Like A Brother

Jeremiah McAllister lost his entire family before he turned eighteen but was blessed with another one. As the oldest of more than a dozen young adults mentored by CC Dawson and her husband Thurman Jeremiah takes his role as oldest brother within their chosen family seriously. To his siblings he is confidante emergency contact babysitter and family ATM; whatever they need he provides no questions asked. However some among them push his largesse to its limits.Jenisse Anderson uses Jeremiah as a surrogate man on her arm for social events when shes between boyfriends and as her personal 911 (she calls him to help her deal with anything she deems an emergency). Despite Jeremiahs consistently being there for her she will neither reciprocate nor discuss his feelings for her or even deal with the issues of her past.Erik Dawson (CC and Thurmans only biological child) is currently estranged from his parents and uses Jeremiah as a go-between so he knows theyre okay and vice-versa. Jeremiahs repeated pleas for Erik to go to his parents and reconcile fall on deaf ears. Between Jenisse and Erik and the constant requests from the others Jeremiah is pulled in too many different directions all at once.As he reaches his breaking point Jeremiah finds himself at a crossroads in his life. How can he break out of an emotional prison he didnt even realize he was in until recently? Can he face his own history in order to embrace a better future?