tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78929818281938595062024-02-20T23:33:24.206-05:00Ramsey WishacyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-32805349395753729772015-04-08T23:14:00.001-04:002015-04-08T23:14:39.985-04:00Announcement<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just wanted to announce that I'm moving this story to Wordpress. I wanted to combine all my stories in one place. I may eventually create my own website. For now, though, I'm able to do most of what I want there. Please note that I didn't hate Blogger. In fact, in some ways, I liked it better. However, this is a step in the direction of my own website if I choose to do so.</span><br />
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As I saw Esmeralda's belly grow bigger and bigger, my world got smaller and smaller. Though I had said I was used to the idea of a baby, there were times I still worried I was in <i>way </i>over my head.</span><br />
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That didn't always work, though. Sometimes those bigger fish were on the other side of the lake.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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If fishing didn't help, then I'd take my jet pack out to an open area. The wind through my hair always made everything fall into place.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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Life after that slowed down, which I found strange. I wanted to see this little one I kept talking to. To see their ten little toes and ten little fingers. What color hair did they have? What color eyes? Who's nose did they have? </span><br />
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So, as I waited to have my questions answered, my thoughts turned to my second alien book. <i>The Forgotten Son</i> had been published a few months before, so the thought of a new book excited me. Ghint's story seemed true, but I had no way to corroborate it. Let's face it, as much as people <i>said</i> they went into the future or <i>said</i> they died and ambrosia brought them back, you still had to be careful. So, I took the foreign folder to the science building.</span><br />
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They analyzed everything. After a few days of waiting, they called to say they could confirm the folder and its contents matched multiple other items they knew were from <i>confirmed</i> alien encounters. Though, they could not match all the figures and facts (not enough data on our side), much of it did line up with what they knew. </span><br />
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So, after that, I felt relieved. Fear and excitement welled up inside of me and adrenaline pumped through my veins. The perceptive side of me just knew this would be an adventure and I couldn't wait! </span><br />
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So, once the alien documentation reinforced my first gut reaction about Ghint's story, I felt free to begin working on the book. However, I couldn't finish it until Ghint took me to his planet. For the time being, I cheerfully wrote the information from the folder and included some pictures. </span><br />
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Once I finished what I could with that, I turned my attention to a mystery novel that I'd been mulling over. It would be called <i>Whodunit in Roaring Heights</i> and would involve many cleverly named characters, a dinner, a singing telegram, a police officer, a few dead people, a butler, and several different endings to the story.</span><br />
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Shortly after I came up with <i>that</i> iffy idea, Es went into labor. The time had finally come to meet our new little one.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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Welcome to the world, Juliana Evette Ramsey!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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The swing ensured our many sleep filled nights. Every once in awhile, though, cries could be heard in the middle of the night. Then, you'd better watch out.</span><br />
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Overall, though, we loved that adorable Juliana. Play time with Daddy!</span><br />
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Her birthday appeared out of nowhere. Time to lock the cabinets, put all things knee high away and have someone constantly watching the cute monster. Ready or not, here comes toddler Juliana!</span><br />
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Grandpa Scot's hair! The eyes we couldn't figure out. They were almost a mix of Esmeralda and I's. Maybe they went back another generation. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">"Bo-i-da-uh sary,"</span> she'd say. Yeah, for a little one, I guess Bonehilda is scary. Thankfully, Bonehilda never took offense.</span><br />
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Potty time progressed quickly.</span><br />
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In fact, she enjoyed humming while sitting. Oooh, maybe she'll be a musician like her mommy.</span><br />
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She definitely enjoyed food time. Maybe she'd be a chef.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">"Sorry, everyone. This is her first time away from home," </span>Esmeralda said.</span><br />
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Then, suddenly a fairy appeared. Juliana stared at her, enraptured. The tears stopped immediately and she didn't cry the rest of the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">"Who is the fairy?"</span> Mom asked Caitlin. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">"I have no idea, but I'll make sure to invite her to every party if Juliana is coming."</span> They laughed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">"So, that's what I have to look forward to,"</span> Felix said as he looked at Juliana.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Yeah, it's fun and I love it, but sometimes, as you can see,"</span> I admitted as I rubbed my head, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"it can cause headaches."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"...and then, she said, 'Dadda'. Felix, it was priceless!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">"Man, that's awesome! I can't wait for our little one to say my name either!"</span></span><br />
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"Don't worry! It'll come soon. Oh, and I was a.....well, a bit overwhelmed before Juliana came. Sometimes talking to my Dad helped. So, if you have any questions or just want to hang, let me know. I'm only a yard away."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">"Thanks, man! I appreciate it!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Es! Es! Look! Juliana is walking!"</span></span><br />
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Mom may be getting older, but she still was in great shape. She made sure to take care of herself. Juliana didn't stray far from Grandma the rest of the night.</span><br />
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Later that night, while Juliana slept peacefully in her bed, Es and I got into bed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">"London, I know it may be too soon to ask this, but I think I'm ready for another baby."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">"There once was a princess named Juliana..."</span></span><br />
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We knew what this meant! Yay!</span><br />
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I loved seeing Juliana cuddling with her bear. </span><br />
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Esmeralda told me her pregnancy news and I was pumped! I had this under my belt. I could do this!</span><br />
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Without even thinking, I felt her belly. </span><br />
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She smiled as she looked down. My enthusiasm this time around probably had her confused. </span><br />
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I must have done something right because she dragged me into the new contraption I had bought for her.</span><br />
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So, they invited us to stay for a little while, enjoy the pool and catch up. While we were there, we shared the good news! Esmeralda lovingly rubbed her belly. She loved being pregnant! This time, the morning sickness wasn't as bad. I think she enjoyed the pregnancy more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">"This can't be happening. I'm going to try and beg for your life, Judy. I can't go on without your help!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">"No, Esmeralda. I'm ready for this. You have been preparing for years to get where you are today. Be confident! Be strong! You're very talented and you can do this!" </span>Judy turns to the Reaper. <span style="color: #134f5c;">"I'm ready now."</span></span><br />
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This was more of a light hearted chapter. I'm still waiting on my computer to get upgraded, so I just used pictures I had. Though, I did end up going in game for the few pics near the end. I couldn't be patient and wait for the 2nd baby. I just had to know whether it was a boy or girl. I am not afraid to admit, I was slightly disappointed. It's ok, though. I didn't want to mess with what is meant to be. Of course, now I'll have to try again. ;)</b></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i><b>Shockingly, I didn't have one single pose, which I enjoyed immensely. They can be so much work. I hope to not need them as much in future chatpers. It isn't as enjoyable for me when I do so many. It takes forever, the game freezes in the middle of it, then crashes. The upgrade will help, but I may just start getting more creative with my pics. :)) It was a lot of fun to get back to the Ramsey family again. </b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i><b>I've been working hard on another project, too. You can find it on the side. It's called "There Goes the Neighborhood" and it's more of a 3rd person omniscient story based in Sims 4. </b></i></span></span><br />
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the counter, locked the doors on our way out. After the suitcases were loaded into the car, we slid in ready to leave. Unfortunately, my trusty car wouldn't
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Hmmm. I wonder what's wrong,"</span> I mumbled as I
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before I left.”</span> I went to the back of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"London,
what are you doing?"</span> Es came around and stood next to me. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"You don't know the first thing about
cars. Maybe we should walk to the diner,
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I guess you're right." </span> I closed the
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Es chuckled as she opened the door to grab her purse. We locked the car and started the hike. She caught my hand as the sun shone down upon
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">“I don’t know. They look like
clouds over the water. That's weird. Wait!! I see the
top of a roof or something peeking out of one of the clouds!”</span> I couldn’t believe my eyes. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“That’s it, Es. We're coming back. Maybe we can do some snorkeling and discover what it is.”</span></span><br />
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here for a week or two next time. It'll give us longer to investigate.”</span> The whole trip back I thought of nothing but the mysterious cloud covered areas. I could only guess what lay under the white fluffiness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“London, I’m sorry to tell you this, but your transmission went out
again.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last time, I rebuilt it. But it had already been rebuilt before that. It's had its limit.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> We've also looked into buying a used one from a junk yard, but currently, no one has any. I can try to keep looking, but it could be a few days, a few months or ten years before the part is found. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hate to say this, but I think you need to
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heart sank. I told Frank to keep an eye and ear out for the part, but said I'd pay it to be stored for now. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't just junk it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My mom had
given it to me. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Thanks, Frank. I appreciate you being honest. I’ll make sure you look over any new cars
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a long time ago. It’s like a death trap on wheels. The doors wouldn't even close all the way.”</span></span><br />
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I thought she’d freak out, at least a little. When she explained she trusted me, I became apprehensive. Having that responsibility on my shoulders
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to disturb our wedding.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> No one even saw them except you. And, last but not least, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hey had the
respect to wait a full month after we married.”</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Es raised her arms in the air. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"It just doesn't make sense that they've come to harm us. I think they want something else. Maybe you're just scared," she suggested.</span></span><br />
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not scared of them," </span>I sputtered.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I got up and walked into the living area. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Esmeralda, </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I welcome them.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> You know I've been waiting for this day and..." </span></span></div>
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London,"</span> she reasoned as she followed me,<span style="color: #674ea7;">"I know you may not seem scared,
but maybe you’re worried about the answers they'll bring regarding your chemical makeup. I know I would be, especially if I were about to have a..."</span> Her voice drifted off quietly, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"...baby.”</span> Her eyes widened. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“Oh, no,"</span> she breathed out as her eyes misted. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"What if…what if…oh, my…the baby.” </span>She burst into tears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When her tears were spent, she slowly untangled herself. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“Well,
I don’t care if you’re anxious or not."</span> She pushed herself off the couch as her voice got stronger. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"We have to talk to them,"</span> she stated as she paced the room. <span style="color: #674ea7;"> "We have to find out if our baby will even
survive or will have some kind of permanent damage."</span> She stopped and hung her head. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"What were we thinking?”</span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She sighed and leaned against the wall. </span><br />
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Es. Let's not beat ourselves up for this. What's done is done. We can't change it."</span> It killed me to see her all upset like this. I knew if I tried to hug her right now, she'd push me out the door. Possibly even throw me across the road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instead I offered, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Like you said, they respected us. Maybe we’ll find out why I
was born this way. Maybe the baby will
have issues, but most likely, he or she will not. Let’s not get any more upset by this. It’ll work out.”</span><br />
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can’t help it. I’m not sure why I've never thought of this. I guess I’m just
so used to your skin, it never occurred to me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“But,
Es, look at me.” </span> Her swollen eyes sought mine. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“I <i>am</i> blue, but I'm healthy.
I've barely been sick my entire life.
Maybe, just maybe, even if the baby was born blue, he or she would be
healthy. We have no evidence to think otherwise.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She
stared at me. Her eyes twitched a
little, the only evidence that her mind processed my words. After a few minutes, she plopped on the couch very unladylike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“I
know." </span> She sighed, fiddling with her wedding ring. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"I know you’re right, London. I know it in my brain. But, I still worry.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“I
know, baby. It’s okay,"</span> I took her hand and held it firmly as I continued, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Look, as long as we can continue to remember that those
who have been born with blue skin were healthy, no one died, and no one had permanent damage, then we should stay calm.”</span></span><br />
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leaned forward. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“See,
that is what I don’t understand. Why
would they do it then? What is the point
of the blue skin?” </span> Her voice had calmed down as she ticked through the questions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I’m
not sure. Maybe that is why he is coming
to talk to us? It would make sense.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“Well, you have
already written a book about them,"</span> she spoke slowly as she talked it out. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"Maybe
they read it and want to talk. Hmm...I hope they liked it.” </span> She seemed
serious for a moment, but then giggled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Hmm...well,
that’s an interesting thought. Thanks." </span> My voice dripped with sarcasm. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Hopefully, my book is not the reason for their visit. Yikes, I hope they did like it."</span> I shivered a little.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"Oh, honey, I was only kidding."</span> She patted my hand. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"We have a few more days. Let's finish our list of questions and then we'll be ready for him." </span> She seemed far more confident than I did.</span><br />
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customer. The place smelled like fresh
baked bread with a hint of blackberry jam.
My mouth watered. </span><br />
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waved me back and we walked through the double doors. Instead of walking down the hall we had weeks
ago, we took a left this time. We strode
past the kitchen staff and into another room.
Another kitchen, to be exact.
Trays lined the walls on carts. One cart sat next to the counter. My mind
imagined all sorts of goodies. Next to
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Welcome
to our Test Kitchen, ladies and gentlemen! We appreciate all of you taking the time out
of your busy schedule to help us test these new products. We will do this every quarter, if you would like to participate.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Each recipe you will try is either a new recipe or one that we put a twist on. We want to keep our
old stand-by's that sell well, but would love to introduce new things, too. It keeps the bakery fresh and alive!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"This
is how it will work. Each area has a new
item. They haven’t been named yet. We will not give out the ingredients. We don’t want trick your mind in anyway. We need a pure thought process. So, grab a plate and fork, then take a sample, one at a time," </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he said and pointed to the pile on the table in the middle of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First,
look at it. What are your first thoughts on it? Is it eye catching? Do you like the way it is presented? Does it look appetizing?</span><br />
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cut a small piece off it and put it in your mouth. Don’t just swallow it. Take your time. Move it over your taste
buds or whatever you do to savor your food.
What do you taste? Are the
flavors distinct? Is one flavor stronger
than another? Do the flavors collide
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swallow it. Is the after taste
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you’re done, answer those questions along with a few others that are on the paper.
At the bottom, there's an area for any additional comments or notes."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
processed everything he said and grew suddenly <i>unexcited</i>. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I have homework? You failed to mention this part."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Romeo
laughed. He put his hand on my
shoulder. <span style="color: #45818e;"> "Well, I may have hidden one or two things from you."</span> He smirked at me. <span style="color: #45818e;">"And you did agree, so no backing out now,"</span> he stated in a sing-song voice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah,
I suppose not. I hope you are happy with yourself, you crafty man."</span><br />
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took the samples and spread them around the room. I grabbed a pencil and questionnaire along with a plate
and fork. I watched as the others picked
their starting places. I chose one
further away to start. I had never done anything like this and felt a bit foolish. They all looked like pros at this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The instructions were clear and concise, which made it easier. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
tasted each one slowly with a few bites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In between each sample, I drank some water to clear my pallet. Then wrote my answers down. I wasn’t thrilled with all the questions, but
I did have fun trying everything. Maybe
when we were done, I could try a bigger sample of my favorite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Romeo,
don’t ever let our chef go,"</span> I surmised as I added my completed questionnaire to the pile. Obviously, I knew nothing about testing, but I enjoyed every bite of the samples. Maybe too much since the others had finished long ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">"Well, that's <i>not</i> my plan,"</span> he said, chuckling. <span style="color: #45818e;">"Katarina has known Chef Louise for a long time. Apparently, they grew
up together. I met her when we visited Kat's
parents a few years ago in Monte Vista. Louise had recently
moved back there."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"When we told
her our plan to open a bakery, she surprised us by asking if she could interview for a job. I told her we would let
her know once we started. Like you, once I tried her samples, I knew her pastry abilities beat all the other interviewees."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Well, I'm impressed!"</span> I raved as I walked to the doors.<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> "I'm looking forward to the next tasting already. Hey, before I go, do you want to join me for a slice of banana bread?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, but they were <i>just </i>samples. I have plenty of room for a delicious slice of my favorite bread."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">"True, London, very true,"</span> his laughter filled the kitchen. <span style="color: #45818e;">"I suppose I could join you."</span> As we walked out of the kitchen, Romeo locked the door behind him. The secrecy of the kitchen surprised me. I guess it made sense, though. You never wanted competition to come in and
steal your recipes.</span><br />
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we got our slices, we sat down near the window.
Conversation turned to the twins, which were growing far faster than
Romeo and Kat expected. Romeo asked about
Es and the baby. We talked
a little about the alien. I glanced at my watch as I took a sip
of water, almost choking on it. We had been sitting there for an hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Oh,
man! I need to go." </span> I jumped up from my seat as Romeo chuckled and
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I arrived back home, Es sat on the couch, relaxing and reading a book. She looked up as I walked in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“The
food must have been delicious."</span> She chuckled and shut her book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Oh,
I’m SO sorry! The time flew. Did you know I <i>had</i> homework?”</span> She raised her eyebrow as she tried to hide
her smile. “Yes! I’m telling the truth. I had to fill out
this questionnaire.” I filled
her in on the rest of my experience.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well,
I’m glad you had fun, but now I need your help.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Oh,
yeah,”</span> I said as I sat down beside her.
