Naming Credits

Almost all of my sims are named after some sort of fandom or someone famous. They aren't meant to actual be these characters or people, but sometimes I use the fandom for story inspiration. Here are all of my naming credits.

Generation 1
Nicholas--Stargate SG-1 (Daniel Jackson's grandfather)
Monty--A Series of Unfortunate Events (Klaus' uncle)
Claire (Placeholder)--Stargate SG-1 (Daniel Jackson's mother, deceased)
Bill (Placeholder)--Pirates of the Caribbean
Will--Pirates of the Caribbean
Klaus--A Series of Unfortunate Events
Daniel--Stargate SG-1
Gary--Another World (soap opera)
Cameron--Another World
Evan--normal named sim, but meant to represent Josie's unborn baby in Another World. Josie was Gary's wife.
Amanda--Another World
Alyssa--Another World (although Aly is really Alexandra, I really like Alyssa, so Alyssa it is)
Windsors (all of them)--British royalty throughout time

Generation 2
Harry--Harry Potter
Severus--Harry Potter
Jeremy--normal named sim. He's meant to represent Will from Raised by Wolves, but I couldn't have two Wills.
Gaston--Raised by Wolves
Sarah--Raised by Wolves
Ethan--normal named sim
Eli--Eli Manning, quarterback for the New York Giants
Jack--Torchwood
Matthew, Rachel, and Sandy--Another World
Sophie--Although a British royal name, she is also based off of The Davinci Code
Lily--Harry Potter
David and Chrisopher--Doctor Who (using actor names instead of naming a baby Doctor)
Rose--Doctor Who
Samantha--Stargate SG-1
Joshua--named after Josia on American Idol, not supposed to be him, he just inspired the idea
Loren--original character from an online fic by Elizabeth Marshall

Pet Names
Liebe--German for love
Siren--My real cat's name
Daniel and Ashlee's cats--Egyptian gods and goddesses
Nagi, Aya, Schu, Omi--Weiss Kreuz, a Japanese anime
Duke--just sounded like a good German Shepard name

The Sinclair Family Season 9

Gary Sinclair—Elder male fortune sim
Scorpio personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 5, Active 8, Serious 3, Grumpy 3
Lifetime want—earn 100,000 simoleons—Achieved!
Preferred hobbies—Sports, Nature

Regina Sinclair—Adult female fortune sim
Scorpio personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 5, Active 8, Serious 3, and Grumpy 3
Lifetime want—reach top of business career—Achieved!
Preferred hobby—Sports

Ethan Sinclair—Teen child sim
Gemini Personality
Sloppy 2, Outgoing 10, Active 10, Serious 3, Grumpy 3
Lifetime want—Marry off six children
Preferred hobbies—Sports, Fitness

Eli Sinclair—Child male sim
Sagittarius personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 5, Active 8, Playful 9, Nice 3
Preferred hobbies—Sports, Games

Jack Sinclair—Baby male sim

Check out the Sinclair Family Tree

In the last update—Regina was very pleased to reach the top of the business career. However, after a quick woohoo while the children were out, she found herself accidentally pregnant late in life. She was very unhappy about that and afraid to tell Gary, who had just become an elder and retired. Regina gave birth to Jack Sinclair, her third son and Gary’s fourth, shortly thereafter. Ethan was not too thrilled about having to share his bedroom with the playful little Eli, who had just become a child. Ethan became a teen and decided that he wanted to marry off six children some day. Gary’s dream is for his boys to become athletic stars, but he has to remind himself not too push the boys too hard.

Season 8—Summer

Regina was ecstatic about going back to work after her maternity leave. She was such a big executive now that a helicopter took her to and from work. She spent almost all of her time at work now, but she was much happier in the boardroom than at home with the children anyway.

Gary’s biggest goal since he’d retired was to be sure that his boys excelled in school and sports. He wanted them to earn scholarships to a prestigious university and play professional football someday. They couldn’t become superstar athletes just playing football, though. He made sure to teach his boys all of the sports: football, basketball, baseball, and even golf.

Gary’s brother, Cameron, and his family came to visit quite frequently. “You never notice a crying baby, do you, Gary?” Cameron commented as he immediately went to baby Jack’s crib. Although Cameron knew Gary cared about his family greatly, he wasn’t a family sim. It was a wonder that his babies got fed bottles at all when Cameron wasn’t around. Cameron well remembered waking up in the middle of the night to Evan’s cries as a child while the oblivious Gary slept on.

Cameron’s daughter, Rachel, expressed an interest in learning to toss a football, so Ethan decided to teach her the basics, even if she was a girl.

And, Eli enjoyed playing chess with his cousin, Sandy. Strategic games were Eli’s favorite thing in the world.

