is replacing Shane Paul McGhie as Landon, after the actor stepped down from the role over “disagreements” in the filming process. Stephen is taking the place of Charlie Weber, who played Hardin's dad Christian Vance, while Mira Sorvino is replacing Selma Blair as Carol.

Kimberly Vance is a fictional character in the After novel series written by Anna Todd. She is the wife of Christan Vance, the mother of Karina Vance, the close friend and former boss of Tessa Young, and step-mother of Hardin Scott. In the film series, Kimberly is portrayed by Candice King and Arielle Kebbel.

The sequel will focus on the next generation, Tessa and Hardin's children, Emery and Auden, and their cousin, Addy.

Why this casting is perfect. Karimah Scott will be taking on the role of Hardin's stepmother Karen Scott. Previously it was played by Jennifer Beals who due to a scheduling conflict will not be reprising the role. That's okay though because we love Karimah too!

Trish met Ken Scott in England and they married and had a son together who they named Hardin.

When Alec returns to Tess, he finds her asleep and rapes her, knowing he has worn down Tess' defenses over the last few months. Alec uses all types of methods to achieve his goal, from light sexual teasing to forcible rape. One has to believe that it was Alec's intent all along to take any freedoms he chose with Tess.

Who does Tessa have kids with? ›

Tessa married Will on March 3, 1880. Together they had two children, James and Lucie, and ran the London Institute.

Tesla never married, but he admitted to falling in love with a very special white pigeon that visited him regularly. He reportedly said, “I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me.

“Pain isn't remotely kind in that way: pain wants its promised pound of flesh, ounce for ounce. It won't settle until you're left with nothing but a flaky shell of who you were.

But After doesn't shy away from the third act reveal that Hardin built his relationship with Tessa on a lie. Instead of being dared to take her virginity, though, it's revealed he told his friends that he'd make Tessa fall in love with him and he'd just turn off his feelings for her.

Bonus: Tessa returns the favor of the personalized Tolstoy by gifting Hardin an annotated copy of Pride and Prejudice (which he likes too, duh).

Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief drug material.

Zed Evans is a fictional character in the After series written by Anna Todd. He was a frenemy of Hardin Scott and a potential love interest to Tessa Young. In the film adaptions, Zed is portrayed by actor Samuel Larsen.

However, due to the time constraints and overall story of the movie version, one triangle (Zed) was cut. "The initial conversations with Trevor were more like going back to the book and knowing that she had two different love triangles going on in the second book," Kumble shared.

After Jem becomes a Silent Brother, Tessa marries Will and has two children during their 60-year-marriage, Lucie and James, both of whom would go on to become the ancestors of the Blackthorn and the Herondale families.

However, the Zed/Tessa storyline was ultimately cut from the sequel due to time. Roger revealed: "I said to Anna, 'I can't do both in a 95-minute film. It'll short-trip everybody. I think we should pick Trevor because he was opposite of Hardin.

Did Trevor love Tessa? ›

Trevor is extremely caring especially toward Tessa, who he has a clear romantic interest in. He goes out of his way to help her find a car, even negotiating with a car salesperson to get her the best deal.

It was later announced that the characters of Kimberley, Christian Vance, Carol Young, Landon Gibson and Karen Scott were recast because the original actors not being able to travel to Bulgaria due to the COVID-19 pandemic or that they were already committed to other projects.

The role was recast due to scheduling conflicts and Karimah Westbrook was cast in her place. However, in 2020, Karimah Westbrook herself had to be replaced by Frances Turner for the final two movies due to scheduling conflicts with her television series, All American where she has a starring role.

In the novels, Tristan is a straight male and the boyfriend of Steph Jones.

She chooses to remain with Will for his whole life, though he ages and she does not. She sees Jem every year, but nothing romantic happens between them.

Eventually, Jem and Tessa got married in a mundane ceremony—believing a real one would put their friends and family in danger.

She fell in love with both of them, and they fell in love with her. Initially, Tessa felt broken because she had feelings for Will and Jem, but she eventually realized that she could love them both. Loving Will and Jem at the same time did not diminish her love for them or their love for her.

Two years after graduating NYU, Hardin and Tessa fall pregnant after trying for quite some time and even sadly suffering a miscarriage. After welcoming a miracle baby girl they welcome a baby boy six years later – who would have thought Hardin would be a parent to two kids!?

The book ends with Tessa finding out a shocking betrayal from Harry — I mean Hardin. Hardin made a bet with his edgy friends to take Tessa's virginity, which he succeeded in taking.

Background. Hardin is the product of a long-standing affair between Trish Daniels and Christian Vance. Trish was married at the time of Hardin's conception, and led her husband Ken Scott to believe he was Hardin's biological father. Hardin was born on February 5, 2000, in London, England.