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">“What are you reading?”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“A
baby book recommended to me by your mom. That's not what I need help with, though. I have a basket of laundry upstairs that I need to do. However, I filled it up a little heavier than I meant to. Could you please bring it down to the laundry room?”</span><br />
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course, my love,”</span> I proclaimed as I jumped up off the couch. I brought up my arm and flexed my muscle. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“I, your strong sexy
man, will carry your laundry basket and save the day.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Es
rolled her eyes and laughed. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“You’re
sometimes a bit too much, but I love you anyway. The basket is upstairs in our bedroom. Thanks, honey!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instead, I plopped myself in front of my computer to do some editing. My
latest novel had few more rewrites, then it would be finished.</span><br />
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I awoke the next morning, I could hear the rain against the windows. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Appropriate for alien day,”</span> the words came
out before I could stop them.</span><br />
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took a shower and then sat down at my computer. I looked over our list one more time and then printed it out. I grabbed it, added it to my pile and walked out to the living area.</span><br />
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sat on the couch and dumped my stack of papers on the coffee table. It included the list along with several folders filled with
everything collected over the years. Es came over, leaned down and put her hands on
the back of the couch. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“We’re ready,
London. I think we’ll survive. In fact, I’m actually excited.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Really? I feel like our first month of marriage has been far more than most could handle.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“Yeah, it has been pretty overwhelming," </span>she put her hands over her stomach, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"but I have a good feeling about it. Like
we’re in the right place kind of thing.”</span></span><br />
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nodded, I understood, though I didn't feel the same. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“I’m glad you
feel it. Maybe your feelings will come over and jump into my body, too."</span></span><br />
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knock sounded at the door.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She looked at me. I nodded and we both
walked to the door together. </span></div>
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stood on the other side of the doorway.
Completely visible, he greeted us with a wave. This time, his ship wasn’t parked on the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"Good
afternoon! Please come in!"</span> Es
allowed him to walk into the room, then shut the door.</span></div>
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asked him if he wanted anything to drink or eat. He declined.
I wasn't sure he even enjoyed the same things we did or if he even ate similar
food. For all I knew he ate metamorphic
space rock or something even stranger.</span><br />
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shook our hands in a warm, friendly way. My
previous fear began to disappear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Please,
Ghint, have a seat.” </span> He sat down on one
couch, while we chose the other. I wasn’t
sure if I needed to begin or if he would.
We sat in silence while Ghint took in his surroundings. </span><br />
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a few minutes, he spoke.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">Thank
you for meeting with me. And, yes,
London, before you ask, the ship is in the woods hidden away. It is still invisible, but I did not want to
take any chances of it being found. And, again, I am invisible. However, knowing you and your wife would be sitting with me, I
included her in the programming of my suit. This is full body visual. I believed it to be less distracting."</span> We nodded as he continued.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"First, London, I wanted you to know that your book has helped our people
tremendously. Overall, we as an alien
nation are slowly becoming more accepted.
We know it will be a long time until full acceptance, but we believe it will happen. Of course, there will always be those who
disapprove, dislike or are ignorant.
However, you have shown most of the world that being different is not bad with your book, <i>My Colored Life</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">Those,
including yourself, who have been our experiments have helped us more than you will ever understand. Our future is more secure than it ever has been because of you. Our testing has gathered valuable information. Those results have saved our people and will continue to aid in our quest to succeed.”</span>
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questions, though. One more important than any
other currently: Es is pregnant, will the baby be....healthy?”</span></span><br />
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smiled and said, <span style="color: #073763;">“Yes. In fact, it will
be a normal sim baby. The process we use
is never transferred to the next generation.”</span></span><br />
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breathed a sigh of relief and hugged one another. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“So, is that all you came to tell us? If so, I have a list of questions,”</span> I leaned over to pick it up.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“No, I came to ask you a question. I promise I will answer your questions, but it won't be today. Our question: would you write another book about us?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">“What?" </span>I squeaked out. The questions abandoned my mind as I gawked at the alien. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"But I have no more information. What I wrote originally, mostly detailed my life experience and the little knowledge we had at the time.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">“I
have been given permission to share more information,"</span> he gestured towards a folder on the coffee table. I hadn't seen it before. Man, they can make things appear any time, couldn't they? He continued, <span style="color: #073763;">"You will have access to it when I leave. Also, what you wrote in the first book helped introduce us, which was far more important than the details. To help guide you for the next book, I want to tell you my
story. We feel the way for complete
acceptance is to share with your world, our world. My story will do that."</span></span><br />
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have a world?”</span> I asked in utter disbelief. Something niggled in the back of my brain. It didn't come quickly, so I pushed it back into the recesses.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes,
the name of my planet is Tetor. We have
lived there for what has seemed like centuries.
The book would be more information about us along with our planet, our
people and the story behind our experiments. The full story. </span><br />
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Your popularity along with your writing skills are a perfect combination for what we need. The packet you will look at when I leave, includes documents along with some photos of our planet. Please take your time looking through everything and thinking about
this. It is a very important decision, to
us and to your planet as well.”</span> He stood
up.</span><br />
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course. I, er, <i>we</i> will give it great thought and consideration.”</span> I stood up, feeling rushed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">“Some
of the documents have information that may answer some of your questions,"</span> he said as he walked to the door. <span style="color: #073763;">"Other answers will be found within my
story. I apologize for leaving so
quickly. A situation has developed that demands my immediate attention. I
will contact you in due time.”</span> He shook
our hands before I could even reply and left.</span><br />
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stood stunned in the middle of my living room. <i>Was that real? Did that just happen?</i> I pinched myself. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Ow!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“Yes, honey, it was real,"</span> she laughed as she sat down on the couch again. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"I
hope everything is alright. Ghint sure seemed
in a hurry to leave,” </span>Es said as she picked up the packet and moved to the kitchen table. She emptied the contents of the folders on the table as I sat down across from her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Together we looked
through everything. We took our
time. First we looked at the
photos. They were all different, but showed different aspects of his planet. To us, it looked like Ghint had pulled them together from difference sources. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The planet resembled Earth in many ways. As we studied the photos, we pointed out differences between our planet and theirs or things we noticed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we finished, I picked up the folder and began to read while Es continued studying the photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Woah!"</span> I blurted out as I read the folder in my hands, which surprisingly was in simlish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"What?"</span> Es said as she looked up from a picture.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It says here that they have two suns. They sit next to each other and run parallel."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Wow! I wonder how that works."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't know. It doesn't really explain it. Maybe the suns are smaller than our one is and they need extra heat. It's interesting nonetheless."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"Well, none of the pictures include any suns that I can see. Maybe their suns are dangerous to look at like ours."</span> Es continued flipping through the photos. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Silenced occupied the room as we continued our examination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Suddenly, London made a gasping sound. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Es, I think I found the beginning of the explanation to the experiments!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">"According to this, a time machine appeared and sims from Earth arrived to explore Tetor. It seems the machine could be used to travel into the future or the past and even parallel worlds. Eventually, after some kind of long fight with the government, sims started to marry the aliens and have babies. Thus, creating a new species. They were born with blue skin! Like me!"</span> I looked at Es as her jaw dropped.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Wow, London! This is what you've been waiting for! Keep reading!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"After a small amount of time, they found sims grew faster than aliens. So, they cloned the new species' DNA and traveled to Earth to experiment. Careful research determined the exact parameters needed for a successful implant. That's why a scan of the mother was completed before any implantation. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They inserted the DNA into the baby BEFORE it was born. It didn't matter what stage as the cloned DNA took over immediately. The character of the child remained, but the physicality was that of the new species.</span></span></span><br />
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"These babies were exact replicas of their new species." </span> I stopped reading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Es, this means that I'm part alien."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Es remained silent, thinking. Then, almost when I couldn't handle it anymore, she replied, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"But, London, you don't have any alien characteristics. Does it say anything about the differences between the new species and aliens?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, according to this, the sim eyes were dominant, they had hair and also grew like regular sims."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, that explains it! Is it bad that you're part alien?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm not sure. I've heard stories of others going into the future. So, I believe what I'm reading. It's just a lot to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> take in," </span>I paused as I stared at the ceiling in thought. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I do already have a few ideas on how to start the book they want me to write."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"So, you think you will write it?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm not sure yet. I want to finish reading everything."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What else does it say?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Basically, the rest says they scanned each child once a week and sent the reports to their headquarters. Eventually, after the lengthy experiments, the team discovered there was no need for alarm. Nothing needed to be done. The new species seemed to be healthier than a regular sim or alien and there was no lasting effects,"</span> I finished as I put the folder down. <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> "Well, I guess that's good news and lines up with what I know."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You know I don't care whether your alien or sim, right? I married you because I love you for you, no matter what?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, what a revelation! And, we've not even discovered everything yet. I know some may be disappointed about no more blue babies. :( London wanted it to be his story alone. ;) And anyway, I already have a plan for the next generation that will make you forget blue babies (at least I hope). </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, I feel like the pictures came out really good this chapter. Like, the seemed to fit the story better than I usually can get them. I truly hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed putting it together! :x</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd love to have your feedback and guess as to what could be coming. :-O</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Poses</u><br /><a href="http://delight33studio.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/mechanics-of-emotions-love.html" target="_blank">Mechanics of Emotions - Love by Delight33</a></span><br />
<a href="http://sssvitlans.tumblr.com/post/106296259919/fyachii-my-second-pack-of-couple-poses-due-to" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Couple Pose #2 - by sssvitlans</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Objects</u></span><br />
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<a href="http://cliosims3.blogspot.com/2012/08/premium-office-set.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Office Stuff by ClioSims3</span></a></div>
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moved to the other side of the porch to get a different angle. Mom congratulated me again as I walked
by. I thanked her, but my attention
remained on the ship. It seemed empty. I surveyed the road and surrounding areas, but in the dark, I couldn't see
anything out of the ordinary. No, wait, something caught my eye.
A blob of some sort, no bigger than a plate, and it floated towards
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aback at first, I realized that </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I understood everything he said. I'm not sure why it surprised me. My research showed they spoke Simlish, but no one had ever spoken to one of them. I wonder if all the aliens spoke like him. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Another question to add to the pile, </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought.</span><br />
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Ghint.”</span> I held out my hand and he shook
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know you are full of questions, London.
We have the answers you seek. Unfortunately,
now is not the time,”</span> he explained as he looked around. <span style="color: #073763;">“We do not wish to interrupt your
ritual. Could we meet in one
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here?" </span> He nodded. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Oh, and you and your ship are
invisible, right? Otherwise, my family
and friends would be a little more frightened,”</span> I stated as I looked through
the window. I noticed Es, Sophia,
Lynelle and my mom dancing. Lynelle kept
doing some crazy moves and everyone else cracked up. I smiled, thankful no one had noticed my one-sided conversation or my absence.</span></div>
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about the invisibility. You're very perceptive, London." </span> He looked into the house as well and smiled at my sister. <span style="color: #073763;">"We don't like
causing disturbances. It is harder to
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excited. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully, she didn't ask any questions or mention my absence. Instead, she</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> said we had a marriage certificate to sign to make it official. To celebrate, she dragged me over to the dance floor. As she
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barely noticed anyone else. I could only think about the smell of my Es and how she felt in my arms. As we moved around the dance floor, a thought popped into my head. <i>We were done! No more planning no more lists. </i> I pulled her even closer as that realization sunk in. My thoughts drifted toward our night together…alone.</span></div>
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out, but it had been a memorable day. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Even more so with the alien.</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Everyone seemed eager to leave, but kept
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"It's over. You can relax now,"</span> I said as I nuzzled my head in her neck.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I know, but it will be hard going from all the planning to doing nothing. Maybe I should learn to play guitar. Or I could find a part-time job."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I can think of something you can do right now."</span> That made her blush. I just kissed her neck instead. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The guitar sounds fun</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">,</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"</span> I mumbled, as my lips moved to other side of her neck. <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> "</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The part-time job could be enjoyable if you find the right one."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't know. Maybe. I'll think about it. I just don't want to be stuck in retail forever. That's why I quit my last job."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started to kiss her jaw bone next. How could she possibly ignore me? Maybe I wasn't quite as irresistible as I thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"What do you think about...."</span> she started as I captured her lips with mine. Rude maybe? I don't know. Either way, she suddenly fell against me, kissing me back. I stopped. I didn't want her to think I didn't care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"So, do you think we should talk some more?" </span>I smiled as she shook her head and blushed. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"You know I do care, right?"</span> She nodded. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"It's just, well, I've been waiting all day for this time to be with you."</span></span><br />
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her gently up against the wall with my body as my
hand rested by her head. My stomach flip-flopped as I looked into her
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gave in and softly kissed her lips. She
kissed me back and a soft groan escaped. Then, I moved my hands to her shoulders and smoothly pushed her dress straps
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I used my finger to lightly touch her skin. Slowly I moved my
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full effect of being loved. She was my treasure and I wanted to relish every part of her body. I wanted her to be pleased.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"No, London, don't stop, please. I'm sorry,"</span> she pleaded with me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm not upset. I know we've done this once before, but that was in the heat of the moment. This is all new. Doing it on purpose -- slowly, with the lights on...I know we're married, but it just feels weird. So new and different."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It is different and new. But that's how it should be. I can slow down or we can just lay together and enjoy each other."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"No,"</span> she said firmly. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"I'd rather you did neither. I really like it -- all of it."</span> Her smile lit up my world. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"You do make it hard to resist you." </span> Her fingers reached my shirt and started to unbutton it. She shook a little as she did it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her touch made my stomach do a flip-flop again.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Well, that<i> is</i> what I'm going for, baby,"</span> I said softly. <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> "I want you to feel the same pleasure I feel and have fun. But I want to take care of you, too. I would never do anything to hurt you."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She nodded and smiled more confidently. The trust she had for me made me feel stronger. Made us feel stronger. I moved us to the inner bedroom sanctum and continued our first night as husband and wife. </span><br />
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next morning, I woke up to an empty bed.
Disappointment coursed through me for a moment. We
had such an intimate time the previous night and I would have loved to have a
repeat of it. As I lay there, I heard a
noise. It sounded like it was coming
from the bathroom. I threw my robe on
and made my way to the bathroom. As I
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“I don't know. I just suddenly had to throw up. It woke me up and I barely got to the
bathroom in time. And,”</span> she said dejectedly, <span style="color: #674ea7;">“there's a mess in there. I'm so sorry.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I'll get it. Don't worry about it. Go back to bed and I will
make quick work of the clean up. I could
go to the store, too, if you need anything.”</span></div>
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shook her head. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“No, I just want to lay
down again. I'm sorry. Can you help me get some clothes on?"</span> I nodded. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"I'm sure this isn't exactly how you pictured our first day as husband and wife."</span></span></div>
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telling her to text me if she needed me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Originally, my office wasn't sound proof. But recently, I'd done some work on it. I could still hear sounds, but only if the door stood open. </span></div>
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checked my phone and didn’t see a text message from Es. I saved my work and went to check on Es. I found her still sleeping and felt her
forehead again. <i>Hmm...still cool.</i> Her eyes fluttered open.</span></div>
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I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">“Yeah,
I think so. I feel a lot better. You know how it is. You feel so much better after you puke,”</span> she
looked disgusted when she said it, but then smiled.</span></div>
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about the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">—</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">”</span> I started.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Honestly,
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strapped ourselves into my little car and traveled in town. The sun shone brightly in the beautiful Roaring Heights sky as my beautiful new bride and I strolled up to the bakery. My taste buds salivated at the thought of the desserts inside, waiting to be sampled. The day couldn't get much better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place went beyond my wildest dreams. I needed to meet the owner. As I asked to speak to him or her, the counter person pointed at someone coming our way. Who happened to appear, but none other than Romeo Montague! Shocked couldn't even begin to describe the looks on our face. Why hadn't he ever said anything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Flabbergasted. No, maybe dazed. Yeah, that's the word. That's how I felt. Probably Es, too. I think my heart even skipped a beat. Even the doctor gawked at us, probably wondering what our problem was. I glanced at Es. I saw many different emotions flickering across her face. I'm sure my face mirrored hers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Oh, the ultrasound came back and the baby is doing very well. That's excellent news! Now, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he nurse will come back with all the written instructions and the prescription for the prenatals."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well, maybe, but I honestly would hold off for at least the week. Once you are cleared, then you can move forward with your plans. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it's hard to hear, but it <i>is</i> for the safety of you and your child.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">”</span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I held her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. It was only a week.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I continued to stew, I played with my wedding ring. It was our fault. We had to own it. Make the best of it. <i>It would be a challenge. We worked well together in challenges, </i>I thought slowly.<i> I'd rather be in this with her than anyone else. </i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>And, we had nine months to get used to it...the idea of a baby. </i> <i>We could do this. Yes! We could!</i></span></div>
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a few hours, I noticed silence. I wasn't sure how long it had been that way, so I nervously got up to check on her. She sat on the couch with her foot
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honey, your health along with the baby’s is far more important than a
trip. Or even our schedule. We'll go when you're cleared, no matter when it is. We could even wait until after the baby
comes. I do <i>not</i> want you to be
miserable on such an important trip," </span>I pointedly looked at her. She blushed, but smiled. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"We
could also just spend a few nights somewhere.