Then they would have dinner as a family once Regina finally returned home from work.

When Ethan wasn’t at school, doing his homework, at a game or at practice, or spending time with his family, he was out trying to find a girlfriend. He desperately longed to go steady with someone. He was pretty popular at school, since he was the captain of the football team. He got invited to all of the cool parties. There were always lots of girls, but it seemed that all of them were into romance with lots of guys or their own popularity. Ethan had a thing for redheads, and man were some of the girls hot. He sort of had a crush on this one cheerleader, but all she really seemed interested in was fun and partying. He longed to meet a beautiful redhead who was interested in him as a person and who could share his goals and dreams.

He checked out the local teen hangouts as well. Ethan ran into his cousin Matthew’s girlfriend, Anna, at the Lost in Love Hedge Maze. He decided to be polite and say hello to her, but she slapped him out of nowhere. It was a good thing for her that Ethan had been taught never to hit a girl! That girl had been trying to pick a fight with him ever since they’d met. Ethan didn’t know if it would do any good, but he planned to tell Matthew what a witch he was dating.

Ethan got a chance to talk to Matthew the next day at Jack’s second birthday party. Of course all of the Sinclairs and Corys were invited. The party guests included Gary’s brother Cameron and Cameron’s wife, Amanda. Their three children; Matthew, Rachel, and Sandy; all attended as well. Gary’s oldest son and daughter-in-law, Evan and Alyssa, came with Gary’s grandchildren, Christopher and Rose.

Regina brought baby Jack to the cake as the whole family cheered. Before their eyes, Jack transitioned to a very handsome little toddler.

Jack Sinclair—Toddler male sim
Scorpio personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 5, Active 8, Playful 7, Nice 3

The children started a touch football game in the backyard while the grown-ups sat around and commented on how adorable Jack was playing with his spin-and-say bunny.

Ethan tucked Jack into his crib that night. Evan and Alyssa had shown him how to care for children when Christopher and Rose were toddlers. He still wanted as much practice raising children as possible, and his parents appreciated the help.

Unfortunately, Eli was having trouble meeting his father’s expectations. He knew he had to get an A+ on every report card, and he had to excel in all of the sports he was enrolled in. It was too hard for him, though. He was so ashamed when he got off the bus and opened his report card. He got a B-. A B-! And, his teacher had written a comment that Eli’s reading skills weren’t where they should be.

Tears flooded his eyes as Eli ran upstairs to his room. His father would be so disappointed in him. Sobbing into his pillow, Eli was filled with the feeling of inadequacy. His brother Ethan had never had a problem maintaining his grades. He got tired a lot, but he never brought home a bad report card. Eli had tried his hardest and had brought home an unacceptable grade with a stinging comment. Eli was crying so hard, Duke came up to his room to see what was wrong. Climbing down off the bed, Eli buried his face into the dog’s chest. “I’m stupid,” he whispered as his tears wet Duke’s fur.

Eli didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t show a report card like this to his dad; he just couldn’t! But, Gary would be expecting to see the report card and would ask for it if it wasn’t offered. Eli knew that he’d get in even bigger trouble if he somehow tried to alter the grade or lie and say it wasn’t report card day. Suddenly, an idea came to him. His much older half-brother Evan had told him that if he was ever struggling with school or sports or if he had any trouble coping with the pressure their father put on him, he could call Evan. Eli couldn’t imagine what Evan could do to fix this, but at least it was something he could do. Still hiccupping breaths between sobs, Eli dialed Evan’s number.

“Hello?” Alyssa answered.

Eli felt so embarrassed, he nearly hung up the phone, but he needed Evan’s help. “Al-Aly, is . . . is . . . is Evan th-th-there?” he managed to choke out.

Her voice was immediately softer and gentler. “Sure, sweetie, hang on just a second, okay? I’ll get him for you.” Eli could hear her explaining in the background, “Ev, it’s Eli. He’s crying pretty hard. I think something’s wrong.”

Evan rushed to the phone. “Eli, what’s wrong?”

Eli opened his mouth to explain, but he just couldn’t bring himself to say it. He was so ashamed. He didn’t want anyone to know, not even Evan, who was always so nice and understanding. He couldn’t say it out loud. Every time he tried to start, his breath would hitch, and a sob would come out. Before he knew it, he was hyperventilating on the phone.

Evan took over. “Eli, shh, it’s okay. Take a deep breath in, hold it, that’s it, now, let it out. Okay, do that for me one more time.” He gradually talked Eli through each breath, until finally his breathing calmed. “It’s going to be okay, Eli. I’m real glad you called me. No matter how bad it is, I’m going to help you, okay? Can you try to tell me what happened? Did something happen with you and Dad?”

