Follow along and let me know what you think (as I learn my way around the game) 

Today was Georgette’s birthday, but Cassandra and George seemed to be more interested in each other than in wishing their daughter a happy birthday!

As Cassandra hopped into the shower, George grabbed his daughter by the hands and said, “Come on, little Georgette. Let’s you and me do a birthday dance!” George knew that by tonight, his little girl wouldn’t be so “little” anymore.

After their dance, Georgette ran downstairs to turn on the television. Her favorite show was just soming on. George noticed Casey sitting at the computer. She was checking her e-mail for a message from Beau Broke. It seemed to George that Casey was obsessed with the boy. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Beau. George thought he was all-right. But he sure didn’t like the way he was always hanging around the house and kissing around on Casey. He and Casey had had words about this very thing before http://trishawriter.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/casey-and-beau/   The boy just rubbed him the wrong way it seemed.

“Why don’t you two either get married already or call it quits?” George asked Casey when he saw her disappointment of finding no new e-mails from Beau.  Getting up, Casey said to George, “And why don’t you just mind your own business?”   said Casey, waving her hand in dismissal towards George. “Oh now Casey, there’s no need to be like that. I’m just concerned about you. I don’t want you to be disappointed….that’s all.”

“As I said before. It’s none of your business what Beau and I do!” With that, Casey turned her back on George and refused to talk to him anymore. Seeing that he was only making matters worse, George left to join Georgette downstairs.  Casey was a little concerned about how her relationship with Beau was going…but she certainly wasn’t about to talk with her step-father about it. She had invited Beau over for Georgette’s birthday party this afternoon and planned to talk with him then.

Beau had been thinking alot about Casey as well…and his own mother, Brandi Broke, was beginning to pressure him about when he was going to get married and have some more grandchildren for her. He arrived at the Goth mansion, and couldn’t wait to see Casey.

He didn’t have long to wait. Casey met Beau outside the gate as he arrived, greeting him with a kiss. It seems she was just as happy to see him as he was to see her.

Georgette became a teenager. (before makeover)

Georgette Goth. (after makeover)

Dustin eventually stopped by, just as Angela knew that he would. He wanted to meet his son.  Angela thought that there would be no harm done for Dustin to meet Richard. She and William had talked about it, and knew that eventually Dustin would want to meet Richard.

William watched closely as Dustin held Richard in his arms. Though he felt a twinge of….jealousy….maybe….he was glad that Dustin had come to see the boy. After all, Dustin was Richard’s biological father.

Dustin noticed how happy Angela appeared these days. While he was happy  for her….

….it was also difficult to hear Richard call William “Daddy”, and to watch as William stroked Richard’s head with affection. Suddenly Dustin said, “He  looks just like me, doesn’t he?”

At Dustin’s comment, William turned towards Dustin. Angela quickly grabbed Richard saying, “Come on honey. It’s time for your bath.” She had seen the anger in William’s face and thought it best to remove the toddler from where he had been sitting.

“I’m going to tell you this only once Dustin. Let’s get one thing straight. Richard is MY son, and Angela is MY wife. This is MY family, and MY home.  You are welcome to come and see Richard as long as you realize and accept the facts. Do we understand each other?”

“Hey, take it easy man,” Dustin said to William. “It was an innocent comment. Just an observation.” Dustin knew when to back down.

Dustin stayed a while longer. He and William had continued to talk. When Dustin finally left, William better understood the relationship that Angela and Dustin had shared long ago…and…Dustin left knowing that William truly loved Angela and Richard and would take care of them both. In a way, this was a relief…a weight….off his own shoulders….to know that they would be well loved and cared for.

Dustin continued to be welcomed into the VonBuren household…

….and continued to have a relationship with Richard.

Angela and William seemed to have finally found happiness and love with each other.

Angela, twin sister to Lileth, was also due to have her child soon. Her live-in boyfriend, William VonBuren, had tried without success to get Angela to marry him. As her due date approached, William decided to try just one more time.  “You know I love you Angela. I have wanted to marry you for a long time. Have you thought about the fact that by marrying me you will be giving our child my last name?”   Oh yes…Angela had thought about that…but the more she thought the more confused she had become.

Sensing her hesitation, William sank to one knee and once again asked Angela to marry him. This time, to his surprise, Angela said yes!

With little time to waste before her baby’s arrival, Angela and William had set a date.   On the morning of the wedding, the sky was misting rain, and threatening to downpour. Angela stood looking at her wedding cake…hoping she was not making a mistake by marrying William.

Angela then thought of her unborn child. Stroking her abdomen as if to gently caress her child, Angela felt that by marrying William she would be doing what was best for this child.