Then, go on a second honeymoon after a few years. It would not take long for me to search out
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eyes lit up at that idea. <span style="color: #674ea7;"> “Oh, that
would be perfect! I want to explore
France with you, but I feel a little overwhelmed by it,” </span>as she finished her
sentence, I interrupted. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Hey, how did
you know where I was taking you?”</span></span></div>
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I mentioned it once a long time ago when we first started dating. I said it was a dream of mine to go to France
one day. I knew you would think back to
that and take me,”</span> she smiled slyly as she spoke.</span></div>
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continued with enthusiasm, <span style="color: #674ea7;">“So, I want something that would still be
relaxing and enjoyable. I want to relish our time together, but for the place not to be too far away. I think you might want to check out a place
called Sunlit Tides. I’ve heard some excellent things and it's just up the coast.”</span> I nodded and said I'd look into it.</span></div>
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went by quickly as we made our plans. I found a few nice houses we could
rent. After speaking to all the different owners, there was one that stood out. The beauty and charm of the place caught my eye plus the
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she really healthy enough to go? Should she stay home and rest? What if she
collapsed again? Or what if something
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The most dreaded question, which I hadn't even thought of until that moment: would my DNA affect the baby? No way was I going to mention that question to Es. Maybe I could talk to the scientists or ask the alien quietly, when Es away. The only thought that eased my mind for the moment: the doctor hadn't said anything about it.</span></div>
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we were inside the house, I put the bags down.
I pulled Es close to me and kissed her forehead. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“We’re finally here, sweetheart,”</span> I whispered
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We found a hot tub in the back, but unfortunately, it was against doctor's orders. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The view from the deck in the back brought the sounds of the ocean. It waved to us with its white foam caps and the breeze brought us the salty smell. It was perfect! I wrapped my arms around Es as she stood in front of me, watching the ocean. She leaned back and I could feel her relax. I knew this was the exact place we needed to be. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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that night, as I was brushing my teeth, a naughty, but sexy thought came to my mind. I quickly finished and went to find Es. However, she'd already curled under the covers and had fallen asleep. Maybe tomorrow night we could do something about this thought of mine.</span></div>
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bottle. It said, “You will find what you
seek.” We laughed so hard! I guess it meant the bottle? We didn’t know, but the thought amused us nonetheless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We walked by a local spa along our venture. It didn't seem busy, so we stopped in. What is a relaxing trip without a massage? The doc said Esmeralda could get one, but cautioned us to
tell the staff that she was pregnant. We
didn’t understand why, but when we told the staff, they knew
immediately what it meant. They
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was concerned, but they waved it off.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, we arrived back at the house in time for a nap. Not sure when the last time that occurred, but I woke up rejuvenated. I'd have to remember that.</span><br />
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but sometimes the publishing companies and my agent didn't care. This time they had sent easy questions and
I was able to finish quickly.</span></div>
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decided to go to the grocery store again. It was just around the block. I left Es a quick note and made my way down
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I was gone, Es woke up and panicked. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She couldn't find me in the house and I'd forgotten my cell phone. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found out later she'd knocked the note on the floor when she'd flipped back the covers. Once she found the note, she calmed down.</span><br />
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crawled into bed shortly after that, so I went back downstairs to work on my
book. Unfortunately, I couldn’t concentrate. The events of the day crowded my thoughts, leaving me exhausted. After staring at the screen for an hour, I put everything away and carefully climbed in next to Es.</span></div>
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next morning, she still wasn't feeling well, so we lounged on the couch. We laughed at our "vacation" so far. I told Es my feelings on having a baby. How I hated myself, but I knew I could work through it. She surprisingly didn't get upset. She said she struggled with the same thoughts, but she loved kids and looked forward to having a little one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Honestly, I hadn't been fishing in awhile. Probably the reason I got the hook stuck in my shorts. Es almost doubled over in laughter. She had to help me, but couldn't resist snapping a photo first. Finally, our lines were in the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While Es voiced her tiredness and left for the bedroom, I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> tried once again to write, and this time I sat out on the deck. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My brain finally relaxed and the fog cleared, thanks to the ocean sounds around me. I finished quite a chunk of writing that afternoon. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was mighty proud!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the sun started to set in all its glory, I knew I'd never forget this place. Especially on those days when frustration reared its ugly head. Perhaps when I got home, I might find a special place along the beach nearby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instantly, we understood the popularity. There were candle-like lights everywhere, even outside. I'm not sure how they kept them lit during storms. Maybe they were fake candles. Either way, Paradise Island oozed romance before you even walked in the building. Well, at least that's what Es said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Inside, the same candle-like lights dimly lit the place. Each table sat secluded from the others to give the customers more privacy. Unfortunately, the wait was
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hostess asked how many, but I didn't answer right away. I wasn't sure I wanted to wait that long. My stomach growled in protest when Es said, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"Two, please." </span></span></div>
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THE London Ramsey?”</span></span></div>
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turned and walked to what I assumed was the kitchen area. A
few minutes later, the hostess hadn't returned and I began to get a little uncomfortable in this foreign place. Others turned to stare and
whisper. I hated that. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I glanced at Es who shrugged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">“Oh,
no, not at all.”</span> He held out his hand
and I shook it a little hesitantly. <span style="color: #990000;"> “My name is Matt
Spark. I’m the manager of Paradise Island. I wanted to come personally meet
you."</span> He kissed Esmeralda's hand and she blushed, of course. <span style="color: #990000;">"My staff has a list of my favorite
celebrities. So when one comes in the
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eyes widened. <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> “I'm one of your
favorites? Wow! I'm honored!”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">"Natasha," </span>he gestured to a woman with a serving tray, <span style="color: #990000;">"please bring two menus to Table 55." </span> She nodded as he turned back to us.<span style="color: #990000;"> "Come this way."</span></span></div>
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Matt stated the specials and said our waitress would bring the menus shortly. He asked if I would sign his book, which I did. Then, he left us
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After thanking the manager again (and whispering to keep our presence under wraps), we strolled under the moonlight hand in hand. The warm breeze off the ocean ruffled Esmeralda's hair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She stopped for a moment. Her eyes shown with anticipation in the moonlight. Then, she pulled my face down for a kiss. Then, whispered something about a rendezvous, I pushed her long purple hair away from her ear, then whispered my thought from the night before. She giggled, turned red and grabbed my hand, pulling me towards the house. </span><br />
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the bed, pulled her dress up to her thigh and revealed nothing but creamy skin.
She squirted some lotion into her hands. My heart began racing as she
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Then, got some baby oil out of my bag. As I lathered it on my chest, I didn't make eye contact. I slowly went from one side to the other, then up and down my abs. When I was done, Es had moved closer. I saw drool at the corner of her mouth. There was no smile. In fact, she seemed rather enraptured. I laughed and said, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">“Ha! I got you!”</span></span></div>
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Well, I'm back. Yay! I've already written out the rest of London's life during November which was NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I know what I've written will not be the full story, as I still plan on playing the family in the game. So, it'll be partly game play wishacy style and partly my story. </i></span></div>
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<u>Poses</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/forum/86-585-18535-16-1371357660" target="_blank">Office/Table conversations by Inna Lisa</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/forum/34-358-3#14543" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Poses for Sofa by Inna Lisa</span></a><br />
<a href="http://zhippidyposes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/romantic-dinner-set-2.html?zx=1b9c979f9cd01c6f" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Romantic Dinner Poses by Zhippidy</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/forum/34-358-5#21801" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Poses with a glass of by Inna Lisa</span></a><br />
<a href="http://foreverhaileycreations.blogspot.com/2012/09/requested-stock-photo-pose-pack.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Requested Pose Pack by Forever Hailey</span></a><br />
<a href="http://modthesims.info/d/442956" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sleeping Pose Pack by traelia</span></a><br />
<a href="http://slicesofsoul.wordpress.com/poses/model-poses/masculinity-pose-pack/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Masculinity Pose Pack by Cobalt Rose (Slices of My Soul)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2013/03/awards.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Awards by Kiddo's Dreams</span></a><br />
<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2012/09/in-hospital.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the Hospital by Kiddo's Dreams</span></a><br />
<a href="http://thesims3.ru/forum/94-18344-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">12 Poses at a Table by Delight 33</span></a><br />
<a href="http://neka-mew.blogspot.ru/2013/08/poseset-just-women_4.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just for Women by Neka Mew</span></a><br />
<a href="http://sims3imho.blogspot.com/2012/05/11-poses-hi-my-friend-by-imho.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi, My Friend by IMHO</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi5sov1s9ueevkr/CarryMePosePack.rar" target="_blank">Carry me by Eris Sims</a> @ <a href="https://www.tumblr.com/search/the%20sims%20poses" target="_blank">photosimthesis</a></span><br />
<a href="http://modthesims.info/d/479865" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wheelchair Poses by spladoum</span></a><br />
<a href="http://sims3s.ru/pose24.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For Men by Ms Adrienne</span></a><br />
<a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.com/2013/09/loretta-pose-pack-with-list-s.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Loretta Pose Pack by Skylar</span></a><br />
<a href="http://linna.modthesims.info/download.php?t=459505" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Laptop Poses by spladoum</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/news/couple_poses_by_inna_lisa/2013-02-14-822" target="_blank">Couple Poses by Inna Lisa</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2015/01/25-encounter-of-third-kind.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2.5 - An Encounter of the Third Kind</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I moved to the other side of the porch to get a different angle. Mom congratulated me again as I walked by. I thanked her, but my attention remained on the ship. It seemed empty. I surveyed the road and surrounding areas, but in the dark, I couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. No, wait, something caught my eye. A blob of some sort, no bigger than a plate, and it floated towards the house.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I am Ghint Traun,"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> he said with pride. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You're London Ramsey."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Taken aback at first, I realized that </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I understood everything he said. I'm not sure why it surprised me. My research showed they spoke Simlish, but no one had ever spoken to one of them. I wonder if all the aliens spoke like him. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Another question to add to the pile, </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and he knew my name. Then I remembered, they knew everything because they had created me. Well, at least the physical things. Honestly, it felt bizarre. A stranger knowing my name without an introduction.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes,”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I nodded. </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Nice to meet you, Ghint.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I held out my hand and he shook it, which surprised me. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">An alien who shakes hands, too?</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She stated relaxation was the key. Visiting some place in town we’d never been to before sounded fun to her. I had wanted to take her to the new bakery, but the mere thought of mentioning food scared me. Well, technically, I wanted to take myself and drag her with me. Our wedding cake had been delicious and I wanted to test some of the other goodies they offered. I decided to throw my thought out anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place went beyond my wildest dreams. I needed to meet the owner. As I asked to speak to him or her, the counter person pointed at someone coming our way. Who happened to appear, but none other than Romeo Montague! Shocked couldn't even begin to describe the looks on our face. Why hadn't he ever said anything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, we are doing far better than we expected in our first quarter. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">f it was anyone else, I might politely decline. However, it's you. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Would you agree to be a silent partner with a side of food testing?</span>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Flabbergasted. No, maybe dazed. Yeah, that's the word. That's how I felt. Probably Es, too. I think my heart even skipped a beat. Even the doctor gawked at us, probably wondering what our problem was. I glanced at Es. I saw many different emotions flickering across her face. I'm sure my face mirrored hers. </span><br />
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Our little vacation felt more like a honeymoon after that night. I knew once we got back, things would change again. Shortly after our arrival, the alien meeting loomed. I had so many questions and I hoped he'd have some answers. Time would tell, as it always does.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Well, I'm back. Yay! I've already written out the rest of London's life during November which was NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I know what I've written will not be the full story, as I still plan on playing the family in the game. So, it'll be partly game play wishacy style and partly my story. </i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />I pushed to get this chapter out partially because I feel terrible for all my slowness and also because it was a gift to my secret person from the Sims 3 forums: Alleenmens. Merry Christmas, lady!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The alien arrived during his wedding. I had no say in that matter. The partial alien face was a game glitch. And, yes, the game crashed shortly afterwards, which is why I only got like three pictures. :D </span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made them try for a baby long before I wrote the story out. Haha. I decided they should have the baby as newlyweds. Not sure why. That's just how my mouse clicked and rolled. </span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. The story I wrote for London and the aliens is so exciting for me. I can't wait to share it with you. Hopefully, you find it awesome, too. </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At breakfast, we decided on a quick wedding. I mean, why wait? We'd known since high school. Well, at least I had.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Are you ready for the wedding?"</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> asked Romeo.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dad came over to us as we were talking. </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm sorry to interrupt, but Mom wanted you to know she could pick up the flowers the morning of the wedding."</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I told him thanks and then he leaned closer. Talking softly, he said, </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Kitty has a fabulous place here and definitely knows how to get everyone to have fun." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I laughed as he walked over and started dancing with a few of the other guys.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, first, thank you all for coming! This has been quite a party and it was good to see all of you. As you know, London is my only son. We all know he is different, but he has taken that and turned it into a inspiration for so many around the world with his books. He is very special to Justine and I, and we love him more than he'll ever know. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When he first came to me about marrying Esmeralda, I thought he might be a little young. However, he's already proven to me how hard of a worker he is, and I can see how much he loves her. I can also see how they work together as a team and how strong that has made them. Justine and I couldn't be any happier for them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You just can't leave us celebrities alone, can you?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Romeo turned to me and made a face. When he blushed, I couldn't help but laugh out loud. He tried to hit me, but he missed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He told me he had been on reality tv show, but that was nothing compared to what he'd heard over the years about Dad. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Did you enjoy growing up with your Dad's cooking? Mmmmm...it just makes my mouth water imagining all the yummy things he has made,"</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Romeo said as his eyes glazed over.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Of course I did! I almost stayed just to continue getting fed. However, he's taught me a few tricks, too. I can hold my own." </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Dad agreed, which made me feel good. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Who was that?" I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> whispered to Es.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While everyone was mingling, I walked to the porch to relax and consider the day. It was so comforting to hear all the joy and laughter. I was thankful that our wedding had brought so many of us together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>No joke. The spaceship came right as they were getting ready to cut the cake. The game also froze on me shortly after this (probably due to the alien looking like that). :-O</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2015/01/24-surprise.html">2.4 - The Surprise</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2013/07/heart-by-heart.html" target="_blank">Heart by Heart by Rayne</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2013/01/lifes-moments_3.html" target="_blank">Life's Moments by Kiddo's Dreams</a></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She kept her eyes shut as she said, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"</span></span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you normally stare at women while they sleep?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her eyes flew open and she protested. <span style="color: #674ea7;">"I do not!"</span> She picked up a pillow to throw at me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I covered my face and laughed. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Yes, you most certainly do!"</span> I pulled the pillow from her hands and pulled her close to me. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I don't mind, though. In fact, it is refreshing to hear you snore. Does this mean I can leave the toilet seat up and you'll still love me?" </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She pushed me away and said, <span style="color: #674ea7;">"Watch it, Mister. You are going too far now.</span>" She rolled over with her back to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The blanket had come off of her shoulder and I saw pale bare skin. It called to me. I gave in and started exploring her body with my fingers. Eventually, my lips trailed kisses from her shoulders to her mid-back. She shivered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I pulled back her hair and nibbled on her ear. She gasped and told me to stop. I almost did, but I could see that she really enjoyed it. So, I continued by kissing her neck. She shivered again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I traced my fingers down her spine and up her side. She slowly moved to her back. Her breasts were a beautiful sight, one I couldn't resist. I gently traced circles around the closest one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She closed her eyes and I started gently kissing the breast I was playing with and cradling the other. Slowly I took control of both and I could hear her start to moan. I trailed some kisses down her stomach to her belly button. She called my name and I went slowly back up to her mouth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, while Es was playing guitar, I was on the phone with a few of my people. Word had gotten out fast that we were engaged (paparazzi, I guess) and they wanted to throw me a bachelor party.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Almost. We have a few other things to work out. I don't even care about all the little things. I just want Es to be my wife,"</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I said as I looked on the dance floor. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The owner, Kitty Wiggins smiled at Romeo and I, but kept dancing to the beat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, I completely understand. Once I knew Katarina was the one I wanted to marry, I just wanted it to happen. We have to accommodate the ladies, though, and let them have their day. Anyway, I didn't mind waiting. I just had a tough time concentrating on all the details."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, first, thank you all for coming! This has been quite a party and it was good to see all of you. As you know, London is my only son. We all know he is different, but he has taken that and turned it into a inspiration for so many around the world with his books. He is very special to Justine and I, and we love him more than he'll ever know. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When he first came to me about marrying Esmeralda, I thought he might be a little young. However, I quickly changed my mind. He's already proven to me how hard of a worker he is, and I can see how much he loves her. I can also see how they work together as a team and how strong that has made them. Justine and I couldn't be any happier for them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He told me he had been on reality tv show, but that was nothing compared to what he'd heard over the years about Dad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First to arrive were Lynelle and Sophia. They had just graduated and already knew what they wanted to do. I was so proud of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lynelle had a dream to open a winery, but wanted to get some ideas drawn first. She had already visited Paris to view the wineries there. She would leave soon on another trip to get some cuttings and other ideas for her future business. She'd not uttered the exact words, but I knew she'd fallen in love with the place. I would not be surprised if she made Paris her home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While everyone was mingling, I walked to the porch to relax and consider the day. It was so comforting to hear all the joy and laughter. I was thankful that our wedding had brought so many of us together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I looked at the road and my heart sank. It was something I thought I'd never encounter and as </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">big as day! I looked around and no one seemed to notice it. This wasn't good. Why did this have to happen today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It looked similar to others that I'd seen in pictures during my research, though I'd never seen one in real life. I couldn't tell if something was inside or not. It was too far away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">I was a little nervous about the first part of this chapter. I don't normally write that kind of stuff, but I thought it was important to see them together like that. They wished it, so what was I supposed to do. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Well, nothing crazy happened at the bachelor party, but it was still a fun time. The most important thing: Esmeralda and London are FINALLY married! Hooray! :D</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Don't get me started on some of these "formal" outfits. I didn't feel like changing most of them. :))</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>No joke. The spaceship came right as they were getting ready to cut the cake. The game also froze on me shortly after this (probably due to the alien looking like that). :-O</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>So, I wonder why the spaceship is there? </i></span><i style="color: #38761d;">Maybe we'll find out soon. ;)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2015/01/24-surprise-pg-13.html">2.4 - The Surprise (PG-13)</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><u>Poses</u></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/studiostargirls/downloads/the-sims-3-sets/set11" target="_blank">L.O.V.E. by Studio Star Girls (Pamy)</a><br style="background-color: transparent;" /><a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2014/01/with-love.html" target="_blank">With Love by Rayne</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://foreverhaileycreations.blogspot.com/2012/12/twilight-saga-no2-pose-pack.html" target="_blank">Twilight Sage by Forever Hailey</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2013/07/heart-by-heart.html" target="_blank">Heart by Heart by Rayne</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2013/01/lifes-moments_3.html" target="_blank">Life's Moments by Kiddo's Dreams</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/forum/34-358-2#12934" target="_blank">Love by Inna Lissa</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://sims3-modeli.ucoz.ru/news/romantic_poses_by_sea_alesya/2013-03-22-1236" target="_blank">Romantic Poses on the Bed by Sea</a></span>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-44173877830539213422014-10-03T00:31:00.001-04:002014-10-03T00:31:36.312-04:00Story Update<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, after much thought, I've decided to change my story somewhat. Please read my <a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/p/about-my-wishacy.html" target="_blank">Welcome!</a> page for more information. Thanks so much for reading, commenting and supporting my story!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-79917388197858207192014-09-21T23:26:00.000-04:002014-10-04T20:20:20.650-04:002.2 - The Blue Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's funny how life changes once you move out of your parent's house. I mean, at times, it was chaotic at home and I'd get tired of it. I was constantly taking the twins to practice, school, basically, wherever they wanted since Mom and Dad were so busy. However, now that I was away from it, I felt completely alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could make whatever I wanted for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could concentrate on my writing and even accomplish my goals <i>without</i> getting interrupted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could even work late into the night and sleep in the next morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and I could even plug up the toilet without anyone making a disgusting noise or making fun of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, all these bright moments eventually dulled and I felt alone. I missed my family or at least someone else around. I decided I needed to take a trip. I needed inspiration and a new perspective, perhaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I booked a flight to Egypt. I enjoyed travelling and it sounded like an intriguing place. I packed my bags and left immediately. I loved keeping my own work hours, so I could do things, like this, spur of the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I almost stepped on this Indian Roofed Turtle as I walked across the yard to wash my dishes. I wanted to keep it, but decided I'd better leave it in the wild.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I was getting ready to look at the adventure board, I received a phone call from a Ahmed Diab who was from the adventure company I had signed up with moments after arriving. It seemed he had an adventure for me already.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found Ahmed just outside of town. He explained he was from MorcuCorp, a company who specialized in archaeology to help find anything old including fossils, pottery, bowls, arrow heads, buildings, art (yes, people have buried their art), </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and they also help to translate hieroglyphics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I made my way to the Tomb of Discover, I thought about how much I was enjoying myself. I'm not sure I'd had this much fun before. I knew I needed to do this again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I was in the tomb, I was a little intimidated. The place was massive and not a soul was around. I had also wondered if I'd ever find these papers. I started working my way through the tomb and only stopped to take a break to eat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My heart pounded in my ears as I looked around. I listened closely, barely breathing, but nothing seemed out of place. Finally, my fear subsided as I never heard the noise again. So I continued on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once out of the tomb, I delivered the papers to Ahmed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After that, I felt like going back to camp. I ended up just playing the blues again. I don't know what it was about them, but it made me feel better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next day, I felt ready to face the world again. I checked the board for a new adventure as soon as I'd showered and eaten breakfast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life as a writer may seem boring to most, but not to me. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I knew I'd wanted to join the writing career before I'd finished high school. So, it was no surprise to me that after writing two books, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">my career was really taking off. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The best part: I was enjoying every minute of it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so far ahead in my book that I decided to take a trip into town. When I arrived, I found it amusing to see Donta Shear, Esmeralda's ex-boyfriend. There break-up had been my fault, of course. He wasn't real happy about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't resist myself and kind of sneaked behind him. He wasn't very appreciative of it. However, he did talk to me, which I found amusing. He must have a good sense of humor like me. Also, he had a new girlfriend, which is probably why he didn't hate me as much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They also had twin sons who were lovingly doted upon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After our wonderful dinner, we walked around the city. We encountered a hopscotch board, which I barely even noticed. However, Es saw it and had other ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">"What? Don't think you can do it?"</span> she asked with a sly grin.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Let's make a bet. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you win, you get to kiss me</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">,"</span> she said with a smile. <span style="color: #a64d79;">"</span></span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If I win, you get a kiss from me</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">,"</span> she whispered the last sentence in my ear, making my heart flip-flop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found the whole thing completely entertaining. She made me laugh out loud a few times. Then, she said the whole game was rigged to make her lose. I rather enjoyed the win, but when she gave me her kiss, I completely forgot about it. I lost myself in her mouth, smell and the feel of her body against mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I tightened my grip on her, but she pushed me away. <span style="color: #a64d79;">"You only won one kiss,"</span> she said as she giggled. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Well, then,"</span> I said with all seriousness, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I'm ready for a re-match."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found her in the middle of a run. I'm not quite sure why she was wearing her gown, but you don't ask these sort of questions if your family is still a part-time secret agent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a plan for the future now. However, I had to wait for the right timing and I had one more thing I needed to do. For now, I looked forward to any time Esmeralda and I had together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We sent text messages frequently, since work had picked up again for her. She told me that she really enjoyed them and it always made her day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ok, again, sorry it took so long to get this out. I have plenty to do another chapter, so I'm going to work on that asap. I'm very excited to be back doing this and so far my game has been playing decent. :) Also, my family is doing better, so I can concentrate on this again.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">London would NOT stop playing the piano in Egypt. It was hilarious! I'd stop him so he could use the bathroom, but as soon as he was done, he started playing again....in the bathroom! It was humorous! I just let him play all he wanted. It was a pretty boring trip.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The paparazzi lady didn't technically die, but I actually thought she was going to. I've never seen anyone be frozen on the ground like she had been. I thought was dead, actually, but then she eventually got up, got into the sauna and left. :))</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Romeo and Katarina are from a contest on the forums that I was involved in called "Romeo and Juliet: A reality dating game". I actually entered Katarina and she ended up marrying Romeo. I decided to bring them into my game as neighbors for London. He could always use good friends. ;)</i></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-21276285262845712132014-08-18T20:24:00.002-04:002014-08-18T20:24:27.276-04:00Why it is taking sooooo long for another update...<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had actually planned to get in the game this last weekend to do more game play. However, Thursday evening, my mother-in-law had a stroke. It's a long story, but basically, she lay undiscovered at her job (in cubicle offices) for EIGHT hours. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's doing much better now. She has her memory and can remember everything so far, including what happened (which is how we knew the time frame). Her entire left side, of course, was unmovable. Her speech is pretty good, though, and we can understand her. Her left leg is moving now and the doctor think she'll be able to walk again. The main issue is her left arm, which last I knew, wasn't moving yet. She could feel it, though, so I feel like it will come in time. She'll be moved out of the hospital and into a rehab hospital tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She has a long recovery ahead of her and out of 4 kids, my husband is the only one in town, so there will be times they'll call upon us to help. I almost felt like getting in the game tonight, but it was such an exhausting weekend, I'm still playing catch up on sleep. Honestly, if it didn't take 15 min for the game to load, I'd seriously consider playing. I am planning on saving up for a SSD, which is a solid-state drive. Basically, it's a super fast hard drive. However, I probably won't have the money for it until closer to Thanksgiving/Christmas. I'm tired of waiting for my game, custom content, the ladies clothing, and my poses to load. They take absolutely FOREVER because there are so many. My fault, of course. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, just a quick update. If all goes well, I plan on getting on tomorrow evening, but we'll see. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-13080667416662298142014-08-03T14:11:00.000-04:002014-08-03T14:11:00.612-04:00London's Renovated House<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I first arrived at my new home, I knew I couldn't live like this forever. Thankfully, Mom and Dad had given me some money as they did with all the kids before we left. Add that to the royalties from my book, I was able to redo the outside and inside of the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did what I felt was the most important parts of the house since I knew that I didn't have enough to do everything. Some rooms may seem a little sparse, but as time goes on, I'm sure I'll fill in some areas. I'm a bachelor right now, so it doesn't need to look completely up to par. What is most important is that I feel more comfortable now than I did. Of course, as I'm sure you already could tell, Es helped with color schemes and such.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>I hope you all enjoyed these pictures of London's house. I normally don't do this, but thought I'd share anyway. I didn't even do this to Justine & Marvin's house since it was great the way it was (well, maybe a few minor things). </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>However, the house I moved him into was a disaster and I just couldn't handle him living there in it. So, yes, I re-did EVERYTHING. :)) Now that I have his house done, I'll finally be able to move on with his life. Hopefully, in the next week, I'll be able to get that chapter out. :D Thanks to all of you who read my story! I appreciate it!</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-66856535300381058812014-07-21T23:41:00.001-04:002014-09-21T23:27:19.580-04:002.1 - Time to Fly<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Mom, I need help with my tie!"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really hated ties. I mean, I loathed them. Part of the reason I didn't work for the newspaper office or the local TV station was due to the hatred of the uncomfortable accessory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I fiddled with my tie a little more, but gave up quickly as I heard Mom coming up the stairs. My mind drifted towards Esmeralda (though she let me call her Es) again as it did frequently these days. She always seemed to be on my mind. It was even hard to do my daily tasks without her jumping into my thoughts and distracting me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes I'd see different members of my family smile and then shake their heads, but I tried to ignore them. I'd fallen for her much harder than I thought possible and I couldn't get her out of my head. I wonder if this is how it started with Mom and Dad.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />After Mom fixed my tie, she quickly bustled off to finish the many other things before the big event. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You see, today was a special day. My big sister, Caitlin, was getting married!</span><br />
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After some time, it was obvious that Caitlin and Felix were inseparable. Though Caitlin was sure she'd wait longer to further her career before she married, she told us her love for Felix was something that would not waver. So, because her schedule was starting to get busier due to her popularity, they decided to get married quickly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had gotten to know Felix pretty well over the last year since Caitlin and him had started dating. Sometimes Es and I would double date with Felix and Caitlin, which was very helpful for me in multiple ways. I thought he was an outstanding guy, though he could sometimes be a bit too pretentious. I tried to overlook those moments and take him for what he was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the end, I knew he would be the laid back guy who would support Caitlin's endeavors of becoming a star. He also decided that if she were to travel, he would go with her and follow his passion. He was quite the adventurer!</span><br />
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Caitlin and Felix had their wedding at our beach one night in late summer. Everything came together well, though Caitlin looked like she was about to become unhinged. She kept acting like the world was ending. Whatever. Everything looked good to me. I pulled her aside and thought I'd tell her a few jokes to loosen her up. It seemed to work.</span><br />
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They are obviously in love here. This is before the wedding. They had a special time with each other before they walked down the aisle. I guess it was mostly to soothe their nervousness. It seemed to work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nathaniel cracked me up with his face. Jenni looked cute, but no one looked as beautiful as Esmeralda. I still couldn't believe that <i>she</i> asked <i>me</i> to go steady. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">"London, where's Mom and Dad?"</span></span><br />
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It was where Lynelle found us a few minutes later asking if we'd seen Mom or Dad. Sophie and I just looked at each other and burst out laughing. I let Sophie explain the situation as I went off to work on my book for a few hours.</span><br />
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Lynelle and Sophie kept begging Mom and Dad to drive and wouldn't let up. It was strange and funny to see it happen, but it was something I could not stop. Finally, despite my protests, they gave in and started teaching them.</span><br />
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The initial take-off was easy and the rush was unbelievable!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, it went down hill shortly after that...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">...especially when the paparazzi started showing up. How embarrassing! </span><br />
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Dad invited his boss, Mark, over for dinner one September evening. Mark was getting ready to retire and he wanted to discuss things with Dad. Hopefully, this meant Dad would get the promotion he wanted. He worked hard and practiced new meals all the time with us. It was one of my favorite things about living at home. I was a growing man and needed my nutrition. I knew I would miss it when I left, though.</span><br />
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Caitlin called during October and mentioned that they had adopted. Mom and Dad got really excited and started dancing around, but when Caitlin said it was a puppy named Morgan, they quickly stopped dancing and seemed a little sad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I guess I was right and they'll just have to wait a little longer. The puppy was adorable, though, and we all grew to love him very much.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Well, here's the first chapter for Generation 2. It's been a long road that was paved with computer/save file issues, time constraints and other things.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>It's very difficult for me to play so many people in one house whether for a wishacy or not. I constantly feel like I must ensure everyone is getting their wants/needs fulfilled, which entails CONSTANT pausing. I knew if I could just get London OUT of that house, then things could start progressing quickly again. </i></span><i style="color: #38761d;">So, hopefully, chapters will start coming a little faster now and we can get this generation on its way. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Can I just say that getting that wedding set up was just a pain in the rear? It took forever, then the game froze and I couldn't get it saved fast enough. I had to start all over again and I almost didn't do it. Finally, I compromised and ignored any posing that I wanted to do, which made it go much faster. The hugs at the end took some time to get them synchronized, but I thought everything came out pretty good in the end. #:-S</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>London and his jetpack skills were horrid. I have had many sims play with that thing and never saw anyone fall and hit the ground as many times as he did. I believe the last count before I made him quit was around 5 or 6. Honestly, I kept expecting him to die. That's how bad it was. LOL! :))</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Of course, I will try to keep an eye out on everyone for updates. I have SP, so it'll tell me when something happens and I can go immediately to them and take pictures. :D I mostly want to concentrate on London, though.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Recently I heard a rumor that Lynelle wants to be on Survivor. =D7 That may happen some day, but she'll need to try out and do some training. ;) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found the door to the lab still unlocked thanks to my tape trick. I walked in and heard the frogs before I even saw them. I flicked on a light and made my way towards rows and rows of cages. The frogs were part of some kind of biology fair exhibit and they had to hold them in the lab since there were like 50,000 of them. I don't quite know what they were planning to do with 50,000 frogs, but I didn't care. It was the perfect opportunity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I walked towards them and one-by-one, I opened up each cage. Thankfully, there weren't 50,000 cages. The frogs didn't all jump out at once, of course. Many just sat there, but I knew, by morning, most would be roaming the halls. I turned off the lights, left the lab door open, took my piece of tape from both doors, and went home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Life was going pretty good! I had an awesome computer. I had a few friends at school that I enjoyed hanging around. I had made it on the honor roll. I already had a book published and another one in the works. I had a car. Yeah, life was pretty good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I stared at him like he was crazy! I could not just go to the "future" with this mad man! I didn't even know how to unless there was a blue phone box around somewhere, which I doubted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"No. No way!"</span> I yelled, thinking that would make him go away. I turned to run out of the bathroom when I heard a "pop" sound. When I turned back around, he'd vanished. It was the weirdest most unbelievable thing that has happened to me. It haunted me and I never forgot that encounter with the blue-haired holographic man in our bathroom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't know, Mom. I'm kind of sad. I didn't think I'd care about going to prom or even taking someone, but I think I was wrong. There is someone I care for a little more than I thought I did. She makes me <i>want</i> to be with her."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, yeah, I will. Thanks, Mom!" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I said as I rushed out of the bedroom on my way downstairs to my car. I knew if I didn't do this now, I might chicken out. I was so excited, but I did try to calm down a little. The last thing I wanted to do was get into an accident.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few minutes later, I felt her hands lace with mine. I wondered what I had just gotten myself into as she made my heart do some crazy flips. I looked up at her and she softly said, </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"That sounds perfect, London. </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for asking me! </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will save every dance for you alone. I appreciate you taking things slow. I am a little scared, but I do trust you."