Eli tried to swallow around the lump in his throat. It was so hard to say, but Evan couldn’t possibly help if he didn’t know what was going on. “I . . . I got a bad report card, Ev,” he finally got it out in a quick rush of words. His sobs started up again as soon as he said it.

“Oh, Eli, shh. It’s okay. Really, it’s okay. I’ve been through that, and it turned out okay. I’m going to help you through this. First, how bad is it?”

Evan’s calm tone helped settle Eli’s shaky nerves. “B-,” he was able to say. It still hurt to admit, but Evan was going to help. It was going to be okay.

“Alright, a B- isn’t that bad. I know Dad wants A+s, but you can get a B- up to an A+ pretty quickly,” Evan explained. “Do you know what you’re having a problem with? Are you having trouble doing your homework, or is it paying attention in class, or is it just tests?”

“I have trouble doing my homework,” Eli admitted. “Mom says I need to do it right when I get home from school, but . . . I need fun! I just can’t concentrate on it. I try so hard, but I just can’t.”

“I know your mom’s big on doing homework right after class, but I had the exact same problem as you, Eli. You’re a playful sim. You need fun. Serious sims can’t relate to that, but it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. Being creative is a talent, too. You just have to learn how to deal with doing your homework differently. Doing it right after school won’t work for you, because you do NEED fun first. Let yourself have some fun. What do you like? You like games, don’t you? Play a game before you start your homework. If you let yourself have a bit of fun first, concentrating isn’t near as hard.”

“I . . . I could try that,” Eli said. The idea of playing a game after school and waiting to do his homework sounded naughty, but a lot less stressful. Maybe after having some fun, he could do a better job with his homework. “But, that doesn’t help with this report card. I can’t show this to Dad, Ev. What am I going to do?”

“Use my technique to try to get a better grade on the next report card, okay? Showing improvement is the best way to appease Dad. I’ll call and talk to him for you about this report card. I’ll tell him for you. I think I can convince him to let this one go if you do better on the next one.”

“Ev, there’s . . . more. I got a bad report, too. My teacher says my reading ability isn’t where it’s supposed to be.” Eli was more ashamed of that than the grade itself.

Evan sighed. That was harsh. “Honestly, Eli, it’s probably because you can’t concentrate. If your fun is constantly drained, you can’t pay attention to what you’re reading. But, if you’d like, I know Aly would be willing to help you with your reading. She’s a teacher herself and really kind and patient. I know she’d be more than happy to do it. Do you want me to ask her?”

“Yes,” Eli responded immediately. He wanted to be smarter. He’d do anything to help.

“Go play a game for a little while. I’m going to call Dad’s cell phone now and explain things. We can probably set up a reading lesson with Aly this weekend.”

Eli went and played chess for a while. He loved strategy games. It helped increase his fun need some, but he couldn’t help worrying about what his father and half-brother were talking about. After a short while, Ethan came and sat across from him. “Go grab your stuff. Dad asked me to drive you to your peewee football scrimmage,” Ethan informed him.

“Is he mad?” Eli gulped.

“He’s disappointed, Eli. He expects a lot more from you,” Ethan stated the simple truth.

Eli couldn’t get his mind off of his bad grade and his father’s disappointment the whole football game. He normally loved playing football. It combined his favorite thing, strategy games, with his second favorite thing, athletic activity. He was usually pretty good at it, but it was a disastrous night. His head wasn’t in the game. Eli would think he had an opening, and then throw the football right into the hands of the opposing team. Altogether he threw five interceptions and got sacked three times. Thankfully it was just a preseason scrimmage, but Eli had never been so humiliated in his whole life. All of his teammates were angry at him for losing the game. The coach took him aside and told him that his spot at starting quarterback was in jeopardy if his performance didn’t improve. Tears were prickling at Eli’s eyes, but he couldn’t let himself cry. You couldn’t cry on the football field. His teammates would never respect him if he did.

With his head hung in shame, Eli slowly walked over to the sidelines where his brother Ethan was waiting for him. The humiliation was even worse since his nearly perfect at sports brother had watched the whole thing. Eli couldn’t help himself. He was jealous. “I don’t know how you do it, Ethan. You never throw interceptions.”

“A lot of it’s the way you’re throwing the ball, Eli,” Ethan commented.

“Could you show me how to throw it better?” Eli asked hopefully.

Ethan wasn’t the nicest sim in the world. He had to admit that sometimes his extremely playful brother got on his nerves, but he was a family sim now. Eli was his little brother, and there was no way that he could say no to him, not when he was obviously fighting back tears already. Ethan wrapped his arms around his little brother’s shoulders and whispered, “Sure, Eli. Let’s just go somewhere a bit less public to practice.”

