Interesting @GalacticGal since my infants on the Long lifespan are infants for 20 days which is the EA default. And babyhood lasts 4 days.
Turns out mine are the same age as you reported. Jamison was born on Tuesday and on Saturday, he aged up. I took a look at his Infant age, and he has twenty days until he ages up. I must not have checked it before it read seventeen days. My bad.
I took some time to go through the portion of page 1149 I hadn't read yet and page 1149. I'll pick up page 1150 tomorrow. I've been bouncing between this and writing the next chapter of Under The Tartosan Sun.
1304! Oh my, I think the most I've ever taken for one chapter is 300. I'm usually somewhere around 100, maybe 150. 1300, I'm still trying to wrap my head around that.🙂
Your second try and the school looks even better! It can be frustrating with some of the crazy glitches and conflicts in TS4 build mode, but it can also be a lot of fun. Georgiana and Nolan are adorable. It's great that as sisters they are so close.
You have all sorts of things to celebrate! Happy Birthday to Harry! He really does look like his grandfather. Congrats to you...wait, no...sim you for your marriage! It looked like a lovely wedding in spite of the officiant being officially lost.
Yeah, most teens, boys and girls, would give anything to not look like their parents. Congrats to Millie on winning Prom Royalty! It's great she finally got to go to Prom! Baked good and pretty dresses are a great mix...for the dry cleaner or the dress shop who gets to sell you a new dress afterwards.
In Jenna's defense, that is a trend. A trend that's going to see her going back Uni sooner than she thought.🫣 Congrats to Millie and Freddy! I'm sorry you aren't well, but you do have some good medicine, these forums and your simmies. The Sims is more than just a game, it's hard to explain, but you know what I mean. The community on here is great too.
I don't recall seeing Greg pop into someone's home like that. I have seen him rampaging through places like Henford-on-Bagley, but he was always in public. Kind of cool to see. It has been a longgg time since I last spent any time with my wolfies and now I'm missing them.😢
Well @Starfree, I mostly play a Utopia futuristic households. However, I did make an underground bunker once. I got inspired by the original Mad Max movies.
That being said, most of my households are based on Doctor Who, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars, Terminator. My most recent futuristic household is loosely based on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure after I saw Kyle in Growing Together.
Yeah, most teens, boys and girls, would give anything to not look like their parents. Congrats to Millie on winning Prom Royalty! It's great she finally got to go to Prom! Baked good and pretty dresses are a great mix...for the dry cleaner or the dress shop who gets to sell you a new dress afterwards.
In Jenna's defense, that is a trend. A trend that's going to see her going back Uni sooner than she thought.🫣 Congrats to Millie and Freddy! I'm sorry you aren't well, but you do have some good medicine, these forums and your simmies. The Sims is more than just a game, it's hard to explain, but you know what I mean. The community on here is great too.
Ha ha! Yes, Jenna's look is defintely a "trend". Somehow though she managed to get to the top of the career. Her bosses weren't put off by her look!
You are defintely right and I know what you mean about The Sims being more than a game. It has always meant so much to me because it helps my mental health more than anything. When I play my mind just clears and I can forget about everything else.
I was going to play yesterday but the face bug situation put me off somewhat. I updated the game whilst trying to sort out the situation with Saffie, and everyone seemed alright, but I’m still wary. So I’ll wait until the bug is fixed until playing again; hopefully it’s sorted soon 🤞
Looks like my sim self overlooked a child, his son Carlin turned up at his fathers house with this sentiment:
Looking through the wedding photos, Carlin is indeed nowhere to be seen!
Jessica finally learns how to ride a bike. Here she is taking off for the first time:
Here is yesterday's update from the Kyleson house. It is a shorter update today because I ended up pretty much sleeping the clock round!
After Millie's near-death experience she and Freddy had decided not to put off having a baby and take up Kyle's offer of looking after the baby whilst they concentrated on their degrees. They quickly discovered that they were expecting. They both decided to put off enrolling in uni until after the birth because Millie would have found it difficult managing her needs and putting in the amount of work required at uni to achieve top results. When the couple reached their second trimester they went for an ultrasound scan. They knew that in a household of six sims plus a dog they would only have one baby but they were keen to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl. Neither of them minded what they were having but they were just eager to find out. They gazed at the picture of their beautiful baby and read that they were having a girl.