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so thrilled for Caitlin and London as they got ready for their prom. They both looked stunning and I had hired a professional photographer to take pictures. We went to the local art studio and used it as the backdrop. Afterwards, both couples went to eat and then to prom at the school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Caitlin received the most votes for prom queen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dylan Libby, our old housekeeper, was able to get away to celebrate with us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had invited Grumpo Marks as well. He was getting along in his years and I would be sad to see my good friend leave this earth. I know Dyno would be sad, too, but he was holding up well despite that he had already lost two of his other brothers. Unfortunately, Dyno couldn't make this party due to his job.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Awesome! I just can't wait until Nathaniel sleeps through the night."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm very glad you were able to come. I've missed you both! Now that London is dating Esmeralda, we probably should try to get together more."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, though I'm a little worried they are moving too fast. They are already going steady and we really wanted Esmeralda to go to college."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scot laughed and completely agreed. He went to find Sophia and wrapped his arms around her. They were such an adorable couple!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Judy was also able to come, but she was only there for a short time as she also had to work. I was so glad to see her, though. I gave her a big hug and she told me a little of what had been happening lately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She missed Frank, of course, but found that he had cheated on her multiple times. Many of his ex-lovers had stepped forward trying to get a piece of his estate. Of course, they were all denied. Sleeping with him didn't mean they were entitled. They were laughed right out of court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Judy didn't care about the money, though she was grateful to have it for their kids' benefit. She was more upset and hurt hurt by his betrayal. She didn't know <i>what </i>he was thinking! It was tough to see all of these beautiful women step forward and claim they had slept with <i>her</i> husband.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I never spoke about what he had tried to do with me. I was sad that she had to find out the way she had, though. However, I was also extremely happy for her. She was dating Dyno and I knew he was an amazing man who would treat her with the respect she deserved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we stopped the leak, I knew we had a chance to bring down the top criminal family in town. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know what life would bring now. I'd probably enjoy my job a little longer, but eventually, I would retire with pride. Our children were our legacy, but only one could lead the way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>London won by <u>ONE</u> vote! Amazing! Hopefully, he's one you wanted. If not, I will definitely try to keep you up-to-date with the others. I'll leave them all together for right now, but I'll probably start running out of bedrooms soon. :))</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>I did have some problems with the prom pictures. When I got everyone to arrive to take them, I found that both Felix and Esmeralda had already aged up to young adult. So, neither were actually at the prom (I really wish I'd have known this ahead of time), but the game acted like they were. This explains the ugly prom clothes in the prom pictures. :))</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>So, I did have to age them both down and take pictures. Due to that little fluke, I didn't notice until AFTER everything was done that my custom eyes were gone and EA's defaults were in place. I apologize for them not looking as gorgeous as normal. :-O I didn't even notice until I looked at the pictures a few days later, which I guess shows that it was NOT that important. ;)</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Also, I apologize for all the big paragraphs in this chapter. I knew this was the last one for this generation and wanted to give everyone an update of some of Justine's friends around town. :D</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>On a sad, scary note, I had to get into my save file earlier this week for last minute information. However, it started crashing on me. @-) I've tried many things to fix it and nothing has worked so far. However, I went into a new save and the game worked perfect.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>So, my next step is to copy my family/house. I think the save file is not necessarily corrupt (it doesn't say it is), but it is just so bogged down. So, I'll move them into a new Roaring Heights save file, which I'm sure will work just extra work. I'll try to save a few of the families that they talk to frequently and move them all in so we don't miss them. However, I will need to cheat to put the relationships back to where they are.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2014/01/sadness-poses-simprov-poses.html" target="_blank">Sadness Poses by Simprov/AristKate</a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-ceremony-part-2.html" target="_blank"><b>The Ceremony Pt 2 by Kiddo's Dreams</b></a></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://customcontentcaboodle.com/with-love-posespack-by-rayne/" target="_blank"><b>With Love by Rayne</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.com/2013/09/loretta-pose-pack-with-list-s.html" target="_blank">Loretta by Skylar</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://sims3imho.blogspot.com/2014/05/8-poses-reflection-by-imho.html" target="_blank"><b>Reflections by IMHO</b></a></span><br />
<a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/we-heart-it-inspired-pose-pack-s.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We Heart It Inspired Pose Pack by Skylar</span></b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.thesimsmodels.com/forum/34-358-3#16116" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Male Model Poses by Inna Lisa</span></b></a><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://envysims.tumblr.com/post/61723216778/cabralvox-these-were-requested-you-will-need" target="_blank">Inseparable by Zoe Cabral</a></span></b><br />
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<a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/07/21-time-to-fly.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">2.1 - Time to Fly</a><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You do NOT need to know the story line or the plot (there isn't really one anyway). There is a synopsis of all four possible heirs below. Give them quick read and then vote at the bottom of who YOU would like me to follow for Generation 2. I am VERY excited to see who you will choose for me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The vote will close on 6/28/14 at 11:59 pm EST.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Food: Key Lime Pie</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Color: Violet</span><br />
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Caitlin is a genius with an attitude. Her IQ is higher than most, but surprisingly, it doesn't scare anyone away. She lights up the room with her smile and everyone is drawn to her whether they know her or not. There is just something about her. Of course, she isn't perfect. Her attitude causes issues with her friends at times, but they usually seem quick to forgive her. </span><br />
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She is a very talented musician who also writes her own music. Her dream is to sing and play her guitar to anyone who will listen. She would love to get gigs around town and work her way to the top as a Vocal Legend. Right now, she just gets sing-a-gram jobs around town, but it is a starting point. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In her spare time, she plays for tips at the park, which is tiring, but she loves it. She has decided she doesn't need to go to college to achieve her dream. Many say she has talent, so why go to college? Her parent's do not agree, but she knows she can reach her goal with determination and hard work.</span><br />
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She does want a family, too. However, her focus is her dream. She doesn't think she will have time to focus on romance, commitment and kids. Will she find a man who does not mind taking a back seat to her dream? Who will truly love her for who she truly is, attitude and all? Will he help her achieve her dream of doing what she loves?</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lifetime </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wish</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Professional Author</span><br />
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London is much quieter than his sister, which his parents appreciate. He's had a strange life so far due to the bizarre happenings before he was born. However, that is something he cannot change, so he has come to terms with his skin color. He has learned that if he makes a big deal out of it, others will, too. His sense of humor really helps to draw others to him. He loves cracking jokes and making people laugh. He reads people well and his humor is all the better for it. </span><br />
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His dream, though, is to be a professional writer. He loves creating stories for others to enjoy and has even written a successful book already. He wants to start a family, too, but he has to find a lady first. Since he works from home, he could easily take care of the kids during the day, then write at night. It would give his wife freedom to get a job, if she so chooses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Food: Vegetarian Grilled Salmon</span><br />
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Imaginary Friend:</u></b> Wiggles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lynelle spends much of her time outside. Summer is her favorite time of year and she stays outside for hours, even in the heat. If you watch her closely when she's inside, you may find her body twitch, especially if she hasn't been outside in awhile. Her imaginary friend, Wiggles, hangs out with her a lot and they do all kinds of things together. No one else seems to be able to see him, but she doesn't care. She knows he's real!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She enjoys going down to the beach to fish. She is storing them up to use for the garden she'll have some day.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once her garden is started, she would like to grow all kinds of plants. She's still not sure if she wants to start a nectary or if she just wants to concentrate on growing the perfect plants. Either way, she has plenty of time to decide. She'll enjoy whichever route she takes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She would like to carry on the Ramsey name with children, but she wants to wait for the right guy. Will she find a guy who will help her build her garden? Will she find someone who will enjoy the outside as much as she does? Who will show her true blossoming love?</span><br />
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Imaginary Friend:</b></u> Snuggles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She does tend to get a little too excited at times, but most find this to be an endearing quality. Her outlook on life is optimistic and she's easily entertained by life. She enjoys helping others and seems to be a comfort to those around her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She has a high IQ, but most do not realize it because she doesn't act persnickety. She feels her intelligence and love for others has naturally led her to become a surgeon. She'll need to work hard at Uni to get the grades she needs to fulfill her dream. With courage and grit, she knows she has the strength to succeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She also wants to have children to help carry on the Ramsey name. However, he wants a career first, a guy, then babies. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who will help support her as she helps those around her? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But who will discover her imperfections and still choose to love her?</span><br />
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Well, the time had finally arrived where I felt like things were good at home. Marvin's job was progressing. Caitlin and London were doing well in school. Sophia and Lynelle were healthy and learning new skills all the time. The sad news was that Dylan had left. His parent's had died and he needed to take care of his siblings. So, we bought Bonehilda. It was a little creepy at first, but she always did an excellent job cleaning, helped with the kids and even fixed computers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My first day back to work (finally)! I couldn't tell you how excited I was to get back into the field. I loved my job! (Don't ask me about the outfit or I'd have to kill you.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We'd given my old car to Caitlin, but there was something else we thought she'd enjoy as well...a guitar. She loved playing that thing and played it whenever she had free time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes she could be caught singing to herself. I'm not sure of Bonehilda thought she was good or not. It's hard to read her...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She had her friend Priscilla Willa (yes, that's her name) come over and they had some fun talking about boys and such.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Dad, why did you make me stop here?"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, this was your Mom's house when she moved to town. I came here sometimes to visit her."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It's cute! I can't believe Mom lived here."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yeah, she had a hard time moving to my house when we got together. She loved this place."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Man, you and Mom must have been REALLY young. You're so old now. This is cool, Dad, really, but can we go? It's getting late and I want to get more practice time in."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yes, I suppose,"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> he said as she started driving off. He felt surprisingly good after his reminiscing, so he let her attitude go this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her attitude was a bit annoying to us at times, but we also appreciated her relationship with London and her help with the girls...especially potty training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Caitlin? Did the kids at school make fun of you when you were my age?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Ugh! Yes, definitely. When it happened to me, Mom and Dad said it was normal. At first, I was upset because I didn't like it. But one day, I'd had enough and I talked to them. I wanted to know WHY they made fun of me all the time. You know what they said? I don't know. I just told them if they didn't know why, then why do it? It eventually stopped."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I don't get why they would do it if they didn't know why."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Like sometimes a girl may have red hair and I have brown. They hate their hair but love mine. Then, they get jealous and start to get upset. So, they start bullying or making fun of me. It seems like a silly and shallow example, but I've seen it a few times. Walking away is usually what I do. Then, later to help calm myself down, that's when I try to put myself in their shoes. Everyone has issues at some point. It may stem from home life or their feelings or just about anything. It can be hard, though and it doesn't always work."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Well, it could be that I'm different since I have blue skin. I can't help it, though. It's how I was born. I hated it at first, but now, I think it's kind of cool. I'm very different and I like that."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, Caitlin told me the next day about her conversation with London. I told her I appreciated that she helped him. She was growing up way too fast and sometimes it made feel sad. (Other times, it made me feel old.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few days later, London started coming home from school in a much better mood. Later, he told me what had happened and that he had talked to Caitlin about it. He did truly love his skin and once that showed, the bully confronted him (more upset than ever). He demanded to know how he could get blue skin, too. London told him he was born with it, but he didn't need blue skin to be cool. Just being a friend is cool. I know, kind of cheesy, but they were kids. The bully did stop, though sadly he just moved on to someone else. London was very relieved! He was able to concentrate on getting his grades up and started enjoying school again. He even tried to help those who were bullied by teaching them the same tricks he used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He did get upset by his little sisters once. He was trying to take a nap in their room (not sure why he didn't just get in his bed). Lynelle kept playing her xylophone and he would wake up and yell. I finally told him to go to his bed and then he was fine after that. It was kind of funny to watch and I kept trying to hide my giggling from him. After he left the room, I looked at Lynelle and she said, <span style="color: #e69138;">"Siwy brover."</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He learned quite a few new recipes while he was over there along with earning a few new belts. We were thankful when he got back and his mid-life crisis was gone. We were both back to our normal selves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was excellent timing as well because shortly after he got back Lynelle started acting a little strange. We caught her more than once talking to herself, hugging the air, and many other things. She even had a pillow fight by herself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We tried not to talk down to her too much about it. We were ok with her having an imaginary friend, but it was a little tough to swallow at first. She was very happy, though. I just kept hoping she'd make friends from school, too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Good, London! Mommy is washing Lynelle because she had a big poopie mess and she needed a bath."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, I apologize for being so long with chapters lately. I was involved with a contest and a game on the forums. @-) It was VERY time consuming, but I'm back now and I'm done with both. I haven't played this family in awhile, but had tons of pic. This is good because the last time I got into that save file, Marvin was deleted. :-O Hopefully, I can pull my back up file and it will be all good. :D</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The mess scene at the beginning was SO hard for me. I'd watch as Marvin, Justine and Dylan would go into the kitchen. For some reason, Marvin and Justine NEVER got the "Dirty Surrounding" moodlet. If they'd had it, I would have made someone fix the sink and clean up the kitchen. Dylan walked through it as well and would get a disgusted face, but never bothered to do anything about it. =)) It lasted for at least one sim day before Dylan FINALLY fixed the sink and cleaned up the mess. I'm sure that isn't long for some people, but the water started moving into the dining and living rooms and it was driving me crazy. ~X(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Honey, your mommy not only had ONE baby, but <u>TWO</u> babies."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Good job! Now, we have to be real careful with them. They are very little and fragile."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Good, London! Mommy is washing Lynelle because she had a big poopie mess and she needed a bath."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, I apologize for being so long with chapters lately. I was involved with a contest and a game on the forums. @-) It was VERY time consuming, but I'm back now and I'm done with both. I haven't played this family in awhile, but had tons of pic. This is good because the last time I got into that save file, Marvin was deleted. :-O However, I got into it tonight and he was there again. :D </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The mess scene at the beginning was SO hard for me. I'd watch as Marvin, Justine and Dylan would go into the kitchen. For some reason, Marvin and Justine NEVER got the "Dirty Surrounding" moodlet. If they'd had it, I would have made someone fix the sink and clean up the kitchen. Dylan walked through it as well and would get a disgusted face, but never bothered to do anything about it. =)) It lasted for at least one sim day before Dylan FINALLY fixed the sink and cleaned up the mess. I'm sure that isn't long for some people, but the water started moving into the dining and living rooms and it was driving me crazy. ~X(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One beautiful morning in my little town of
Roaring Heights, I finally felt as if our family would be complete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I already had an amazing little family and now we had another one on the way. I can still remember the day I told Marvin. It was
Caitlin's first day of school and I'd just helped her get ready. She
seemed excited, but kind of nervous, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was very excited abou</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">t my first day of school. I was excited to get away from the house by myself! I wanted to meet new kids and play with them. I wanted to sit at a real school desk. I wanted to use my new pencils and notebook paper in my backpack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, when the bus pulled up, I realized I was REALLY going to school. I hadn't really been anywhere without Mom and Dad. I didn't want to be by myself. I may have "attitude" as my mom calls it, but I still get nervous. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I walked up to the bus and I saw the driver. He had his hat on funny and he looked SO old. He gave me a weird grin and I almost turned around and ran back to the house. However, when he said, <span style="color: #990000;">"Come on, kid!"</span>, I scurried on the bus as fast as I could.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I started down the aisle, I started to get a little scared. There was NO one inside. I hesitated and asked the driver, <span style="color: #a64d79;">"Where are the other kids?"</span> He just said, <span style="color: #990000;">"Hurry up and find a seat! The other kids will be on soon."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I quickly found a seat in front. <i>Quicker to run away, </i>I thought<i>. </i>I started thinking about all the bad stories I had heard about being alone with a bad guy. Mom and Dad didn't think I could hear them when they whispered, but my hearing is good. I shut my eyes and hummed a tune to stop thinking about the bad stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eventually, other kids started getting on the bus and we arrived at school. Once that happened I felt a lot better. I even liked some of the kids and we started talking about playing games. I was sad when the bell rang, though. That meant it was time for school to start and we couldn't play after all. Some of my new friends went into other classrooms. I felt a little better when a few of them said, "<span style="color: #cc0000;">Let's</span> <span style="color: #e69138;">get</span> <span style="color: #45818e;">together</span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">at</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">recess</span>!" I smiled and said, <span style="color: #a64d79;">"Yes!"</span> Then, I walked in to meet my teacher and find my desk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After I got Caitlin on the bus, I went
back to my bedroom to wake up Marvin since he needed to work on a television he promised to fix. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was for one of his customers from the restaurant. He had mentioned in passing that he wanted to learn how to fix things and they heaved it on him pretty quick. They told him it was already in bad shape. If he could fix it, then they might send more business his way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every morning, we tried to fit in a "quick chat". It was our way to "sync" up. We used this for time to ourselves, but also to stay on the same page as parents. It worked most mornings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had just finished, when all of a sudden, I didn't feel right, though I didn't actually get sick. As soon as I felt it, I knew, though. It was the same way I
had suspected my pregnancies with Caitlin and London.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">“What has put that smile on your
face?”</span> as he touched my lips softly with his fingers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Oh, you know, a little of this and
that. Oh, and perhaps I'm pregnant again.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Really? How do you know?”