Ethan took Eli to a private practice field to give him some pointers. “Pass the ball to me,” Ethan instructed.

“That’s good, but you’re tossing it up to much. You’re throwing it like a baseball. You’ve got to draw your arm back more and use that forward force of your arm to get it going straight with a perfect spiral. See my arm motion? Now you try.”

Ethan spent all night with Eli helping him improve his game. By the end, Eli was throwing a lot better, but he was exhausted. Both boys collapsed into their beds the moment they got home.

Eli tried to get up early the next morning to complete his homework. He thought he got up early enough, but before he knew it, his mother was calling him down to breakfast. Eli went to the breakfast table, but told his mom that he still had to finish his homework.

“What? Why didn’t you do your homework when you got home from school last night, young man? You’re already in enough trouble for bad grades. I can’t believe you didn’t finish your homework last night. The school bus is going to be here in fifteen minutes. When did you plan on finishing it?” Regina scolded.

“Fifteen minutes! Oh crap!” Eli exclaimed. How had he lost track of time so badly? He immediately jumped up to finish his homework.

The school bus arrived, and he still wasn’t done. Eli didn’t know what to do. He really wanted to finish his homework, but he also knew the bus wouldn’t wait for long. “Get that homework done, young man. We can’t let your grade drop even more from another incomplete assignment.”

Tears slipped down Eli’s cheeks as he finished his homework. It was over an hour after the bus had left before he finally got everything done.

“Get your butt in the car,” Regina chastised as she led the way.

“Mom, I . . .” Eli began to explain.

“Save it. You’ve already made me cancel a very important board meeting so that I can drive you to school. You’re in enough trouble already, so shut up and get in the car.” Regina was furious about having to miss work to take Eli to school.

Sobbing softly, Eli followed her to the car.

Since all of her important meetings were already cancelled, Regina decided to spend the morning working on the garden. She really wanted a wishing well she could use to wish for more money. She got the garden cleaned up and earned herself a silver gardening badge before she called the garden club. Her application to the garden club was accepted, and Regina earned the wishing well she so coveted.

Since Regina was home to watch Jack, Gary decided to check in with his business. It was already a level ten, but Gary thought he could still earn some more money there. He was very pleased to earn the Best of the Best Award. He’d truly achieved all a sim could hope to from a business.

Ethan was a pretty good student himself, but he had to admit that he was struggling a bit with his math.

Since he knew he had to get perfect grades, Ethan decided to pay a girl from school to tutor him. She came home with him after school that day.

Her name was Andrea Ashlin. She was a bit goth, but she was wicked smart, and the school’s best math tutor. They started off the session by just talking about what Ethan was working on and where he was having problems.

After a lengthy discussion, Ethan ran upstairs to grab a pencil and eraser while Andrea went to set up their books in the kitchen. On the way there, Andrea walked past Eli, who had just returned from school. He was sitting on the couch crying softly. He made an attempt to wipe his eyes as she walked by, but it was still obvious. Coming back down the stairs, Ethan stopped and watched as Andrea interacted with his brother.

“Hey, what’s you’re name, honey?” Andrea asked sweetly.

“E-Eli,” he replied, trying to hide the fact that he was still crying.

“Eli, what’s wrong? Why are you crying, sweetie?” Andrea asked as she knelt down near Eli.

Eli was so distraught; he didn’t have it in him to hold it back anymore. He let the whole story spill out as he cried. “I’ve been having trouble getting my homework done, so my brother Evan told me to wait until I had some fun before trying to do it, but when I did, I was so tired I just passed out without getting it done. I got an awful scolding this morning for making my mom late for work while I finished it, and I still just brought home an A- today. Dad won’t be happy with that grade. And, I’ve got more homework to do now with a bottomed out fun need. I just can’t do this. I can’t take it anymore!”

“Aww, you sound like what you could really use is a hug. Would you like one?” Andrea asked. Eli nodded, and Andrea held him as he cried for a moment. “You know, you’re parents are right that doing your homework and being on time for school are really important, but the advice Evan gave you was good, too. Nobody can concentrate on homework with a completely empty fun need. That’s too hard for anyone to do. Evan just probably didn’t realize how active and therefore tired you were, too. I know it’s hard, but you have to figure out what will work for you to finish your homework, not what works for anyone else. You’re a playful and active sim, which makes doing homework hard, but I have an idea for you to try. Why don’t you try playing for just a short amount of time, then starting your homework? You won’t have time to finish it before football practice, but you don’t have to do it all at once. After football and dinner, you can work on the homework a bit more. Maybe you do have to get up in the morning to finish it, but then it will just be a small percent you have left to finish. You might just be one of those sims that can’t just sit still to do his homework all at once. Try doing it in smaller sections,” she suggested.