Meanwhile Kai had started at High School and even though he was a very quiet young man and preferred to keep himself to himself he was about to give his big brother a shock. Karl came out of his lesson to discover Kai arguing with the Principle. He had been found wandering the halls during lesson time and had been given a detention. Karl tried his best to calm things down but he couldn't hide the shock of his goody-two-shoes little brother getting a detention. Kai served his detention time and then went home to give his parents the shocking news! Hopefully this was a one off and was a bit of a teenage crisis instead of a mid-life-crisis.
The exciting day had finally arrived. Millie had gone into labour. She headed to the hospital with Freddy. Freddy wasn't much of a support for her though because he was freaking out. Millie wasn't so sure whether he was freaking out about her being in labour or the fact that a ghost would be delivering their daughter. Millie didn't care who was delivering their baby as long as she came out of her quickly and safely!
Kyle was over the moon with his new grandaughter and was very much looking forward to the bond he was going to build with her as he cared for her whilst her parents studied at uni. Jenna had been the apple of her father's eye and Ted had always been very close to Millie as well. Perhaps history was going to repeat itself with Grandad Kyle. Now that Isabelle was here Millie and Freddy enrolled at University. Jenna had attended Foxbury and Millie wanted to start a new family tradition by also studying at Foxbury. She enrolled in a distingished degree in Computer Science. Unfortunately Freddy hadn't achieved enough whilst at High School to be able to study a distinguished degree so he enrolled in a standard degree in Art History.
Whilst the family had been busy with the new baby Jenna had been working hard on her Style Influencer career and managed to get to the top. As the rules for the Aspiration Challenge are very loose Jenna has made her own rule of achieving the top of each career. So here she was...one down and twenty-something to go!
So, that was yesterday's update. Just a quick one. I have so many plans for what is going to happen. We might be visiting a couple of the pre-made families over the next few days but it will all tie in with the Kyleson's story. Thank you all for reading and commenting.
Looks like my sim self overlooked a child, his son Carlin turned up at his fathers house with this sentiment:
Looking through the wedding photos, Carlin is indeed nowhere to be seen!
Jessica finally learns how to ride a bike. Here she is taking off for the first time:
Your second try and the school looks even better! It can be frustrating with some of the crazy glitches and conflicts in TS4 build mode, but it can also be a lot of fun. Georgiana and Nolan are adorable. It's great that as sisters they are so close.
Thanks! I'd played them through to teenagers last night, but the game froze. I've had that happen twice in the last week.
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We Wanted How Many? a NEW Erik Cantrell Save
To suggest the young couple was overwhelmed would be dangerously close to an understatement. They took turns getting up whenever their little son awoke squalling. The wee hours were the hardest. Erik still attempted to keep his busy career schedule. He spent hours down in the studios recording songs for albums. He released his tenth and eleventh followed closely by his twelfth album. Then he had the promotion concerts and additional photo shoots that were part and parcel of the cycle.
In some cases, coming in late helped. Especially when upon his return, he was still up when Jamison started complaining. Washing his hands and shrugging out of his leather jacket, he would change the often drenched cloth diaper, that Kayleigh insisted they use and then he would bring him to her. They both agreed he would be breastfed, something Erik found he simply wasn't equipped to do.
For the entirety of Jamison's newborn status, this routine went on. Every two to three hours the baby awakened. “It's your turn,” Erik said, clinging to his pillow.
“I got him last time,” Kayleigh groaned.
“I — just got in …okay, fine, but don't expect me to bring you breakfast in the morning.” Erik groused as he stumbled, blindly, out of bed. He nearly ran into the wall.
“Use the nightlights to guide your path, Erik. Or put your glasses on.”
“I got this.” Standing in the archway of the re-designated anti-room. “Hey, little man, Daddy's here.”