William looked for Angela, finding her outside, finishing up some last-minute tasks prior to the wedding.  “Are you sure you want to do this?” Angela asked William.  “I’ve waited a long time for this day Angela. I wouldn’t change a thing…not even the rain!”

So…Angela and William were married in a small ceremony with a few guests in attendance. Angela became Mrs. William VonBuren.

William was finally able to kiss his bride Angela….his wife.

Dustin and his son Dick were among the guests at the wedding.

Not many days after the wedding, Angela gave birth to a boy. She named him Richard.

Richard had the prettiest blue eyes….even though both mom and dad had green eyes?? Oh well, all babies have blue eyes…don’t they??

Richard quickly grew into the cutest little toddler with….blond hair….even though his father had black hair and his mother had red hair.

It was obvious to both Angela and William that Dustin Broke was Richard’s biological father. But….William didn’t care. He loved the little boy and Richard VonBuren was HIS son!

And a bonus picture:

While taking pictures of the wedding, Donald Lothario decided to stand right in front of the bride and groom. Guess he wanted his picture taken???

“Hey….cut it out!” said Joseph to his twin brother Edward. They had been wrestling, and playing around, when Joseph suddenly found himself in a headlock and his brother was rubbing his knuckles across the top of his head just a little too forcefully for his tastes!

“Ahhh, you know I was just joking. You’re still #1 in my book!”  Joseph gave Edward the “thumbs-up” sign. Though the two of them had the occasional spats, as all siblings do, they had remained very close.

Lucy wasn’t at all moved by this display of brotherly love between the two of them. She was tired this morning, and just wanted to get the job done so she could leave.

Lileth was very close to the time of her due date. It wouldn’t be long now before her baby would be born…and she was glad. This pregnancy had taken a lot out of her. After all, she wasn’t as young as she used to be!

Joining her family for breakfast, Lileth had an extra serving of pancakes. “Why not?” she thought. “As soon as this baby is born I’ll lose all this extra weight.”

Yes, Lileth was feeling good this Saturday morning. She even joined her family in a group dance of the Smustle. Lileth certainly wasn’t going to let the fact that she was 9 months pregnant slow her down…to the delight of her family!

The time did eventually come as Lileth began to go into labor. Dirk tried to reassure the twins. “Don’t worry. She’s done this before!”

Lileth gave birth  (no…not twins…thank goodness!) to a cute little girl which they named Elizabeth.  Twin boys and a girl…the Dreamer-Pleasant family was now complete.

Meet Elizabeth (Dreamer) Pleasant. She appears to have her father’s blue eyes and dark hair.

Elizabeth soon grew to a toddler. Big brother Joseph helped Elizabeth as she completed her transformation from baby to toddler.

Lileth proudly looked on as her oldest son Joseph held her youngest child Elizabeth. Yes…life was good in the Dreamer-Pleasant household!

(Authors Note: Now that ACR (Casual Autonomous Romance) has been removed from in-game, our little Elizabeth will be the last of our free-will generated babies!)

As Donald sat reading the evening paper, he checked out the want ads. He really needed a job that paid more than the one he already had. Darren and Brandi had been very generous since his graduation. They had helped him to get the loan for his own house, and they had continued to help him here and there as he needed them to. But…that just didn’t sit well with Donald. It wasn’t fair. Darren had already done so much for him, and Donald appreciated that and loved Darren as though he were his own flesh and blood. He had certainly treated him better than his own biological father had. Yes, Donald knew that Don Lothario was his father all right…though the two of them had barely spoken in years. But, as far as Donald was concerned, Darren was the only father he had…or needed.

Early the next morning, Donald looked at himself in the mirror. He knew he had to do one thing before going out for his job interviews….get a haircut! He had always worn his hair on the long side, and hadn’t cut it at all since high school. That was…how many years ago? To Donald it was just another sign….time to move on with his life…to grow up!

Donald dressed in the only suit hanging in his closet. He preferred wearing jeans and a tee shirt to wearing suits and fancy clothes. Surprisingly, though it was still taking a little bit of getting used to, he kind of liked his new look. The stylist had not gone too crazy, and hadn’t cut his hair too short as he’d been afraid would happen. Donald felt confident as he headed off for his job interview.

Things couldn’t have worked out any better for Donald. He had gone to the interview feeling confident and assured…and had been hired. Already, after just a few months, he had gotten a couple of promotions and was doing what he loved…he was a studio musician. He loved music…and there were girls everywhere! What girl didn’t want to date a musician???