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Oh, honey, I just do, but don't
worry, I'll take a test to confirm. I'll even go to the doctor's to be tested if that makes you feel better,”</span> I said as I gave him a big
hug. He said it would, then he pulled me close and kissed me which sent shivers down my spine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I told him I needed to get London out
of his crib because he had been screaming for like ten minutes. We had tried to ignore him, but he was having none of it. I also reminded him that he needed
to work on the tv some more. With that, he kissed me again. He growled that he would finish his thought later that night, then walked away. I just
smiled, got dressed and headed for London's room.</span></div>
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in, like he was all innocent and hadn't been screaming bloody murder.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I gave him his bottle and changed
his diaper. We tried to work on potty training, but he was having
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around the house and left him alone in his room. He took that
opportunity to play with his special friend “Peep”. I had always
felt bad for that toy as he really beat it and sometimes even chewed
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texted me a pic. He said he ran into Tiberius at the restaurant and
he had brought Maggie. We had met with them again recently,
but I guess time flies because my how she had grown. Obviously, Tiberius
was still a bot fan.</span></div>
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first day after school. I was a little disappointed she didn't want
to come right home and tell us how her first day went, but I was so
glad she had found a friend, too. Later, we met up at the graveyard. It was a full moon and she had wanted to visit the graveyard during it. </span></div>
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little scared, but we talked about her day and she seemed better
after that. We didn't stay long, though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we got home, the baby-sitter was
just getting ready to feed the grumpy London boy. I paid her and she
left looking relieved. Yes, London can be quite the handful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin came home with fantastic news
right before I fell into an exhausted sleep. He got promoted to
Ingredient Taster! Also, he won 2,000 simoleons at the casino.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also told him that I had been able to get into the doctor's office quickly today and my instinct was correct: we were indeed pregnant. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
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trained and had learned to walk. What a big boy!</span></div>
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to play tag with her. She tried many times to walk quietly, but she wasn't very sneaky. So her friends always knew when she was coming. She didn't seem to mind, though. She loved playing with other kids!</span></div>
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read. She also listened to her favorite kids radio station. It
always seemed to be on around the house.</span></div>
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telescope at the stars and learning about them. Ever since London's
diagnosis, she seemed to be fascinated with astronomy.</span></div>
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night, Caitlin fell into bed exhausted. She was a busy little lady!</span></div>
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beautiful, but I sure did enjoy those days that the sun shone
brightly and the warm tropical breeze came off the ocean. Those days when the trees
swayed in the wind and the beautiful sound of birds chirped
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dishes, I started to feel a little overwhelmed. Even when I look out my window, the sunshine did nothing for me. I realized that the
baby would be born very soon and I wasn't sure I could handle another
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soon. I was surprised they hadn't fired me yet. I'd been on maternity leave for a long time now. I did try to work on my reports as
frequently as I could, but it still didn't count quite as much as being
at work and doing my job. The ambitious side of me was a little upset without any recent promotion. I was looking forward to getting back into the thick of my job again.</span></div>
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and I picked it up after quickly drying my hands off. It was Judy!
I hadn't talked to her in awhile and I missed being with my friends.
She told me she had just had another baby named Hupert. I was
ecstatic for her and promised to visit as soon as I could, but I told
her I was due any day as well. We talked for awhile longer until I
heard Hupert's cry in the background. She said it was feeding time,
so I reluctantly let her go.</span></div>
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air to my soul. She reminded me that it may not be easy, having
another child along with two others, but I would love them all and do
the best I could to be a great mom. I may be GETTING older, but I was NOT old yet. I still had time to work hard and excel at my job as well. I didn't get the warm fuzzies
from her encouragement or thoughts, but knowing I had the support of my friends and
Marvin did help immensely.</span></div>
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and was always pulling little pranks on us. So, I finally had one I
could do on him. It was such fun and helped relieve more of that
feeling I had earlier. Don't get me wrong. It did not completely take away the feeling, but I did feel better. Never underestimate the power of friends and family.</span><br />
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some questions about the baby. Then, I let her feel and listen to my
belly. She was so cute when she was inquisitive.
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times as well. She decided to check under her bed for monsters before
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She was screaming at the top of her
lungs and I had just gone to bed. Thankfully, Dylan was still around
and took care of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">“What's the matter, Caitlin? Are you
ok? Are you hurt?” </span>asked Dylan, concerned.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">“Monsters. Under. Bed. Red eyes. Scary. Can't sleep now.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Ok, ok, you're fine now,”</span> he gave
her a quick hug, but when he tried to let go, she clung to him. She
really seemed freaked out. In fact, after she finally did let go, she even
“fainted”.
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since she was obviously tired. Big mistake!! She refused and even
yelled at him. Did he really want her to get eaten by the monsters
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less scared and finally agreed to go to bed. She wouldn't let Dylan
leave nor turn the light off, though. So, he stayed until she fell asleep,
then left for his room. What an awesome butler!!</span></div>
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baby came was a family picture. London was being a bit ornery, but
we finally got a fantastic picture. I quickly had it framed and put
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was so very thankful that Marvin was around this time. Unfortunately, London picked the moment after my water broke to start screaming because he was hungry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thankfully, Dylan took care of him, while Marvin
and I went up to our bedroom. We were thankful Caitlin was at
school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin was such a help, though he
probably thought he wasn't. Having him there to support me was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“It's a girl!!” I exclaimed. I
couldn't not believe I would have another beautiful girl to love on
and cuddle! I started crying as I felt the joy surge through me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just as I was mopping up my tears,
she started crying. Then, suddenly, another wave of pain hit me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Marvin!”</span> I yelled. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Please take
her!!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin quickly took her and laid her on
the bed, but then gave me a concerned look. I was surprised, too,
but the pain was intense!! Then, I realized I was having ANOTHER
baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“It's another girl!!”</span> I proclaimed
as I laid her beside her sister. Marvin looked a little shocked and
I was definitely overwhelmed. Twins!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's such a good baby, but gets a
little excited at times, especially when she sees the bottle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>So sorry it has taken awhile to get this out. I've been trying to play the game and nothing else for awhile to keep it going. I desperately wanted her to get back to work and move life along. Also, I am trying to move the chapters along a little faster, too. :D</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Caitlin fainting was hilarious! =)) I just laughed and said she was a drama queen! </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Woah, twins! :-O I did not give Justine or
Marvin the fertility treatment as she wishes for enough babies as it
is. After I did some research, though, I found that listening to kids music
all the time might make twins. It was on frequently as just sat in different areas, so I guess
that must be it.
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Life is SO busy with all of them. I'm
a little overwhelmed, but I am enjoying it, too. As I said before, I
am used to speeding through everything and even cheating a lot. NOT
cheating has been difficult, but it has forced me to enjoy all the
kids at different ages. :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Also, I've entered a few contests on the Sims 3 forums, so I've been busy with that, too. This was a fairly simple chapter, though I felt a little boring. However, I wanted to make it quickly, so hopefully, you still enjoyed it!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Whew! What will happen next with this
family? Only time will tell. Please stay tuned!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://foreverhaileycreations.blogspot.com/2012/12/pregnancy-bliss-pose-pack.html" target="_blank">Pregnancy Bliss by Forever Hailey</a></i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2014/01/labor-poses-simprov-poses.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Labor by Artist Kate</span></a></i></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/05/123-growing-up-johnson-pg.html">1.23 - Growing Up Johnson (PG-13)</a></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/05/123-growing-up-johnson.html">1.23 - Growing Up Johnson</a></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">*radio static*</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Verhat,
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“This
is Verhat. What can I do for you, Aldor?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I'm
in front of a house in Roaring Heights, USA on Earth. I'm getting
ready to go scan the mother-to-be and see if this human baby fits our
needs for the experiment. I just inputted the coordinates into the
computer.”</span></div>
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its coming up now. Remember, if the human has the right chemical
make-up, then you have to reverse the scan immediately for it to
work,”</span> Aldor said as he signed off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Verhat sighed. Yes, he knew all of
this and he'd been doing it for several years now. He'd been very
successful in that time and had won awards for his work. He enjoyed
his job and felt he was making a difference for his people.
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lived on the planet, Tetor. He loved living there and they prided
themselves on their successful experiments. The experiments
themselves weren't very aggressive or invasive nor were the effects
dangerous or harmful. They were just fascinated by human social
behavior. They needed the <i>results</i>
from the experiments as their society thrived on and used them to
help make their civilization better.
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to the front door. A human was standing there, covering his ears. He seemed to be in some kind of distress. He stared at him for a bit longer, but then got to work by pulling out his scanner. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He scanned the house and found the mother-to-be upstairs. He stepped backwards into the lawn and pointed his scanner towards the mother while pushing some buttons. It made a few noises and finally some numbers came up on the screen.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He smiled and quickly pushed another
button to start the reversal process while keeping the scanner pointed steadily at the mother-to-be. The numbers were even better than he
expected. This baby would be one of the best specimens he'd ever come
across. His brain power must be getting stronger at detecting
the combination of human genes needed to be successful, which promised less
trips and failure. Also, it meant this would be his last trip for
awhile. He couldn't wait to get back to his family.</span></div>
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back to his ship, plugged in the information from the scans and set
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another wave was coming. I could feel
it. I tried not to scream as I clutched the curtain next to me.
Honestly, I'm surprised I didn't rip it right off the wall. I was a
little worried, too, as Caitlin was in the same room. However, when
I tried to leave, she protested, so I stayed. She really didn't seem
to notice my pain and discomfort as she continued to play her with
her toy. Thankfully, Dylan was there to help if Caitlin needed to be moved elsewhere. As
the labor progressed, there was less time in between the waves and
more pain, stronger pain. Sometimes I could barely think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin was at work. I
had called him and he said he would leave immediately. However, this birth
was going much faster than Caitlin's. So fast, in fact, that
Marvin didn't even make it home in time to see his new baby boy
welcomed into the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At first, I was so overwhelmed, what
with the birth and all, I didn't notice. He seemed healthy enough when he let out his
first cry and when I counted his fingers and toes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Suddenly, my world was turned upside down! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I
took a second look, it was undeniable. What would Marvin think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I came home from work and
dropped my stuff off at the door. Dylan met me there and said the baby had been born a few minutes before I came home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I rushed upstairs and found
Justine in the hallway closing the new bedroom door. She looked so
overwhelmed and tired. I felt horrible that I couldn't get home any
faster!
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Justine,
honey, I'm so very sorry I couldn't be here. Are you ok? Do you
need to lie down and rest? How's the baby?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At that last question,
she looked sharply at me. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Everything is fine,”</span> but she didn't
look me in the eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I gently pulled her into
a hug, but she resisted. <span style="color: #bf9000;">“Honey, what's the matter? Is there
something wrong? I know I couldn't make it, but the baby just came
far faster than we expected.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">No,
it's not that. Look, I just want you to know that I love you and you
know I'd never be with anyone else, right?”</span> she asked with a scared look in her eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>What?</i>
I thought. <i>She
was worried about that right now?</i>
<span style="color: #bf9000;">“Honey, I know you'd never cheat on me. We love each other and I can't imagine being with anyone else, " </span>I said softly. Then, I smiled,<span style="color: #bf9000;"> "And, anyway, in this
town, I can't imagine either one of us getting away with
that. Someone always seems to be watching.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She glanced at me, with a
relieved look, and smiled. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Yeah, that's so true.”</span> After a
moment, she seemed like herself again. Then, she intertwined my fingers with hers and looked at me with excitement. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“We had a boy!!”</span> I
couldn't help myself, picked her up and twirled her around, gently,
of course. <span style="color: #bf9000;">“That's awesome!!”</span> I yelled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Justine shushed me and I
put her back down. <span style="color: #bf9000;">“Is he sleeping?”</span> as I headed toward the
bedroom door. However, she rushed ahead of me and stopped in front
of the door, looking nervous. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“We have something we need to talk
about before you see him.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She leaned close to me and whispered in my ear the "something". I
almost laughed at the absurdness of it. However, her face told me
she was not lying or joking.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I slowly walked into the
bedroom and crept up to the crib. What I saw made our conversation
about infidelity make more sense. However, I knew we'd never be
unfaithful, plus there was no one in town that looked like our new
son.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, the question that
remained: why was our baby.......blue?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the initial shock
wore off, Marvin seemed to regain his composure. He counted all the fingers and toes and checked the rest of his tiny body almost to reassure himself. I understood as I had done the same thing. It helped to
calm our fears a little. We decided to wait to call the doctor's
office since it was after hours. He was acting normal; he just
looked different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After we spent the evening with him, we decided to accept him
as he was. We couldn't do anything less. We made him and he was
ours, even if we didn't understand what had happened, we still loved
him. Our decision helped us finally choose his name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Introducing London
Michael Johnson!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next morning, we called the doctor's
office and told them what had happened. The nurse
was quite shocked and I'm amazed she didn't hang up on us. We were
told to come in right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Winters was an
excellent doctor and we thought highly of him. The first thing he
asked, after he saw London, was if someone could go to our house to
take environmental samples. We hadn't thought of that, but agreed quickly. Anything was possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He then proceeded to give London a thorough examination and did lots of tests. He said he needed to wait for the results of
everything before he could voice any opinions of the situation. Once
the results were in, he would call us. However, he did reassure us
that London, besides his coloring, seemed as healthy and normal as any other
newborn.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, while we waited, we
tried to live as normal as we could.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">London loved bath time
and seemed especially fascinated by the bubbles.</span></div>
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fascinated by him. <span style="color: #674ea7;">“</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">Bruder”</span>
she'd say. Then she'd sweetly kiss his head.</span></div>
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was very picky about the picture, though. She took so long that
Caitlin started getting cranky, so we went home.</span></div>
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we walked in the door, my phone rang. It was the doctor's office
requesting us to come in at our convenience. We left immediately.</span></div>
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were ushered into an exam room and Dr. Winters came in shortly
followed by a few others. It was a bit intimidating, but he quickly
introduced them as a group of doctors and scientists who wanted to
help us discover what had happened to London. I got Caitlin settled
with some crackers and London slept as the doctor started his explanation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Marvin,
Justine, the results are in and besides his skin color, he is a
perfectly normal baby like I first thought. It seems during your
pregnancy, the pigment of his skin was genetically altered. It has
been altered completely, so there doesn't seem to be any lasting
effects and he will always remain blue. The science labs also ran
tests and we both agree on this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“When
we ran the tests on your property, we found high levels of space rock
particles. Our best guess is during your pregnancy, you had an alien
visit. We have heard stories in the last few years that aliens have
visited several parts of the world. Most of the public knows nothing
about this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“The aliens have done similar mutations to other babies around the world. The children who have
been subjected to this kind of experimentation have all grown to be
normal healthy human kids. It doesn't hurt them, leave any scars or
cause them any physical issues other than the pigmentation. We're unsure how or why the aliens are doing this, but I know
the science facility is continuing their quest to find answers.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin and I looked at
each other in disbelief. Aliens? Experiments? It was a little hard
to believe, but everyone across from us looked quite serious. They
continued to explain that he would need to be brought to the science
facility once a year to be monitored. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They had high hopes of a
normal life, which relieved us immensely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We thanked the group and
the doctor was kind to let us sit a little longer after everyone had
left. It was a lot to take in and we just needed a moment to breathe. When we left, the staff seemed unfazed by
London's look as they cooed over him and Caitlin. We hoped others
would accept him as well as the staff did.</span></div>
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the diagnosis, our lives slowly developed into a <i>new</i>
normal, which can be forced upon you by a toddler and baby. London
showed us that he was a typical cute, cuddly baby and as time went
on, our shock and fear gradually disappeared.</span></div>
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got promoted to Vegetable Slicer and he celebrated by getting us a
shuffleboard. I always thought it was just an old people game, but
we actually had lots of fun playing it. Of course, some might think
us old...</span></div>
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Marvin watched the kids, I combed through more garbage and wrote
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received a special doll named Peep from Tiberius. His wife,
Charlotte and him had just had a baby girl named Maggie.