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Erik was on his phone as he wandered, barefoot, into the kitchen. He heard chit-chat that was disturbing in nature. He got off of his phone and gazed coolly at Kayleigh, scantily clad, and his older brother, Aaron, in nothing but his usual swim trunks. He shot a glance at his brother.
“Excuse me,” he interrupted. There was no mistaking the terseness in the Musician’s voice. Reaching for her hand, “Kayleigh, come with me.”
“What? We were just talking.”
“No, what I saw was more than mere talk. Body language.”
Once the two got upstairs, they went into the nursery to check on their still-sleeping baby. Erik sat in the rocking chair. Rocking it, he gave Kayleigh the sense he was very angry, upset about something. Erik stilled the chair, leaning forward in the seat. “How would you assess the state of our marriage?” he said. Confusion swept Kayleigh’s beautiful face.
“Our marriage? What do you mean,” she said.
“Yeah, you do remember that you’re married to me, right?”
“Of course, I do. Erik what’s that all about?”
“Good, so then do you mind telling me what that bit of flirting was all about?” “What?”
“We woohooed out in the barn earlier today. I’m doing my best to see to your needs. I am well-aware of just how exhausting it is for both of us caring for a baby. This afternoon, you seemed to want me. Now, I’m not so sure.”
“You’re talking nonsense. Erik.”
“Am I? Imagine my surprise to find you, dressed as you are, putting the moves on my brother.” Erik sighed heavily. “I guess I have no choice, then. I’ll simply have to ask both Aaron and Joe to move out.”
“What? What are you saying?”
“You object to this? That’s telling.”
“No what's telling is you are imagining things, like you did back at Uni. You were sleep-deprived then, too. Erik, don’t go off the deep end, you are away a great deal. Sometimes late into the night. Sometimes, you don’t return until after dawn. Look at it from my perspective. It’s comforting to know others are in the house. This big, lumbering house you dared call a cottage. That's a laugh."
“You are deflecting,” Erik said. “Bree is still here.”
“Not for long,” Kayleigh mumbled. “She said Spock is nearing his time, whatever that means.”
As the couple talked, they were unaware that Aaron had followed them upstairs. And, that he sat just inside their master suite. Listening.
“Oh, so that makes it better? You here, alone, with my two brothers? Is that why you were cozying up to Aaron? Kayleigh, what do you want from me? If you can’t answer that,” he continued when her silence was deafening. “I’m going to have to kick you out. And, no, you can’t have the baby, I won’t allow my son to be raised by a —”
“Shut your pie hole, little brother, before you say something you can’t take back.” Aaron was suddenly looming in the archway. Erik’s blistering gaze shot holes through him, as he continued. “Erik, sometimes you can be such a knucklehead. Kayleigh and I have never, let me repeat never betrayed you. Nor would we. We both love you too much. Now, I don’t know what you think you saw, but that ol’ Green-eyed monster is having its way with you. Get thee to an exorcist. Or take a nap!”
Erik clearly bristled as he stood up. “You’re going with me to the Accolades Sunday, no arguments,” he said as he left the nursery.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Later that morning, Jamison grew into an Infant. It was a sight to behold, as he gently floated out of the bassinet to land ever so softly upon a little rug that magically appeared. The parents watched in awe, while Aaron snapped away, capturing this moment.
First thing Jamison did was pee on his father.
“Good, good. Did you train him to do that? How many times do I have to tell you I’m sorry?”
“Are you two, still going at it? No more. Stop this. Kiss and make up, forgive each other or stand away from the Communion Cup tomorrow.” Aaron gave Erik the same chilling look their father would give when he meant business.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
The baby was not quite a week old. Five days today, Erik reminded himself. Time was starting to meld together in the way it did when a person was sorely sleep-deprived. The hallucinations were also plaguing him as they hadn’t since he graduated uni and finally got some sleep.
The only one doing well in that department was Jamison. He was such a good baby, as both grandmothers were quick to chortle. Except when he wakes up, Erik thought to himself. The Grandmothers both took turns holding the Infant during the church service. So much so, that Kayleigh was getting a little burned. “May I hold my baby, please?” she asked her mother. Carina reluctantly handed the boy over. Louise, who expected to hold him next, couldn't hide her disappointment. “It’s almost time for Communion and his Godmother wants to take him,” Kayleigh said.
