There is more story to tell, and I will return to this family. Not a full sequel, but occasional chapters to check in on them.
The ending that will continue is #9, with the sexual abuse past. If you got this combination: MC is a father of 3 children, Bella has returned (with the oldest of those 3 children), you married Lucy and had a baby, Sam went to college (didn't have a baby), Elena got her dream job working as a teacher, Maria stayed with you (with another child), Julia has a really cool secret job, and Linda came home and is a happy grandmother... who is getting very thirsty for the D.