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had a nice visit with them and promised to invite them over soon for
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the days flew by, Caitlin continued to learn skills and read books.
She was doing very well and I couldn't believe how big she was
getting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">London
was growing like a weed, too. He rarely cried and very much enjoyed
anyone who would talk to him.</span></div>
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we were ready, Caitlin and London's birthday arrived. They happened
to be on the same day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He seemed very perceptive and noticed things before most of us. However, he frequently ran into walls and fell over. He never cried, thankfully, but we could tell he was quite the clumsy one.</span></div>
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kiss, which made the butterflies start in my stomach. I couldn't believe after
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“We
have been through a lot lately and I just appreciate how you've
handled this whole thing. I couldn't imagine loving you more than I
love you now," </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he said softly. "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and you are sexy barefooted in the kitchen,” he growled as he pulled me into another kiss.</span></div>
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kissed him with such passion that I think we forgot where we were for
a little bit. I'm not sure how I snagged this wonderful man, but he
made me feel loved and I was so thankful. Then, I whispered to him that he should join me
in the bedroom after the children were asleep so he could show me
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said London. They'd been looking for it all over the place since
London had started crying a few hours before. We had tried to distract him with other toys, but he loved that boat and could not be consoled. Caitlin finally found it
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">First, Justine had a wish to cuddle with him before he was even in her arms. He looked weird, but the picture was SO small. I had to wait until he appeared. Then, I was completely SHOCKED! :-O He was </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span><span style="color: #38761d;">!! At first I laughed....then I laughed some more, then I laughed again. I could NOT believe it! =)) =))</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">At first, I was going to change his slider to the darker peach, like Marvin. However, I thought about it and decided against it. The game gave me this little twist and I decided it could make my story even more fun.</span></b></i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I decided to keep the blue, SOOOOO many story lines seemed to pop in my head. The alien did appear a few minutes before London was born. It was another plot twist that I could NOT leave out. I had my options written down and I've spent this last week working on a couple of them. Finally, after MUCH help from my sisters (thanks, ladies!), I settled on my story. </span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="color: #38761d;"><b>Obviously, because this is still a wishacy, I had to be careful with the story line. </b></i><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">It took awhile for it to come together, too, but I feel like it was definitely worth the wait and time I took to make it work. </span></b></i><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">This has been the HARDEST chapter I've written in this story so far. @-) I wish I could have looked at your faces as you read this chapter. :P </span></b></i><i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">I really hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! :D</span></b></i></span></div>
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<a href="http://traelia.blogspot.com/2012/04/baby-love-pose-pack-cute-toddler-poses.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby Love Poses by Traelia</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://foreverhaileycreations.blogspot.com/2013/01/cutie-pie-pose-pack.html" target="_blank">Cutie Pie by Forever Hailey</a>
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<a href="http://modthesims.info/d/506891" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm the Big Sister by spladoum</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://modthesims.info/d/483388" target="_blank">Doylegirl's Family Portrait Pose Pack by Doylegirl</a></span></div>
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I gave my final push, Caitlin Elisabeth Johnson was born into this
world. She was a beautiful little addition to our family!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a joy to get to know our Caitlin. Soon enough, we noticed little things about her personality. For instance, she seemed very aware of her surroundings so it was evident that she was born a genius. Furthermore, when she heard music, she would perk right up and almost dance a little. We would laugh, then look at each other with knowing eyes: she was a virtuoso.</span></div>
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with a baby always seems to make time go much faster. I was on
maternity leave for awhile and that helped to ensure I could take
care of Caitlin's needs. I enjoyed cuddling with her and smelling
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was sad to leave little Caitlin as he loved playing with her.</span></div>
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though, I think he was also a little happy to get away from the
craziness. I didn't mind as I also had Dylan to help with her. He
seemed to love playing peek-a-boo and she seemed to enjoy it just as
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was a very content baby and only cried when she was dirty or hungry.
She never had time to be lonely as we all played with her.</span></div>
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was very thankful for Dylan as he was able to watch her while I did some work. I may not be at work, but I still wanted to make
sure I kept up with my reports. So, I spent time here and there rummaging around town; digging up information about people always wary of things around me.</span></div>
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we knew it, Caitlin's birthday had arrived and we celebrated at home
with our friends. She grew up into quite the cutie!</span></div>
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was so adorable! Yet, we wanted her to grow up well, so we knew we needed to start working quickly on
teaching her to potty, walk and talk. We knew that once she got
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wibbled and wobbled, but quickly caught on. Earlier than we were expecting, she was walking more often than crawling.</span></div>
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didn't seem to take long, either and soon enough, she was talking up a
storm. She even talked to her new doll Sophie sent her, whom she had dubbed the name
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training was another story, however. She loved her diapers and hated the
potty chair. We got through it....eventually, but it took some patience and time.</span></div>
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loved spending time with his little baby girl! I was so very glad he was involved in her life
and was such a good example to her.</span></div>
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enough, I told Marvin I wanted another baby. I was a little hesitant
at what his reaction might be, but he was ecstatic and told me he had
been thinking the same thing. We got to work on that right away and
we relished the time we had together.</span></div>
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too long, I noticed a strange feeling again and took a pregnancy
test. It turned positive!! I was so excited!! Again, I had no
morning sickness, which was strange, but I eagerly accepted it.
There was one symptom which returned from Caitlin's pregnancy:
cravings. I craved all kinds of pancakes. They were so yummy
and I could NOT get enough of them.</span></div>
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thought she'd yell to see if anyone would hear her. Still....no one
came.</span></div>
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she didn't get hurt, but we could see she was a very determined and
impatient little girl. After that incident, we kept a better eye on
her and bought a monitor so we could hear her when she woke up.</span></div>
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times Caitlin and I would nap together. Marvin said we looked
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day finally came for our new arrival. Caitlin and I were enjoying what
would be our final alone time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Caitlin,
you are supposed to use that on the keys not chew on it,”</span> I said as
I shifted to a more comfortable position. I'd been achy all morning
and I was ready for this baby to be out.</span></div>
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giggled and started to beat the keys with her mallet again. <span style="color: magenta;">“Yes,
mama.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“<span style="color: magenta;">But-ti-fwul</span>,”
she repeated slowly.</span></div>
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then, I felt a sharp kick followed by pain. The pain didn't stop and
soon enough, my water broke and I was in full labor.</span></div>
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this was definitely a shorter chapter, so I tried to add a lot of
pictures. I feel kind of bad leaving everyone hanging again, but
you'll understand next chapter. ;)</b></i></span></div>
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One possible heir and another one almost here! Remember, you, the
readers, will choose the next heir I will follow. :) Of course, Justine needs to quit having babies so she can get back to work and finish her lifetime wish. However, she keeps wishing for more babies....lol! /:) =))</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Oh, and can I just say, one of my all time favorite pics (besides the scenery ones) is of Dylan and baby Caitlin playing peek-a-boo. It took me like 20 pauses to finally get the 2 of them to coincide with their peek-a-boo hands. They are just so adorable! :x</b></i></span><br />
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<i><a href="http://foreverhaileycreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/bed-time-pose-pack.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bed Time Pose Pack by Forever Hailey</span></a></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://modthesims.info/d/474778" target="_blank">Baby Love by Traelia</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://schokobiene85.wix.com/beestyle#!poses/c1ax3" target="_blank">Toddler Pose Pack by BeeStyle (Schokobiene)</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quizicalgin.tumblr.com/post/57026039314/presenting-the-sleeper-footies-for-your-baby-sims" target="_blank">Baby Footed Sleepers by QuizicalGin</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/04/121-unexpected.html">1.21 - The Unexpected</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://sims3s.ru/pose24.php" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Men (Addie Man) by Ms Adrienne (Sims by Severinka)</span></a><br />
<a href="http://traelia.blogspot.com/2011/06/hunky-pose-pack-updates-for-new-pose.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hunky Pose Pack by Traelia</span></a><br />
<a href="http://sims3imho.blogspot.com/2013/12/12-poses-manipulation-by-imho.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 Poses Manipulation by IMHO</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://slicesofsoul.wordpress.com/poses/model-poses/masculinity-pose-pack/" target="_blank">Masculinity Pose Pack by Slices of My Soul</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/04/120-welcome-baby-johnson.html">1.20 - Welcome, Baby Johnson!</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01849731264604925962noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892981828193859506.post-53108614744131272442014-04-15T01:03:00.000-04:002014-04-17T01:04:36.783-04:001.19 – A Honeymoon and Baby Bumps<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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felt the baby kick, I rubbed my belly with anticipation. Life had
changed so much since Marvin and I had been married. We had gone on
our honeymoon, came home, gotten pregnant and now we were expecting
our first child. It blew me away! </span></div>
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We had a splendid time there and bought this beautiful picture as a sweet reminder.</span></div>
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enjoyed each others lips, we went inside to start our honeymoon
bonding.</span></div>
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that afternoon, we headed out to The Scholar Garden. When we had
gotten off the plane, we had received a brochure of different things
to do around the area. This place seemed like the perfect place to
start our adventure.</span></div>
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arrived, we walked around a little. Marvin went to go look
through a telescope. He said he could see the waterfall across the
valley from there.</span></div>
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chess by myself, which was nice as I didn't have to concentrate as
much. It was a nice relaxing atmosphere and I was enjoying the peace
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should have known that the peace and tranquility wouldn't last. W</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">e were so far away from home, though, so we didn't think they would know us here. We were wrong. Paparazzi found us and we quickly moved on to the next place.</span></div>
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course, I don't know if it was smart to wear heels while practicing.
Fail!</span></div>
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second day started out with a yummy breakfast of banana pancakes. It
was a little difficult to eat using chopsticks, but we overcame.</span></div>
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went to another location we had both wanted to visit: The Temple of Heaven. It </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">sounded interesting, so we left after breakfast.
However, we were a little disappointed as we didn't find much when we
explored. After that, we decided to split up. I know, it wasn't
very romantic, but we both had decided one adventure on our own would
be healthy.</span></div>
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had an adventure request. He was supposed to go and find something
(don't remember what). He said it was pretty simple and once he
found the item, he returned it to the owner. He also got some kind
of special coins when he was done. They told him he could use them
to buy things at the market.</span></div>
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to the Forbidden City. I had read about it in the brochure and it
sounded mysterious. It was very difficult to find, though it did add to the enigma of the place. Then, I realized the map was upside down. Once I turned the map right side up, I
found it. Silly me. My adventure would start at the
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explored some and I was enamored by the statues. I wanted to do
more, but I ran into a door at the end of a dead end hallway. It looked like I needed some kind of special stone key. However, I didn't have it nor did I know where it was at. I had to leave as there was nothing left to do. Maybe Marvin
and I could come back some other time and together we could find a
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to the market next. As I was passing by the little park in front, I
noticed it looked odd like something was out of place. After playing
around with a foot plate I found under a bush, it lit up and a huge
hole opened that had stairs leading to a lower level. I couldn't
resist and found myself being drawn downward.</span></div>
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was walking around below, I found some gold coins. I showed Marvin
later and he said they were the same ones he had received. We'll
have to come back some day to see if we can find more. Maybe we
could buy something amazing with them!</span></div>
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awhile, I started getting tired, so I trudged my way back up to the
surface. I wasn't surprised of my tiredness since we literally walked
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pretty good shape, but I was not used to this exhausted feeling. I hope I wasn't coming down with something. I needed a
nap desperately, so I decided to lay my sleeping bag right next to
the market and take a nap.</span></div>
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eventually made my way back to the house and Marvin was there when I
arrived. That night, we went straight to bed as we were just beat.
The nap on the hard ground hadn't helped much except to give me a
back ache.</span></div>
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hours we had in our paradise, we decided to hang out in our rental
house. It sounded boring, but we wanted to relax our sore muscles
from the previous day.</span></div>
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arrived back in Roaring Heights safely and drank in the sight of our
beautiful city!</span></div>
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unpacked, thanked Dyno for watching the house, called the security
company to let them know we were home and got settled. I did enjoy the trip and wanted to go back some day, but
there was just something about returning home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was
hoping after we returned that I'd start feeling better, but I did
not. It wasn't anything I could pinpoint, though. I never threw up
or anything, so I just tried to ignore it.
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out for lunch the next day and we talked as we drove to the
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Justine?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Yeah,
babe.” </span> I took his hand and intertwined it with mine as he
continued to look at the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">“You
said you wanted kids, right?”</span> I almost didn't hear him. He was so
quiet...almost like he was nervous.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes!
Of course I do! Why?” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My heart dropped a little.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Because
I've decided I'm ready when you are.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tears
pooled in my eyes when he said that. I was not ready for that, but
was thrilled!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I am
so very glad to hear that, Marvin, as I do have some news. I'm
pregnant!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As I
said that last sentence, Marvin had just pulled into the restaurant's parking lot. He quickly parked, turned off the car and looked at me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">“Really?!” </span> He had a huge sloppy grin on his face and his eyes were lit up like a Christmas tree.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well,
I wasn't sure as I haven't been sick, but just had a funny feeling However, I took a test this morning
and it was positive.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was
so excited and gave me a hug, which is tough to do in a car. Then, we started making plans to turn the extra bedroom upstairs into a baby room.</span></div>
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Marvin decided to add to our growing list of business partnerships.
He added the Synergy business building, grocery store and movie
theater to our collection. He said we wouldn't turn a profit real soon, but it was a good investment for our future. I agreed, though I was a little worried about the little money we had remaining.</span></div>
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to the local theater to do a cameo. I earned $5,000 and I was
grateful. I knew this would help a lot towards the baby's room and came at the right time.</span></div>
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call from Scot the next day who said Sophie had their baby. I
quickly ran over to their house to visit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Woah,
you have such a beautiful baby bump, Justine!”</span></div>
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blushed and said thanks. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“You look amazing, too, Sophie!”</span> I
gave her a big hug. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">“I've missed you! We really need to catch up,
but for now, I want to see this beautiful new baby?”</span></span></div>
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a bouncing baby girl and named her Esmeraldo Macklamoor. She was
such a cutie!</span></div>
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asked if we could go out for a little while. She really needed a
break and Scot said he'd take care of Esmeralda. At the request of my best friend, I agreed quickly.</span></div>
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to the local cafe and just talked. It was nice as we hadn't seen
each other since the wedding and I had missed spending time with
another woman. Then, I couldn't resist interrogating her and she couldn't
resist feeling my baby bump. It was such a fun time!</span></div>
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got home, Marvin had some bad news. He said there was a rumor
floating around that he got arrested. I was pretty upset, but he
quickly calmed me down. I told him he needed to sue and he agreed. We didn't want to mess around and he left immediately for
the courthouse. I was very thankful that the courthouse was open 24 hours a day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While I got ready for bed, I had many questions
floating around my head. Who would do this? Why do people waste such
precious time spreading rumors, whether true or not? Don't they have
more important things to do? I took my bath and tried to relax, but
got frustrated.</span></div>
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quickly washed up and got out. When I got in bed, I wondered if he
had enough proof to show he wasn't even in town during the incident.
We had been on our honeymoon and not even in the country.</span></div>
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he came home shortly after I laid down and put my fear to rest. He
won! The proof he had was enough. I felt such relief!! He only
received $900 after all the costs, but it was worth it since our
reputations were more important. Still, it was quite the battle and it left Marvin exhausted.</span></div>
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day, Marvin tried to hug me and was successful! It was a challenge, though. He
didn't seem to mind and lovingly rubbed my belly, too. What a
sweetheart! It's always nice when the man you love doesn't say
anything about how much weight you've gained, even if you are pregnant.</span></div>
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work later, so I decided to enjoy the morning. It was so gorgeous
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when it was time to get ready for work, I went back inside. I knew
it would be a tough day, but I had to try to get through it. I'm not
sure my boss liked his women police officers being pregnant.