“Oh, of course,” Louise said, nodding.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
As soon as they returned home again, Erik rushed upstairs to change into his suit. The summer was still upon them, the weather more suited to very casual attire, but Erik agreed with his mother. The Starlight Accolades was a prestigious event. So, he donned his suit. Should he win, again, this would be his eighth Accolade. He very much felt the pressure, not wishing to disappoint.
Kayleigh looked stunning in her new gown, too. “You are a vision,” Erik said, drinking her in with his eyes until she blushed. “Shall we?” he offered her his arm. Off they beamed to Del Sol Valley.
After what felt like years, the Music Award portion of the Show came around. “For bringing such aural beauty to the ears of Sims around the world, this Week's Accolade for Best Song, goes to …”
“Here we go,” Erik said quietly.
“…none other than Erik Cantrell for his In the Wake of Time.”
“Erik you won, go. Get up, it’s you, Sweetheart.”
Stunned and feeling slightly embarrassed for winning yet again, Erik’s cheeks blushed. He stood there quietly until he could harness his emotions. Which he found were all over the place.
Emotions that failed to be contained altogether. “Forgive me please, I'm just a tad overwhelmed and more than slightly sleep-deprived. It's been quite some week and I find I have a whole new appreciation for my Dad. What a responsibility. Thank you all for the well-wishes.” He smiled at the audience. "And one day he may even sleep through the night."
“Thank you to my Lord, my fans, Taygeta Studios, Orion Entertainment, Limited, my sweet wife, who indulges me, even when I don’t deserve it. My little son, who inspires me. To the Starlight Academy for considering my work and for those who voted for me. And my undying admiration for all those who shared this nomination. I stand in your shadow.”
“I love you all so much, you have no idea of how much I needed this today. This affirmation.”
As he came off of the stage, Kayleigh stood up, wrapped her arms about him and gave him a big kiss. “Are we good?” She whispered. “Please tell me we’re good.”
Erik smiled grandly. “We’re good.”
I have a disclosure to share, regarding the newly revised We Wanted How Many? Some things are stranger than fiction.
I have played the Sims since August of 2005. In all of these years, seldom have I dreamed about the game. This past Tuesday, I awoke around the 1AM timeframe and tried to go back to sleep. It was probably two hours before I managed to reach Twilight sleep. In this close-to-sleep fuzziness, Erik was kicked out of his house. He walked down the front lane dragging his luggage behind him. Of course, there were Paparazzi outside of his security gate. He had tears standing in his blue eyes (It was as if I had zoomed the camera in close). He looked destroyed. He gave the excuse to the press he was going on a world tour. He ended up beaming to his parents' home to stay for a time, but then realized he'd have to actually do some concerts around the world to keep the Paparazzi off of his case.
When I played my game, I was stunned at the events that unfolded. Kayleigh and Aaron were in the kitchen, and she was acting all Flirty with him. Erik and Kayleigh went upstairs together, and he sat in the rocking chair. I selected "Talk about marriage" and suddenly their full pink bar receded, rapidly. This made me have Kayleigh do whatever interactions that would mend things. The fact that Aaron was sitting outside of the nursery was also interesting. In some ways it was almost as if the game picked up on that dream I'd had and now my Sims were acting it out for me. Say, what? Must be all the talk about A.I. lately.
Having had this bizarre 'dream' I tried to go with it, and share what had happened in actual gaming, but I was so tired it wasn't coming together very well. I saved it and this morning I tried again. While I am happy with the segment, it's still strange to me how this all came about.
@GalacticGal Thank you for your commeent on my update. I really enjoyed reading yours. I don't know what it is about your writing but I really seem to lose myself in the story and I feel like I am there watching Erik and Kayleigh. I hope Jamison soon achieves his "sleeps through the night" milestone so that poor Erik can get some sleep. I look forward to your next update.