“Thanks . . . umm . . .” He paused because he didn’t know her name.

“Andrea,” she informed him with a smile. “No go play for a few minutes, maybe just a half an hour, then you have to get to that homework.”

Eli ran off to follow her advice. Absolutely amazed, Ethan came out of his hiding place by the stairs. “That was so sweet. I can’t believe you were that kind to my little brother,” Ethan commented.

She shrugged. “I really like kids.”

“You do?” Ethan asked with surprise. “Most girls our age couldn’t care less about children. They only care about popularity and parties.”

Andrea snorted. “That’s because you only hang out with cheerleaders and socialites.”

“Yeah, I guess,” Ethan admitted. “Still, you were so kind to him. That was really impressive.”

“Cheerleaders aren’t that nice, either,” Andrea added.

“Do you want children of your own someday? I want six myself,” Ethan informed her. That was normally the information that sent the girls running.

“Yes, I definitely want children. I’m a family sim,” Andrea informed him.

“I am so attracted to you right now,” Ethan couldn’t help but tell her. Before he could stop himself, Ethan was moving in for his first kiss. Andrea didn’t seem to mind.

After a quick study session, Ethan asked Andrea if she wanted to stay and hang out for a while. “There’s a football game on if you want to watch it with me.”

Andrea agreed, although she admitted that she wasn’t much into football. Athletics weren’t her thing. Ethan explained football to her as a form of living chess. There were a lot of intellectual decisions that had to be made in a football game, too. Explained that way, Andrea started to get into the game herself.

Ethan talked about football a lot. He loved the game, and could talk about it for hours. Ordinarily there wasn’t anything that could pry his eyes off the game, but all of the sudden he was very distracted. A beautiful, intelligent, redhead was sitting inches from him. Hormones were kicking in. Maybe if he just pretended to be stretching he could put his arm around her.

Andrea didn’t fall for it at all. She laughed but grabbed his hand and cuddled in anyway.

They made out on the couch for a little bit and completely forgot about the football game.

Before she went home, Ethan asked Andrea if she might like to go out on a date with him that weekend. “What will all of your popular friends think of you going out with a goth girl?” she asked.

“That a jock is somehow dating the smartest girl in the school?” Ethan hoped that line would work. “So, is that something I’m going to have to worry about?”

“Yeah, alright,” Andrea agreed before she left.

“Score!” Ethan cheered as he jumped up and down. He had a date with a hot and brilliant family sim.

Meanwhile, Eli was working on getting his homework done a chunk at a time as Andrea had suggested.

And, Gary was spending lots of time with Jack. He wanted to be sure that his youngest son grew-up well.

Duke, the most ignored member of the Sinclair family, was doing exactly what he was supposed to do. He chased off uninvited guests while behaving perfectly for welcome visitors.

Ethan took good care of him. He bathed Duke and made sure to give him plenty of social time.

It was the weekend in no time, and time for Ethan and Andrea’s date. Ethan was so nervous. Was his breath stinky? Did he look alright? Ethan really wanted Andrea to like him.

Ethan decided that since Andrea was a family sim, a flashy first date out probably wasn’t necessary. He took her putt-putting in his own back yard. Andrea had no talent for any athletic pursuits, but it was fun anyway. It gave Ethan a legitimate excuse to grab Andrea’s hip to adjust her stance.

“Here, let me help you adjust your stroke,” Ethan suggested as he wrapped his body around hers.

“Did you really think I would fall for that trick?” Andrea asked with a questioning look.

“I don’t know. Are you going to make me move now?” Ethan asked.

“No, this is good,” Andrea said with a smile.

“Then, I think my trick worked just fine,” he replied.

She stayed for dinner with the family. Andrea was a real sweet girl, and she seemed to get along with all of Ethan’s family.

At the end of the date, Ethan pulled Andrea aside. “So, umm, there’s a dance after the homecoming game next weekend. You, uhh, you want to go with me?” Ethan asked nervously. He could have easily found a date, but he didn’t want to go with just any girl. He wanted to go with Andrea.

“Cool,” she replied to his relief.

The homecoming committee had chosen to just rent out a local bowling alley for the homecoming dance. Ethan and Andrea had a really good time. Quite a few heads did turn when they saw the captain of the football team kissing a goth, but Ethan and Andrea couldn’t have cared less.

Jack was benefiting from extra attention from both Ethan and Gary. Ethan taught Jack how to sing a nursery rhyme, and Gary taught his son how to walk.