Donald found himself suddenly very popular with the ladies. He dated several of them…and wasn’t anywhere near ready to settle down yet! One of the women he ended up dating was Zaneta Renne. She had relentlessly pursued him and had even asked him out! He didn’t usually like that. “Call me old-fashioned,” thought Donald, “But I like to be the one doing the chasing!”  But Zaneta had been persistant. Donald found her attractive enough…so why not? He had agreed to go out with her.

Their first date started out well. She had come over to his home and he made a simple dinner for the two of them. They talked about their families a little…just the normal getting-to-know-you- type things. But Zaneta had also talked about some of her past relationships….and Donald was beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable. Why would someone reveal such intimate things to someone they barely knew?

The date had ended…leaving Donald feeling a bit uneasy.

The next day, Donald returned home from work to find a dozen red roses sitting on his front porch. Reading the card, Donald noted that the roses were from Zaneta.  The card simply said “I love you”. “What the….”, thought Donald. Quickly he grabbed the roses and took them inside, placing them on the bedside table upstairs.

Donald’s feelings of uneasiness had just escalated a notch.

Donald met Sandra Richmond one day as he had gone outside to get the mail. She had been walking by…had smiled and say “hI”…and that had been the beginning. Besides her smile, Donald loved her long, curly blond hair.  They talked for a long while, until they both got cold (there was snow on the ground!). He hadn’t asked her in, but had managed to get her phone number.

Of course, he called her the very next day and asked her over. For the first time, Donald found himself feeling a little awkward and tongue-tied around a girl. He couldn’t help but stare…and think how beautiful she was.  Sandra sensed his uneasiness, doing her best to put him more at ease.

Donald’s date with Sandra seemed to be over soon after it had begun. Sandra had a way of putting him at ease…of making him feel comfortable around her….and he couldn’t remember when he had last enjoyed a woman’s company so much. He had even opened up a bit to Sandra about his childhood…something he had never done with anyone else before.

When it was time for Sandra to leave, Donald had kissed her gently and given her a quick hug. Then he sat on the couch…just thinking of Sandra and the evening he had just spent with her…with a big smile on his face.

Donald had even called her….to make sure she had gotten home safely.

Donald and Sandra continued to see each other…and Sandra even occasionally stayed overnight. Donald loved cuddling close with her…going to sleep with her there beside him…and waking up to find her there.

Donald seemed to be falling hard and fast for Sandra…but…did she return his feelings?

Zaneta continued to drop by unannounced from time to time. Donald had decided early on that there was no chemistry between them. He had tried to be nice…but she just didn’t seem to be getting the hint. Finally, Donald just had to tell her. “Look Zaneta. I’m seeing someone else. I like you, but I think we should just remain friends.” Zaneta looked at him, and he could tell she felt hurt by his words.

“This must be the girl who thinks she can take Donald away from me” thought Zaneta, staring at the picture of a very pretty girl with blond curls and a big smile. Zaneta didn’t like this….no…she didn’t like this one bit!

Dustin knew he shouldn’t have stopped by to see her….but he just couldn’t help himself. He had been thinking about her for so long…wondering how she was doing. “I’ll only stay a few minutes” Dustin thought, as he rang the doorbell. Angela met him at the door and took his hands into her own. “Oh Dustin, it’s so good to see you. Come in!” Angela seemed genuinely pleased that he had come.

As he thought back upon that day, Dustin still was not sure of all the details. He just knew that he had been so happy to see her again…and they had sat on the couch talking for the longest time. Dustin wasn’t sure if it had been him…or Angela…who had made that fateful first move. He only knew that suddenly he was holding her in his arms and kissing her. He had thought of this so many times. If only they had stopped at that kiss…

But they hadn’t stopped.

Dustin remembered that…afterwards…they had taken a swim in the pool. Then Angela had gone to take a shower and change, leaving him alone with his thoughts of guilt and confusion. Dustin had sat at the bar and was deep in thought when William arrived.

Dustin really didn’t know William very well, but he seemed like a pretty nice guy. William sat down at the bar beside Dustin, joining him in a cup of coffee. Dustin felt guilty…Angela was William’s girlfriend…and he knew that William was in love with Angela. Dustin had begun to talk about Dina, telling William how much he loved his wife.

Did he know that he and Dina had just had another child…a girl??? Dustin wasn’t really sure just what he said. He just wanted to break the silence between them…and he wanted to relieve the tremendous guilt that he was feeling. “What have I done?” Dustin thought. “If Dina ever finds out…”

“Oh that’s just wonderful!” William said to Dustin. “I’ve always wanted to have a little girl. Maybe one of these days I’ll be able to talk Angela into marrying me! Hey…you feel like going for another swim? Give me a minute to put on my suit, okay?”