@GalacticGal Thank you for your commeent on my update. I really enjoyed reading yours. I don't know what it is about your writing but I really seem to lose myself in the story and I feel like I am there watching Erik and Kayleigh. I hope Jamison soon achieves his "sleeps through the night" milestone so that poor Erik can get some sleep. I look forward to your next update.
Thank you so very much for your very kind words. Emersion is the style of writing. I hope to have another update in the near future.
@GalacticGal yeah, some Simmers have reported that their Sims have overlapping teeth, sunken in/crossed eyes, things like that. Some Sims are more obviously affected than others. Maybe you got lucky.
When I created the blond sim in my profile picture, I had no idea she would save my life. She was just another sim, but years later she is so much more. That's why I put up with all the craziness that comes with TS4, warts and all there is a bond with some sims that defies explanation.
I'm getting really close to having another chapter of Under The Tartosan Sun ready for my readers. I've been spending time with Liberty and Matteo.
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Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
Last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
This is what happens when you relax and unwind with the family dog in the outdoors on a freezing winters evening:
Luckily my sim self's new wife Emily was feeling in a confident mood and demanded to Grimmy that my sim self be saved!
However, Grim wasn't too happy he lost out that night!
This isn't the first time my sim self has had a brush with death. In 1979 on his honeymoon with his first wife Liberty, he was almost laughed to death!
There are so many near death experiences going around all of a sudden. I'm so happy Millie survived hers as well. Congratulations to her and Freddy for the birth of Isabelle. She is adorable.
I started new save for a sim to live with green house in a starter house with the other the other be the furniture. He'll just sleep on the couch. best friends with Liberty. It was funny he was practicing on acting in his bathroom. I was recording from his reflection in the mirror, he looked pretty nice. This was after the welcoming party and that everyone left. Liberty comes in with her anime top she had on asking to best friend. It wasn't so dramatic though, but if it could he was wrap in a hug. I said yes for him, since I think we will make videos together that'll be that hyped vibe. If not, I'll CC. Their just to be friends though; he's gay.
I'm getting close to done with the next chapter. I have to find an off ramp for the conversation I'm currently writing and then grab some screenshots. That face bug thing really took me out of my groove for a couple of days, but I found it again.
P.1149 Very interesting outfit by Jenna. Nice family reunion on Harvestfest. Ooof Millie, atleast she was resurrected. P.1150 Haha Millie rode her bike to the delivery room🤣 Welcome to the world Isabelle🙌
P.1150 Aw congratulation on learning to ride a bike, Jessica. It’s weird how once you learn you don’t forget how to do it. Wow! Your sim got lucky, good work Emily!
P.1150 Woah what did Erik see? I don’t believe Kayleigh and Aaron would ever betray him like that, or any of his other brothers.Haha Erik wiping his eyes, hoping one day his child sleeps through the night😭
Oo I see, Kayleigh did flirt with Aaron autonomously😵💫 Glad they were able to put it past them at the end.
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No excuse, no apology or nothing. He turned up and stood at his post looking bemused at the empty seats!
Turns out mine are the same age as you reported. Jamison was born on Tuesday and on Saturday, he aged up. I took a look at his Infant age, and he has twenty days until he ages up. I must not have checked it before it read seventeen days. My bad.
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In Jenna's defense, that is a trend. A trend that's going to see her going back Uni sooner than she thought.🫣 Congrats to Millie and Freddy! I'm sorry you aren't well, but you do have some good medicine, these forums and your simmies. The Sims is more than just a game, it's hard to explain, but you know what I mean. The community on here is great too.
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That being said, most of my households are based on Doctor Who, Stargate, Star Trek, Star Wars, Terminator. My most recent futuristic household is loosely based on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure after I saw Kyle in Growing Together.
In Jenna's defense, that is a trend. A trend that's going to see her going back Uni sooner than she thought.🫣 Congrats to Millie and Freddy! I'm sorry you aren't well, but you do have some good medicine, these forums and your simmies. The Sims is more than just a game, it's hard to explain, but you know what I mean. The community on here is great too.
Ha ha! Yes, Jenna's look is defintely a "trend". Somehow though she managed to get to the top of the career. Her bosses weren't put off by her look!
