Finding The One

Goth House, week 1: Mortimer, Cassandra, Alexander, and two new additions.

Cassandra: I've always wanted a big family. A loving husband, lots of children... That's all that really matters to me. I fell in love with Don, only to realize that he didn't particularly like the idea of getting married or having children - but I still loved him! I couldn't just stop. If I could make myself love the right sim, I probably would be married to Darren by now, but I just didn't feel that way about him, even if he is attractive. I loved Don.

And Don loves to woohoo. With anyone - he told me that up front, I guess I should give him credit for that. He told me when we got engaged that he'd be dating others as well, and I, well, I guess I was so in love that I accepted it. We did woohoo ourselves too, of course, and maybe I wasn't as surprised as he was when I ended up pregnant... Well, he knew I wanted children, didn't he? If I have to accept that he dates others, he'll have to accept that I'm going to have children.

Alexander: My sister Cassandra is the worst cook ever. She burns stuff every single time - she'll put a toaster pastry in the oven, then wander off to play the piano or something, and forget all about it until the fire alarm starts blaring. We had firemen showing up constantly here for a while, until Dad and I managed to convince Cass to stick to simple things like cereal and sandwiches until she'd had the baby and was a little less, um, ditzy?

But I guess she'd tell you it wasn't all bad. She met Mitch.


Cassandra: I've never known such happiness as the day my daughter was born. I didn't know it was possible to love someone this much. Here's this baby, this perfect little creature, and she came from me. I don't have words to tell you what I'm feeling right now.

I'm going to call her Daphne.


Mortimer: I have a grandchild! Isn't that amazing news? I couldn't wait to tell Brandi, so I asked her out for a date. We hadn't seen each other for a bit, because I'd been so focused on my studies, so she was very happy to hear from me. The dear girl, I think she was starting to wonder if I was losing interest. That's not very likely - Brandi makes me feel young again. It's because of her that I've found the energy to get back to my books, instead of moping around the house all day doing nothing, and I told her so.


While Brandi was talking about children, both her boys and Cassandra's little girl, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Nina Caliente was standing across the room, staring daggers at us. It made me feel quite uncomfortable, to be honest. There was never more than a flirtation between me and her sister Dina, but apparently Nina feels otherwise. I ended that date fairly quickly - but the next time Brandi and I went out, Nina was there again, at the love maze, and when we continued on to a restaurant, she soon showed up there as well! I'm starting to worry about Brandi's safety...


Alexander: I'm a teenager! Finally! I decided right away that I'm going to be like Cass and have lots of kids. Now it's just a matter of finding the right guy to have them with... Girl! I mean girl, of course! Stupid slip of the tongue.

Anyway, I grew a beard. Beards are sexy, don't you think? And then I called up the matchmaker and asked her for a blind date. I mean, what's the point of having tons of money if you don't spend it on the things that matter? So that's how I met Tosha, and we hit it off right away. It was great. I really like her - the only thing that could be better is if she wore just a dab of cologne...

But I decided I wasn't going to stop looking around, if you know what I mean. It's the biggest decision I can imagine, after all, who I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. So I called the matchmaker again - but this time, she set me up with a boy! Her hearing must be going, because I asked for a female date!

Matchmaker: Nothing wrong with my hearing, boy. You asked for a male, and you got one.

Alexander: I did not!

Well, uh, I ended that date right away, of course. But then the next day Alon called me to ask me out, and, well, I did spend a lot of money on a date that never happened, so I figured I should at least give it a try... And we had a blast. Really. Alon is so amazing, and I find myself having all these feelings for him. Now I'm all confused. I don't know how to feel!


Cassandra: Men can be such jerks. And through it all, they'll insist that they're the ones that have been wronged!

I should start at the beginning, probably. Well, that would be when the stove caught on fire this one time - shut up, Alex! - and I met Mitch the firefighter. He's... he's... He has red hair! I've always had a soft spot for red hair. And he's sexy, and he likes children. I thought, since Don dates others, why shouldn't I? So I asked Mitch out - and who do you think shows up, and starts acting affronted?


Yes, Don Lothario, acting horrified that I had the gall to see someone that wasn't him. Why is it okay for him but not for me, I'd like to know? It made me furious. Well, I wasn't going to let Don get his neanderthal way, so Mitch and I continued our date, and through it all, Don sat there staring at us, fuming. The date went quite well in spite of that, and maybe because of the way Don was behaving, I decided he needed another taste of his own medicine - so Mitch and I snuck into the photo booth at Red's...


There was one other funny thing about that date. After Mitch left, as I was about to head home, I noticed this very pale woman in an old-fashioned red gown standing in the foyer. I'd never seen someone looking like her before, so I thought I should talk to her - but just then the sun came up, and she made this hissing sound and ran away! I could swear there was smoke coming from her!

Very strange...


The next day when I woke up, I knew what I needed to do. I'm going to break up with Don, and ask Mitch to marry me. The whole engagement to Don was a mistake from the beginning, I was just too lovesick to see it. Mitch and I are much better suited to each other, and I love him even more than I thought I loved Don. That was just a dream, a fantasy - this is the real thing, I'm sure of it. And it's going to be better for Daphne, too, to know where things stand. She's a toddler now, already learning to walk and talk. You should've seen Dad's face when she said "Gwampa" for the first time! Oh, I love my family.


Well, before I could work up the nerve to call Mitch, he called me. He wanted me to come out with him on another date, and of course I agreed. But then, just as I was getting ready to drive off, I felt this movement in my belly... And I realized, oh my goodness, I'm pregnant! Well, I couldn't very well go haring off to night clubs in my condition, so I called Mitch back and asked him to come over here instead, and when he did, I asked him to move in with me. He said yes!

But he's still grouching about me standing him up. I don't understand - he knows it's because I'm pregnant, with his child I might add, and he knows I love him enough to want to live with him. I even told him that as soon as I see Don so I can give his ring back, I want to marry him! But Mitch still feels I stood him up by not coming to that date.

Men!


Moved in: Mitch Larrea, adult, family, Cancer, 6/8/0/8/3, turn-ons fatness and glasses, turn-off fullface make-up, LTW marry off six children
Grew up: Alexander, family, turn-ons facial hair and cologne, turn-off brown hair, LTW graduate three children
Born: Daphne, Gemini, 1/7/8/5/4