Sometimes I wanted to punch him.</span></div>
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end of my shift, I was quite stressed and tired. However, my boss
asked if I would stay and help out since someone called in sick. I
didn't know if I could, but said yes, anyway. I needed to build up my
promotion potential before the baby came. Unfortunately, the baby
decided to come right then.
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was NOT happy. I told him I could have the baby at the station if he
wanted me to or I could leave so he wouldn't have to deal with the
mess. He got a look of horror on his face and shooed me out quickly
after that.</span></div>
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straight home to Marvin. I knew with our classes that we'd taken,
he'd be able to help me the most. However, by the time I got home,
it was just too late for me to get to the hospital. So, I just
weathered the storm there. It was very painful and no one was really
helping me since they kept freaking out.</span></div>
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between the waves of pain, I would watch Marvin and he had some funny
faces! It was kind of nice to have a little bit of a stress reliever.</span></div>
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be a boy or a girl? Tune in next time to find out.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">*lovesstorm's
notes*</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Whew!
I hope you didn't notice I rushed this chapter a little. I am just
trying to get this generation to go a little faster. :) I don't think Justine
wants to us to move on. She must like us! ;)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>I
didn't take a ton of pictures on the honeymoon. I'm not sure why as
I can't remember now. However, you get the gist of what they did. I
thought it was really funny that she just took out her sleeping bag
and started sleeping right where she did. It reminded me of her Uni
days. :D</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Ugh
and I completely forgot about Sophie & Scot. So, when I finally
did go over there to see what was going on, their baby was already a
toddler. LOL! So, I had to make a baby and take some photos. :)
My bad. I know I could have gone back a few saves, but I didn't want
to wait for the games to load. It was just easier to create the baby
for pics, then not save. ;)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>As
for Justine's pregnancy, it was a glitchy nightmare. I heard the
chimes after they tried for a baby. However, a sim day went by and
NOTHING happened. She didn't receive a moodlet, she didn't get sick,
and didn't receive the cute little baby bump. I kept trying
to get them to try for baby because I wasn't sure what was going on,
but I never got chimes again. So, w</i></b></span><b style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hen she got the baby bump, I finally knew she was pregnant. So, there may be a picture here and there where she should have a smaller baby bump, but she never did. :(</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>However, because she still didn't
have the moodlet, the stupid game kept sending her to work. So,
that's why she started having the baby at the station. </i></b></span><b style="color: #38761d;"><i>When she walked out of the station in labor, the game popped up with this message:</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>“You
left early, which means you left the boss in bad shape. That's not a
smart move on your part. You should think these things through in
the future.”</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">I
laughed so hard, but felt bad for Justine, too, because it's a
wishacy. I still have to follow her needs, so it was tough since she
still had to work. We made it through, though! ;)</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vacation Home in China</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-lots-residential/title/china-red-dragon-vacation-home/id/1202038/" target="_blank">ChinaRed Dragon by NNNsims2</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.com/2013/09/loretta-pose-pack-with-list-s.html" target="_blank">Loretta– Skylar</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://linna.modthesims.info/download.php?t=513741" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bundle of Joy – Spladoum</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/04/meet-marvin-johnson.html">Meet Marvin Johnson</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Justine
woke up the next morning feeling a little disoriented. As I looked
around, I realized that Marvin wasn't beside me. I smiled as
I realized why: it was our wedding day!! Marvin was adamant
about not seeing me before the wedding, so he spent the night at
Dyno's house. So, I was free to do what I wanted before it was
time to get ready.</span></div>
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practice if I was going to get any better at writing a work report.</span></div>
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I sat down to relax a little as I was a teensy bit nervous. I
got a phone call and it was Sophie. I told her how I was
feeling. Sophie mentioned she felt that way too before she married
Scot. However, when she saw him waiting for her at the end of the
aisle, she felt calm on the inside. She couldn't imagine anyone
better for her.</span></div>
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made me think about Marvin and how he really was perfect for me. He
may not BE perfect, but we seem to balance each other out. That
thought made me feel better. Sophie and I talked a little more about
the time we were meeting and some last minute details, then we said
our good-byes.</span></div>
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not least, it was time to get ready. I am not clumsy, but sometimes
I think Marvin might be rubbing off on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I
woke up, it was in a strange room. For a moment, I started to panic,
but quickly remembered that I was at Dyno's house. I chuckled a
little at my forgetfulness. Then, I realized that today was a very
precious wonderful day: our wedding day!
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couldn't wait to tell her where we were going. She was going to love
it! It would be nice to have a little vacation away from every day
life.
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had changed for me since Justine came into it. I felt like my life
was complete. I was working my dream job and marrying a woman who I
loved more than life itself. I couldn't imagine my life without her.
Hopefully, she didn't change her mind at the alter.</span></div>
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arrived just in time and, in fact, may have cut it a little close. I
was very grateful to Marvin for making the decision to pay the extra
money for set up and tear down. I would have been stressed out if I
had to think about what to do today. Instead, I just had to show up.
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enough, the music began and I was walking down to meet Marvin at the
front. Sophie was right, as soon as I saw him and he smiled at me, I
felt a peace come over me.</span></div>
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the ceremony went by so fast. I barely remember it. I was thankful
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very excited to see all our friends and celebrate our big day!</span></div>
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had an uninvited guest and I'm thankful she didn't cause any trouble.</span></div>
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able to pull Sophie off to the side for a little bit. I'd been so
busy lately due to moving and the wedding. She was getting further
along in her pregnancy and I just wanted to make sure things were
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you are the cutest pregnant lady I've ever seen! You baby bump is
absolutely adorable and it seems pregnancy suits you very well!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Aw,
thanks! I'm feeling the baby move around a lot now. The doctor said
everything is excellent so far. We decided to wait to find the
gender. So, for now, we're calling the baby “Pumpkin”.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“That's
adorable! I'm thankful everything is going well! You'll call me as
soon as you go into labor, right? I want to make sure I'm available
if you need me.”</span></div>
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are on my list and Scot knows to call you if I can't. The nursery is
already done, clothes have been washed and put away and my bag is
packed. I'm getting very excited!” </span> I smiled and gave her a hug.</span></div>
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ate, drank and danced some more, I asked Judy, Sophie and Scot if
they would come to the gazebo with us. We wanted to take more
pictures out back with them. It was getting dark and I was thankful
the photographer brought extra lighting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Um, guess the bartender didn't appreciate me changing there. <i><span style="color: #666666;">Man, girl, save it for the bedroom!</span></i></span></div>
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everyone headed out. Again, thankful for Marvin's forethought, we
got our things and left as the staff was cleaning up. I glanced at
the gazebo on the drive back. It was beautiful against the city
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little nervous as we pulled up to the house. I wasn't sure why since
we'd already been intimate. Marvin didn't seem nervous, though, so I tried
to take a few deep breaths before I got out of the car.</span></div>
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walked up to the house, Marvin asked if I wanted to be carried across
the thresh hold. I thought it might be very romantic and appreciated
that he thought of it. I said yes without hesitation. He picked me
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chuckled when he said, <span style="color: #bf9000;">“Isn't this the right way?”</span></span></div>
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thought he was the cutest thing. Finally, he put me down and picked
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moment, I got lost in his eyes. “<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Yes,”</span> I whispered in his ear,
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“but don't think I've let you off the hook.”</span></span></div>
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on his ear with my mouth and he groaned. After that, we quickly
dropped our things at the door and headed upstairs. I had lost all
my nervousness and just wanted to be with my husband.</span></div>
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wasn't many words to describe my feeling as we learned more about
each others bodies that night. It was an amazing feeling and one I
could relive over and over.</span></div>
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eventually carried me to the bed and carefully put me down. Then, we
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we relaxed on the bed. I was lying on my stomach and Marvin was
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would you like to know where we are going for our honeymoon?” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes, please.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well,
first we will have plenty of time to pack in the morning since our
flight doesn't leave until early evening.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That
made me feel better as I thought it might be a tight fit to get
things settled for the house and packed before we left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">That
sounds wonderful,”</span> I drawled as he continued to make his circles,
which were more like ovals now.
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“At
the party, I talked to Scot. He reassured me that they would give us
a call if Sophie went into labor before we got back. He doesn't
think that will happen, though. There's still plenty of time.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I
really appreciate that. I have been a little worried about our trip
and the timing of her baby. That takes a load off.” </span> He had
started making figure eights at this point and throwing trails of
kisses along my shoulder blade. I was trying hard to concentrate on
his words, but his touch was setting my body on fire. I wasn't sure
how much longer I could take it. He had no idea what he was doing to
me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Dylan
had a family emergency, so he couldn't stay. I told him he needed to
be with his family and that we had things covered. So, I asked Dyno
to stay in the guest room upstairs and gave him the list of codes. I
called the security company to let them know of this arrangement.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow,
this man thought of everything! I rolled over and pulled his tight
body down on me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Honey,
do you know how amazing you are?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He
just smiled and gave me a kiss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">“</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">Don't
you want to know where we are going?”</span> he asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Was
he kidding? Did he know how sexy he was being?
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">“</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Yes,
but you can tell me in a little bit. Right now, I just want you to
make me yours again.”</span> He obliged and we made love into the night.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>*lovesstorm's
notes*</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>They
are finally married!! Hooray!! For those who have read the entire
story so far, we all know what an accomplishment this is! Thanks for
sticking with me through it all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>It's
tough to not cheat, but make sure everyone is there on time and
hoping the wedding goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, it worked
out!! Of course, they got married on a full moon, so we had a zombie
sneak in. I thought that was too funny!! :D</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Oh,
and I loved how half the people were crying (especially Scot). It
was very humorous! ;) T</i></span><i style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">hanks for reading and commenting!!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wedding Venue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://modthesims.info/d/476995" target="_blank">Reverie'sDream B&B – by Buckley</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wedding Poses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/ti-amo-love-pose-pack-by-skylar-s.html" target="_blank">TiAmo – Skylar</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-ceremony-part-2.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">TheCeremony Pt 2 - Kiddo's Dreams</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.com/2013/09/loretta-pose-pack-with-list-s.html" target="_blank">LorettaPose Pack – Skylar</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://slicesofsoul.wordpress.com/poses/couple-poses/cute-couple-pose-pack/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">CuteCouple – Slices of my Soul</a></div>
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<a href="http://beechnutbaby.blogspot.com/2012/03/sensations-friendship-poses-released.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sensation'sFriendship – BeechNutBaby</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mybluebookblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/20-new-poses-for-our-cute-girls-very.html" target="_blank">CuteGirl – My Blue Book</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://monolith-sims.tumblr.com/tagged/downloads" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Inseparable– Zoe Cabral</a></div>
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/studiostargirls/downloads/the-sims-3-sets/set11" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">L.O.V.E.- Studio Star Girls</a></div>
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<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2013/03/awards.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Awards -Kiddo's Dreams</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2014/01/with-love.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">WithLove – Rayne</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2012/08/love-forever.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">LoveForever – Rayne</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Honeymoon
Night</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://simsinastorm.tumblr.com/tagged/download" target="_blank">Delicate– SimsinaStorm</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/ti-amo-love-pose-pack-by-skylar-s.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">TiAmo – Skylar</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2012/08/love-forever.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">LoveForever – Rayne</a></div>
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<a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/we-heart-it-inspired-pose-pack-s.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">We HeartIt – Skylar</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/04/119-honeymoon-and-baby-bumps.html">1.19 - A Honeymoon and Baby Bumps</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the sun rose higher in the sky, it shined its warm rays on the beautiful city of Roaring Heights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Justine woke up the next morning feeling a little disoriented. As I looked around, I realized that Marvin wasn't beside me. I smiled as I realized why: it was our wedding day!! Marvin was adamant about not seeing me before the wedding, so he spent the night at Dyno's house. So, I was free to do what I wanted before it was time to get ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, I sat down to relax a little as I was a teensy bit nervous. I got a phone call and it was Sophie. I told her how I was feeling. Sophie mentioned she felt that way too before she married Scot. However, when she saw him waiting for her at the end of the aisle, she felt calm on the inside. She couldn't imagine anyone better for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That made me think about Marvin and how he really was perfect for me. He may not BE perfect, but we seem to balance each other out. That thought made me feel better. Sophie and I talked a little more about the time we were meeting and some last minute details, then we said our good-byes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last but not least, it was time to get ready. I am not clumsy, but sometimes I think Marvin might be rubbing off on me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I woke up, it was in a strange room. For a moment, I started to panic, but quickly remembered that I was at Dyno's house. I chuckled a little at my forgetfulness. Then, I realized that today was a very precious wonderful day: our wedding day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I arrived just in time and, in fact, may have cut it a little close. I was very grateful to Marvin for making the decision to pay the extra money for set up and tear down. I would have been stressed out if I had to think about what to do today. Instead, I just had to show up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soon enough, the music began and I was walking down to meet Marvin at the front. Sophie was right, as soon as I saw him and he smiled at me, I felt a peace come over me.</span></div>
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that he thought of it. I said yes without hesitation. He picked me
up effortlessly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Hey!”
I protested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvin
chuckled when he said, “Isn't this the right way?”</span></div>
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</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“No!”
I yelled!
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He just
thought he was the cutest thing. Finally, he put me down and picked
me up the right way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Is
this better?” he asked.</span></div>
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</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For a
moment, I got lost in his eyes. “Yes,” I whispered in his ear,
“but don't think I've let you off the hook.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After
that, we quickly dropped our things at the door and headed upstairs.
I had lost all my nervousness and just wanted to be with my husband.
There wasn't many words to describe our night together, but I'll
remember it for a long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later,
we were relaxing in bed and he asked me, “So, would you like to
know where we are going for our honeymoon?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes,
please.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well,
first we will have plenty of time to pack in the morning since our
flight doesn't leave until early evening.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That
made me feel better as I thought it might be a tight fit to get
things settled for the house and packed before we left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“That
sounds wonderful!”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“At
the party, I talked to Scot. He reassured me that they would give us
a call if Sophie went into labor before we got back. He doesn't
think that will happen, though. There's still plenty of time.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I
really appreciate that. I have been a little worried about our trip
and the timing of her baby. That takes a load off.”
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Dylan
had a family emergency, so he couldn't stay. I told him he needed to
be with his family and that we had things covered. So, I asked Dyno
to stay in the guest room upstairs and gave him the list of codes. I
called the security company to let them know of this arrangement.”
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow,
this man thought of everything! I rolled over and looked at him.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Honey,
do you know how amazing you are?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He
just smiled and shrugged his shoulders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Don't
you want to know where we are going?” he asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes,
but you can tell me in a little bit. Right now, I just want you to
hold me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And
that is where we leave Justine and Marvin this special evening.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>*lovesstorm's
notes*</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>They
are finally married!! Hooray!! For those who have read the entire
story so far, we all know what an accomplishment this is! Thanks for
sticking with me through it all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>It's
tough to not cheat, but make sure everyone is there on time and
hoping the wedding goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, it worked
out!! Of course, they got married on a full moon, so we had a zombie
sneak in. I thought that was too funny!! :D</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Oh,
and I loved how half the people were crying (especially Scot). It
was very humorous! ;) As always, thanks for reading and commenting!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wedding
Venue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://modthesims.info/d/476995" target="_blank">Reverie'sDream B&B – by Buckley</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Wedding
Poses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/ti-amo-love-pose-pack-by-skylar-s.html" target="_blank">TiAmo – Skylar</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-ceremony-part-2.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">TheCeremony Pt 2 - Kiddo's Dreams</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://asgemsims.blogspot.com/2013/09/loretta-pose-pack-with-list-s.html" target="_blank">LorettaPose Pack – Skylar</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://slicesofsoul.wordpress.com/poses/couple-poses/cute-couple-pose-pack/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">CuteCouple – Slices of my Soul</a></div>
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<a href="http://beechnutbaby.blogspot.com/2012/03/sensations-friendship-poses-released.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sensation'sFriendship – BeechNutBaby</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mybluebookblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/20-new-poses-for-our-cute-girls-very.html" target="_blank">CuteGirl – My Blue Book</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://monolith-sims.tumblr.com/tagged/downloads" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Inseparable– Zoe Cabral</a></div>
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/studiostargirls/downloads/the-sims-3-sets/set11" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">L.O.V.E.- Studio Star Girls</a></div>
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<a href="http://kiddosims.blogspot.com/2013/03/awards.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Awards -Kiddo's Dreams</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2014/01/with-love.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">WithLove – Rayne</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.raynesfactory.com/2012/08/love-forever.html" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">LoveForever – Rayne</a><br />
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<a href="http://justineramseywishacy.blogspot.com/2014/04/119-honeymoon-and-baby-bumps.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1.19 - A Honeymoon and Baby Bumps</a></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Again, I know it's a little different, but this is what I've decided to do. Hope you enjoy whatever chapter you pick!!</span></div>
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