You are defintely right and I know what you mean about The Sims being more than a game. It has always meant so much to me because it helps my mental health more than anything. When I play my mind just clears and I can forget about everything else.
Looking through the wedding photos, Carlin is indeed nowhere to be seen!
Jessica finally learns how to ride a bike. Here she is taking off for the first time:
Her older brother Harry is very impressed!
After Millie's near-death experience she and Freddy had decided not to put off having a baby and take up Kyle's offer of looking after the baby whilst they concentrated on their degrees. They quickly discovered that they were expecting. They both decided to put off enrolling in uni until after the birth because Millie would have found it difficult managing her needs and putting in the amount of work required at uni to achieve top results. When the couple reached their second trimester they went for an ultrasound scan. They knew that in a household of six sims plus a dog they would only have one baby but they were keen to find out whether they were having a boy or a girl. Neither of them minded what they were having but they were just eager to find out. They gazed at the picture of their beautiful baby and read that they were having a girl.
Meanwhile Kai had started at High School and even though he was a very quiet young man and preferred to keep himself to himself he was about to give his big brother a shock. Karl came out of his lesson to discover Kai arguing with the Principle. He had been found wandering the halls during lesson time and had been given a detention. Karl tried his best to calm things down but he couldn't hide the shock of his goody-two-shoes little brother getting a detention. Kai served his detention time and then went home to give his parents the shocking news! Hopefully this was a one off and was a bit of a teenage crisis instead of a mid-life-crisis.
The exciting day had finally arrived. Millie had gone into labour. She headed to the hospital with Freddy. Freddy wasn't much of a support for her though because he was freaking out. Millie wasn't so sure whether he was freaking out about her being in labour or the fact that a ghost would be delivering their daughter. Millie didn't care who was delivering their baby as long as she came out of her quickly and safely!
The Kyleson's are made of tough stuff and despite being in labour Millie cycled into the delivery room.
Meet Isabelle Harden. A gorgeous little baby girl born into the crazy Kyleson family.
The new parents were thrilled with their daughter and couldn't stop gazing at her and cuddling her.
Kyle was over the moon with his new grandaughter and was very much looking forward to the bond he was going to build with her as he cared for her whilst her parents studied at uni. Jenna had been the apple of her father's eye and Ted had always been very close to Millie as well. Perhaps history was going to repeat itself with Grandad Kyle. Now that Isabelle was here Millie and Freddy enrolled at University. Jenna had attended Foxbury and Millie wanted to start a new family tradition by also studying at Foxbury. She enrolled in a distingished degree in Computer Science. Unfortunately Freddy hadn't achieved enough whilst at High School to be able to study a distinguished degree so he enrolled in a standard degree in Art History.
Whilst the family had been busy with the new baby Jenna had been working hard on her Style Influencer career and managed to get to the top. As the rules for the Aspiration Challenge are very loose Jenna has made her own rule of achieving the top of each career. So here she was...one down and twenty-something to go!
So, that was yesterday's update. Just a quick one. I have so many plans for what is going to happen. We might be visiting a couple of the pre-made families over the next few days but it will all tie in with the Kyleson's story. Thank you all for reading and commenting.
Poor Carlin!!
Thanks! I'd played them through to teenagers last night, but the game froze. I've had that happen twice in the last week.
We Wanted How Many? a NEW Erik Cantrell Save
To suggest the young couple was overwhelmed would be dangerously close to an understatement. They took turns getting up whenever their little son awoke squalling. The wee hours were the hardest. Erik still attempted to keep his busy career schedule. He spent hours down in the studios recording songs for albums. He released his tenth and eleventh followed closely by his twelfth album. Then he had the promotion concerts and additional photo shoots that were part and parcel of the cycle.
In some cases, coming in late helped. Especially when upon his return, he was still up when Jamison started complaining. Washing his hands and shrugging out of his leather jacket, he would change the often drenched cloth diaper, that Kayleigh insisted they use and then he would bring him to her. They both agreed he would be breastfed, something Erik found he simply wasn't equipped to do.