So he and William had gone swimming, while Angela made some snacks for them all. Afterwards, Angela had danced with the two of them. William had no idea of what had transpired between Angela and Dustin earlier in the afternoon.

Dustin had finally said goodbye to William and Angela. As he left he promised to put this day behind him and to not look back. They had made a mistake…an understandable mistake. After all, there was a long history between him and Angela. She had been his first love, and that was something he had never been able to forget. If only he had been able to go to University with her….maybe they would have stayed together instead of going their separate ways.  But things had worked out differently. Angela had married Alex, and he had married Dina. He loved his family and didn’t want anything to happen to change that.

Things had changed at the Pleasant house, however. Angela no longer seemed to be interested in making love with William. He noticed that she seemed to be avoiding any intimacy with him at all…leaving him confused. Why had she changed? Did she not love him anymore?

It was soon very obvious that things had indeed changed at the Pleasant home. Angela was going to have a baby!

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Though they looked very much alike, they were quite different.

Joseph (Dreamer) Pleasant

Edward (Dreamer) Pleasant

Edward was a much more serious child, and could usually be found either reading a book or doing something on the computer….

…while Joseph was already bringing girls home with him from school. He liked being around people and having a good time.

Edward was also much neater than his brother Joseph, always making sure his bed was made the first thing every morning. Joseph, on the other hand, did not.

Anyway, there were alot more fun things in which to occupy one’s time….such as dancing the smustle! Despite their differences, Joseph and Edward were very close.

One morning after the twins had left for school, Dirk and Lileth found themselves with some rare time to themselves. They enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, drinking an extra cup of coffee and even reading the morning newspaper. Dirk did not usually have a day off in the middle of the week. They were enjoying the peace and quiet….and each other.

I’m not exactly sure whose idea it was, (though I’m pretty such it was Dirk’s because he is a family sim and has a want for another baby!)….but they ended up upstairs and did “try for baby”….and the lullaby music was immediately heard! (Guess I can also share the blame with ACR for this one!)

When Lileth knew for sure that she and Dirk were expecting another child, she told Joseph and Edward that they would be having a little brother or sister in about 7 months. Neither seemed to mind the idea, but they showed more interest in eating their hamburgers then in what their mother was saying. Anyway, they were going to have a birthday soon and would be teenagers. (yay…built-in babysitters!!!)

The day of their birthday finally arrived. Lileth invited Angela and her boyfriend William…and Dirk invited his ‘brother’ Donald to the party.

Angela, Lileth, Dirk and Donald cheered as Joseph and Edward began their transformation.

Teenagers Joseph and Edward.

Joseph (Dreamer) Pleasant, Romance, Pisces, 5,4,10,6,10.

Edward (Dreamer) Pleasant, Knowledge, Scorpio, 7, 6, 8, 5, 3.

Shortly after Joseph and Edward’s birthday, Lileth began to show her pregnancy. She and Dirk are expecting their 3rd child. (Please….no more twins!!!)

Things remained strained between Nina and Don, although it was very obvious to Don that Nina was sorry about all the unkind things she had said to him. Since her transformation, Nina had gone out of her way to be nice to Don.

She had even brought up the possibility of the two of them tying the knot, but Don was surely not ready for that. He never had been good husband material. All one had to do was ask his ex-wife Cassandra.

Even though he didn’t want to get married to Nina, Don realized that he really did love this woman. He had been deeply hurt when she had spurned him and ridiculed him as he had aged. Now that Nina was also an elder, she had apologized and had tried to make it up to him. He had decided to forgive her because he loved her so much.

As Don harvested the fruit trees in the back yard, he thought of KayLynn. KayLynn had planted these very trees. Of course, Don then thought of his son Donald. By now everyone in town knew that Darren Dreamer had adopted Donald and raised him as his own. Don wondered what he could do to establish a relationship with his son.

As he placed the fruits into the juicer, Don continued to think of all his children. He had always had a good relationship with both of his daughters. Casey (his daughter with Cassandra) often dropped by to visit. And Donna (his child with Nina) had just left for University. He already missed having her around the house. But…how could Don mend his relationship with his only biological son Donald (his son with KayLynn)?

After Donna’s departure for University, the house did seem much quieter and empty…that is…until KayLynn’s ghost began to frequently haunt the house. Her appearance became almost a nightly occurance.

And KayLynn seemed to thrive on frightening Nina. After all, after KayLynn’s death, it was Nina that had moved into her house and had a baby with the man she loved!

Don often invited both his daughters over to visit and remained close to both of them.

Yes….our Don was back….and he was once again extremely happy with his life. Now if he could only find a way to see his son Donald.