After his unsuccessful attempt at intimacy with Ben, Joey finds himself at the mercy of his unfulfilled desires, much to the amusement of Helmut, leading to his participation in some backroom action on a cosmic level.
The family rallies around Joey as he tries to carry on with normal life, but the weight of Ben's disability is becoming too much for him to bear. (Note that Chapter 1 of this story is listed under "Ancestral: Book Three". Also, This story is a slow burn, so there will be chapters that do not contain much or any sexual content, but others will.)
A lot has happened to Ben and Joey in the two years since we last visited them at the Hathaway. But nothing has had a greater impact than the crisis that occurred just a few days ago. How will this change their lives and the lives of all their friends? Find out in this new installment of the Ancestral series.
Andi and Sabina help everyone understand what happened as the spirit was driven out, then the kids go on their harbor tour and Ben and Joey prepare for their barbecue with Andrew and his friends.
The Believers inform Elder Jackson that he will only be allowed to remain with them for one more week, and Andi wakes up Joey and Ben to come and witness an unexpected development on the first floor.
Evelyn arrives to share a meal with everyone at Hope House, and meets the congregation. Ben tries his hand at knitting and a surprise arrives at the front door.
Ben reveals where he was all afternoon, and the teenage boys confess and apologize for invading Ben and Joey's privacy, then Joey greets Evelyn and begins giving her a tour of the grounds.
Joey catches up with Evelyn and learns more about the protesters, Union House, and the congregation, while Ben speaks to Andi and she invites herself to spend the night to confirm her suspicions about what's going on with Kevin and everyone's experiences of disconnected sex.
Joey and Ben find out that Helmut has also experienced some sexual disconnect and learn that he has also connected this with Kevin's obsessive masturbation, and Ben decides to ask Andi for some advice.
Joey is given another vision that helps him understand the congregation, then he and Ben discover that there is something unusual going on with Kevin in the night.
Helmut prepares to move into the carriage house, giving Ben and Joey an unexpected insight into his relationship with Phil, And Ben calls the waiter and gets an even more unexpected response from him.
Joey learns about the arrival of the congregation and discovers that they were not an ordinary group of believers. He also experiences the strange sexual disconnect that Ben did the night before.