For the entirety of Jamison's newborn status, this routine went on. Every two to three hours the baby awakened. “It's your turn,” Erik said, clinging to his pillow.
“I got him last time,” Kayleigh groaned.
“I — just got in …okay, fine, but don't expect me to bring you breakfast in the morning.” Erik groused as he stumbled, blindly, out of bed. He nearly ran into the wall.
“Use the nightlights to guide your path, Erik. Or put your glasses on.”
“I got this.” Standing in the archway of the re-designated anti-room. “Hey, little man, Daddy's here.”
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Erik was on his phone as he wandered, barefoot, into the kitchen. He heard chit-chat that was disturbing in nature. He got off of his phone and gazed coolly at Kayleigh, scantily clad, and his older brother, Aaron, in nothing but his usual swim trunks. He shot a glance at his brother.
“Excuse me,” he interrupted. There was no mistaking the terseness in the Musician’s voice. Reaching for her hand, “Kayleigh, come with me.”
“What? We were just talking.”
“No, what I saw was more than mere talk. Body language.”
Once the two got upstairs, they went into the nursery to check on their still-sleeping baby. Erik sat in the rocking chair. Rocking it, he gave Kayleigh the sense he was very angry, upset about something. Erik stilled the chair, leaning forward in the seat. “How would you assess the state of our marriage?” he said. Confusion swept Kayleigh’s beautiful face.
“Our marriage? What do you mean,” she said.
“Yeah, you do remember that you’re married to me, right?”
“Of course, I do. Erik what’s that all about?”
“Good, so then do you mind telling me what that bit of flirting was all about?”
“What?”
“You’re talking nonsense. Erik.”
“Am I? Imagine my surprise to find you, dressed as you are, putting the moves on my brother.” Erik sighed heavily. “I guess I have no choice, then. I’ll simply have to ask both Aaron and Joe to move out.”
“What? What are you saying?”
“You object to this? That’s telling.”
“No what's telling is you are imagining things, like you did back at Uni. You were sleep-deprived then, too. Erik, don’t go off the deep end, you are away a great deal. Sometimes late into the night. Sometimes, you don’t return until after dawn. Look at it from my perspective. It’s comforting to know others are in the house. This big, lumbering house you dared call a cottage. That's a laugh."
“You are deflecting,” Erik said. “Bree is still here.”
“Not for long,” Kayleigh mumbled. “She said Spock is nearing his time, whatever that means.”
“Oh, so that makes it better? You here, alone, with my two brothers? Is that why you were cozying up to Aaron? Kayleigh, what do you want from me? If you can’t answer that,” he continued when her silence was deafening. “I’m going to have to kick you out. And, no, you can’t have the baby, I won’t allow my son to be raised by a —”
“Shut your pie hole, little brother, before you say something you can’t take back.” Aaron was suddenly looming in the archway. Erik’s blistering gaze shot holes through him, as he continued. “Erik, sometimes you can be such a knucklehead. Kayleigh and I have never, let me repeat never betrayed you. Nor would we. We both love you too much. Now, I don’t know what you think you saw, but that ol’ Green-eyed monster is having its way with you. Get thee to an exorcist. Or take a nap!”
Erik clearly bristled as he stood up. “You’re going with me to the Accolades Sunday, no arguments,” he said as he left the nursery.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
Later that morning, Jamison grew into an Infant. It was a sight to behold, as he gently floated out of the bassinet to land ever so softly upon a little rug that magically appeared. The parents watched in awe, while Aaron snapped away, capturing this moment.
First thing Jamison did was pee on his father.
“Good, good. Did you train him to do that? How many times do I have to tell you I’m sorry?”
“Are you two, still going at it? No more. Stop this. Kiss and make up, forgive each other or stand away from the Communion Cup tomorrow.” Aaron gave Erik the same chilling look their father would give when he meant business.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
The baby was not quite a week old. Five days today, Erik reminded himself. Time was starting to meld together in the way it did when a person was sorely sleep-deprived. The hallucinations were also plaguing him as they hadn’t since he graduated uni and finally got some sleep.