Eli finally got a bit of a break. He was playing marbles at school. Since he was so good at games, Eli won the marbles of everyone in the grade. However, Eli felt guilty about having all of the marbles. He decided to divide the marbles up evenly between all of the kids in the grade. One little boy, Gaston Turner, was especially grateful. He didn’t have any friends besides his brother, Jeremy Turner. Eli and Gaston became friends that day. Both Gaston and Jeremy came home from school with Eli.

They were just in time for Jack’s fifth birthday party. The party guests were mostly the same as what they had been three years ago. Cameron, Amanda, Matthew, Rachel, and Sandy all came along with Evan, Alyssa, Christopher, and Rose.

The kids all played together in the backyard in one giant water balloon fight.

Then the family all gathered around to watch Jack blow out the candles on his cake and grow up.

Jack Sinclair—Child male sim
Scorpio personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 5, Active 8, Playful 7, Nice 3
Preferred hobby—Sports

Then it was family time. Christopher and Rose really loved their grandpa Gary.

And Regina spent some time bonding with her niece, Rachel.

Eli took a moment to give Alyssa an extra special thank you for the extra reading lessons. He was finally doing a lot better at school, and it was largely due to Alyssa’s help. “Thank you so much, Aly,” Eli said as he hugged her. “I got an A+ today,” he whispered to her. Eli wanted to tell his father and see him jump up and down for joy, but Eli knew that he wouldn’t. An A+ wasn’t special; it was what was expected of him.

After the party, Eli decided to give his baby brother Jack some pointers in basketball. Winter and basketball season were coming, and Eli knew that their father would expect both boys to play well. Jack was worried about meeting his father’s demanding goals.

It became immediately apparent, though, that Jack was a very athletic sim. He gained body skill point after body skill point with just a little bit of practice. It also became apparent that Gary and Regina were going to have their hands full with another playful child. Jack liked jumping on the bed just as much as Eli had when he was younger.

Regardless, Gary and Regina were very proud of their family.

Season Recap

1. Jack became a toddler. He got a lot of attention from Gary and Ethan.

2. Eli had a lot of problems with grades and sports practice. He just couldn’t get his homework done. After lots of help and advice, he seems to have figured it out now.

3. Ethan was on the lookout for a girlfriend. He never dreamed he’d meet a match as perfect for him as Andrea. She came home with him to tutor him in math. He had no idea she was also a family sim, but he did know that she was hot. After a couple of dates, he realized he had a beautiful, intelligent, and kind family sim who was interested in dating him.

4. Jack became a child at a party where the entire extended family bonded. Eli gave his brother some sports tips as Jack barreled through earning body points.

Points Recap

Previous non-money points 182

No new points :-(

New non-money points 182

New money total for this household to be added for neighborhood points 299,386 simoleons.

Author’s Notes

Trying to find a girlfriend for Ethan was getting frustrating until suddenly he brought Andrea home from school. I knew immediately that they were perfect for each other. Having them date was lots of fun.

I have no idea what the deal is with Matthew’s girlfriend, Anna, and Ethan. Every time they are on a lot together, she walks up and slaps him. It started at Amanda and Cameron’s wedding. I don’t know what instigated it, but she slapped him several times. I finally had to use the cheat move objects on to move her to another part of the house long enough for the wedding. In this round, she walked onto a lot he was on, and immediately went up and slapped him. She apparently hates him for no reason. BTW, I checked her stats. She’s like 7 nice. So, I leave it up to you, readers. Vote in your comment. Should Matthew stay with Anna or should he become furious at her for her treatment of his cousin?

Poor little Eli really did struggle with doing his homework. The story of him learning to get his homework done was really the story of me figuring out how to get his homework done. Every time I had him work on it, he kept quitting because some need was too low. I tried every trick that normally works for my sims. Having him go to sleep, wake up early, and do it in the morning did not result in him wanting to do it, but did result in him being late for school. Finally, I decided that Eli would just have to get his homework done a bit at a time. It made for an interesting story at least.

Oh, and in my fandom credits on the prosperity yahoo group, I forgot to mention where Ethan and Eli’s names came from. At first I thought about having the sims in this family follow an alphabet challenge type, thus Ethan. But then, I decided not to do that, but I still named Eli with an E. Eli is named after one of my favorite sports players, Eli Manning. Of course he isn’t supposed to actually be him, but some story components are drawn from him. You can see check out the naming inspiration for all of my sims here.

I’m starting to compile a list of reader e-mails. That way, if you leave a comment I want to reply to, I can e-mail you. If you’re interested, e-mail me at RobinSchatz@msn.com with your e-mail address.