The only one doing well in that department was Jamison. He was such a good baby, as both grandmothers were quick to chortle. Except when he wakes up, Erik thought to himself. The Grandmothers both took turns holding the Infant during the church service. So much so, that Kayleigh was getting a little burned. “May I hold my baby, please?” she asked her mother. Carina reluctantly handed the boy over. Louise, who expected to hold him next, couldn't hide her disappointment. “It’s almost time for Communion and his Godmother wants to take him,” Kayleigh said.
“Oh, of course,” Louise said, nodding.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
As soon as they returned home again, Erik rushed upstairs to change into his suit. The summer was still upon them, the weather more suited to very casual attire, but Erik agreed with his mother. The Starlight Accolades was a prestigious event. So, he donned his suit. Should he win, again, this would be his eighth Accolade. He very much felt the pressure, not wishing to disappoint.
Kayleigh looked stunning in her new gown, too. “You are a vision,” Erik said, drinking her in with his eyes until she blushed. “Shall we?” he offered her his arm. Off they beamed to Del Sol Valley.
After what felt like years, the Music Award portion of the Show came around. “For bringing such aural beauty to the ears of Sims around the world, this Week's Accolade for Best Song, goes to …”
“…none other than Erik Cantrell for his In the Wake of Time.”
“Erik you won, go. Get up, it’s you, Sweetheart.”
Stunned and feeling slightly embarrassed for winning yet again, Erik’s cheeks blushed. He stood there quietly until he could harness his emotions. Which he found were all over the place.
Emotions that failed to be contained altogether. “Forgive me please, I'm just a tad overwhelmed and more than slightly sleep-deprived. It's been quite some week and I find I have a whole new appreciation for my Dad. What a responsibility. Thank you all for the well-wishes.” He smiled at the audience. "And one day he may even sleep through the night."
“Thank you to my Lord, my fans, Taygeta Studios, Orion Entertainment, Limited, my sweet wife, who indulges me, even when I don’t deserve it. My little son, who inspires me. To the Starlight Academy for considering my work and for those who voted for me. And my undying admiration for all those who shared this nomination. I stand in your shadow.”
“I love you all so much, you have no idea of how much I needed this today. This affirmation.”
As he came off of the stage, Kayleigh stood up, wrapped her arms about him and gave him a big kiss. “Are we good?” She whispered. “Please tell me we’re good.”
Erik smiled grandly. “We’re good.”
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@Brd709 Oh that's sad, but understandable.
@Lucy_Henley Face bug? This is the first I've heard of such.
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When I played my game, I was stunned at the events that unfolded. Kayleigh and Aaron were in the kitchen, and she was acting all Flirty with him. Erik and Kayleigh went upstairs together, and he sat in the rocking chair. I selected "Talk about marriage" and suddenly their full pink bar receded, rapidly.
Having had this bizarre 'dream' I tried to go with it, and share what had happened in actual gaming, but I was so tired it wasn't coming together very well. I saved it and this morning I tried again. While I am happy with the segment, it's still strange to me how this all came about.
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Thank you so very much for your very kind words. Emersion is the style of writing. I hope to have another update in the near future.
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I'm getting really close to having another chapter of Under The Tartosan Sun ready for my readers. I've been spending time with Liberty and Matteo.
The following video and lyrics belong to Ed Sheeran. I make no claim to ownership
Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead
I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
Last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
This is what happens when you relax and unwind with the family dog in the outdoors on a freezing winters evening:
Luckily my sim self's new wife Emily was feeling in a confident mood and demanded to Grimmy that my sim self be saved!
However, Grim wasn't too happy he lost out that night!
This isn't the first time my sim self has had a brush with death. In 1979 on his honeymoon with his first wife Liberty, he was almost laughed to death!
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Oo I see, Kayleigh did flirt with Aaron autonomously😵💫 Glad they were able to put it past them at the end.
Sarah gave Conner a little sister! Everyone meet Daisy!
Daisy aged up into a toddler!
Off-screen Sarah got married to Justin, and they have now moved in together and are now one big happy family!
Buster has become a teenager, and is an A+ student at high school!
Daisy also aged up into a child. She's still a C student, but hopefully she'll start making As