The Turner Family Season 9

Will Turner—Adult male family sim
Cancer personality
Neat 6, Shy 3, Active 6, Serious 4, Nice 6
Lifetime want—Graduate 3 children from college
Preferred hobby--Nature

Shenene Turner—Adult female pleasure sim
Libra personality
Sloppy 2, Outgoing 8, Lazy 2, Playful 6, Nice 7
Lifetime want—Become criminal mastermind—Achieved!
Preferred hobby—Arts and Crafts

Harry Turner—Teen male pleasure sim
Libra personality
Sloppy 2, Outgoing 8, Lazy 2, Playful 6, Nice 7
Lifetime want—Fifty dream dates
Preferred hobby—Arts and Crafts

Severus Turner—Teen male knowledge sim
Virgo personality
Neat 9, Shy 2, Active 6, Serious 3, Nice 5
Lifetime want—Reach top of medical career
Preferred hobby—Science

Jeremy Turner—Toddler male sim
Gemini Personality
Neat 6, Outgoing 8, Active 10, Serious 3, Nice 6
Preferred hobby—Fitness

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In the last update—Will helped his adopted sons, Harry and Severus, accept the new baby, Jeremy. He was also there for them when the boys had nightmares, something Will had suffered from himself when he was younger. The family grew a lot closer as they finally opened up and shared some of their fears and emotions. Will got Harry and Severus into Emerald Isle Academy, which resulted in A+ report cards. As a reward, Severus received his first telescope, which was a wonderful prize considering how interested in science he was. Siren gave birth to her first set of kittens with Liebe. The kittens were given to Will’s brother, Daniel, for raising. Jeremy turned into a very outgoing and active toddler. His parents loved spending time teaching him important toddler skills. Then Harry and Severus became teens. Harry chose pleasure for his aspiration with fifty dream dates as his lifetime want. Severus, of course, chose knowledge and wants to help heal people by reaching the top of the medical field some day. Harry began dating his best friend from childhood, Rachel Strickland, while the intense friendship between Severus and Lily continued to grow.

Season 9—Fall

Will enjoyed his job, but he loved his days off even more. He spent the days helping Jeremy learn. Will questioned whether it was a smart idea to teach the kid that was already into everything how to walk, but all children needed to learn to walk someday. It was tons of fun teaching him, in any case. In the afternoons, Will helped Harry and Severus with their homework and talked to them about their days. That left him just enough time to make a nice family meal before Shenene got home from her job as an artist.

Eventually Jeremy did learn all of his toddler skills before his fifth birthday party. The entire Turner family was in attendance. Jeremy’s Uncle Klaus, Aunt Tiffany, Uncle Daniel, and Aunt Ashlee came. Severus invited his best friend, Lily, and her father, Andrew Windsor. Harry invited his girlfriend, Rachel Strickland as well.

Will held Jeremy so he could blow out the candles while everyone cheered. Jeremy grew-up to a child right before their eyes. He was a very handsome little boy. He was quick to strike up a conversation with absolutely everyone at the party.

Harry decided to turn the party into a date with Rachel. She was all over him, which was good, but the sparks just weren’t there. It was really hard for him to get to dream date with her. Harry wanted someone to date, but it was becoming more and more apparent to him that Rachel just wasn’t the girl for him.

The next morning when the teens woke up, Harry asked his brother, Severus, what was up between him and Lily.

“Nothing, we’re just friends,” Severus replied with a blush.

“Is that why you were moaning her name in the middle of the night?” Harry asked with a malicious grin. The boys were used to having to help each other through nightmares. Harry couldn’t help but notice the content of his brother’s newest dreams.

“Shut up!” Severus shoved his brother full force. He couldn’t believe that his brother was teasing him. He thought Harry was his friend! Severus started to become furious as the betrayal stung him. They’d always helped each other through their nightmares without teasing. Why was Harry suddenly making fun of him now?

Harry grabbed Severus and pulled him into a hug. “Shh, woah! I’m sorry. Sev, I meant that as a friendly tease. I didn’t mean to hit on something that you’re obviously sensitive about. You know I’d never say something to hurt you. You know that, right? I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean it as a cruel tease.”

Severus sighed into the hug. “Sorry I pushed you,” he whispered. “I guess I am a little extra sensitive when it comes to talking about her.”

“What happened?” Harry asked.

“It’s . . . it’s nothing. We’re just friends. I guess I’m just a little overprotective when it comes to her,” Severus explained.

His brother wasn’t fooled. “Sev, we tell each other everything, right? Even the embarrassing stuff? Like when I tried to catch butterflies to woo Rachel, but they all died in the jar before I gave it to her? Truth, please.”

Severus hung his head as his blush spread. “I wasn’t having one of those dreams about her, and I wasn’t moaning her name. I had a nightmare with her in it. She told me that she didn’t want to be my friend anymore because she started dating a popular boy at school. I was crying her name, begging her to talk to me again.”

“Wow, that would be awful. So, why don’t you ask her out?” Harry asked. “That would eliminate that possibility.”

“You are teasing me,” Severus sulked.

“I’m not teasing. I’m just trying to help. Anyone can tell you two are in love, the way you’re always whispering and nearly cuddling on each other. You should admit it and go ahead and ask her out.”

“It’s not that simple,” Severus whispered.

“What’s not simple? You like her, right?” Harry asked the question he already knew the answer to.

“Harry, I have the biggest crush on her. I have since I met her on her first day of kindergarten. I want to be her boyfriend so bad, but she’s so popular. She could have her pick of any boy at the school. You know how some of those other boys are always flirting with her. Why would she pick me?”

“Because she has an enormous crush on you, too, and probably has for just as long as you have. Why do you think she’s always hanging out with you? She doesn’t act all that interested in those other boys, despite how popular they are. Do yourself a favor and go ahead and ask her out.”

“I can’t, Harry. I can’t. What if she doesn’t feel that way and then she doesn’t want to be my friend anymore? I can’t risk losing her friendship. At least this way I have the hope that someday we can become something. If I ask her out and she rejects me, I lose that, too.”

“Trust me, Severus,” Harry said. “Ask her out. If you don’t, maybe she’ll start getting interested in some of those other boys. You can’t expect her to wait for you forever.”

“I’ll . . . think about that,” Severus decided. “What about your romantic life? You and Rachel Strickland really seemed to be getting along well last night.”

It was Harry’s turn to sigh. “I like her, but she’s a romance sim. I’ve caught her eye wandering many a time. Worse than that, I just can’t seem to get that dream date feel from her. I’m thinking about trying a blind date with someone else.”

“We’re a mess,” Severus laughed as they headed down to their family breakfast before school. Even Severus’ cat Siren got some pancakes.

After school that day, Severus decided to take Harry’s advice and finally admit to Lily his undying love for her. The fear of Lily accepting an invitation from one of those other boys at school caused enough jealously to drive him to action. He called her and invited her over. Nervous didn’t even begin to describe how he felt as he waited in the front yard for her to show up. He loved her so much, but if he lost her friendship, he knew he wouldn’t be able to carry on.

Severus took Lily’s hand and told her that he loved her in a rush of words. He couldn’t breathe as he waited for her response. Had he just lost his best friend? She smiled and laughed. Was she laughing at him for loving her? Would she make fun of him now, too?

No, she said, “Severus, I love you, too. I just can’t believe it took you this long to tell me, silly. I was beginning to think you’d never ask me out.”

He decided to ask Lily on their first official date. They didn’t do anything different than what they normally did. They hung out by the pond in the back yard, fished, and talked. Severus and Lily always shared all of their secrets in little whispers to each other. Now, finally, Lily admitted how she’d had a secret crush on him for years. She told him how she just felt safe with him. Severus reluctantly admitted that he’d loved her since day one, but he was still a little shy about sharing his emotions. It was normal for them to talk about plans for the future, going to college together and joining the secret society. Now, they just added in some plans of getting married and having children together someday. The night ended a little bit different, too, with their first kiss. They were both a little nervous about it, but it was a sweep you off your feet kiss. There were definite sparks, and it was clear that they belonged together.

In the mean time, Harry called the gypsy matchmaker for a blind date. She brought him Genesis Bachmann, another romance sim. She and Harry did not hit it off at all.

After that, Harry started hitting some of the local teen hot spots in search of a date. He didn’t find anyone that sparked his interest, but he did run into Rachel again. She was scoping for other men, but there she was. Harry figured, why not? He decided to ask her on a few more dates. She was better than being single.

Even though things were going really well for the Turners, they still had their problems. Harry got in really big trouble. He was on a dream date with Rachel at the Lost in Love Hedge Maze when his Uncle Daniel caught him making out with her in the photo booth. Harry had no idea that Uncle Daniel could lecture like that! Both his mom and his dad gave him a long talk about the dangers of teen woohoo before grounding him for a whole month.

Severus had his share of problems, too. He hadn’t meant to do anything bad. He was just really into his telescope and wanted to max out his science enthusiasm. He didn’t know it was wrong to try to adjust the lens during the day. But, a few minutes later this man ran into the house and started screaming at Severus about spying. The man was very aggressive and physically threatened Severus. With the man towering over him like that with his fists clenched, Severus slipped into a flashback and ended up cowering in fear as the man yelled.

“Boy, I’m going to bust your butt if I ever catch you spying on my house again, do you understand me?”

Luckily, Will got home just in time to rush to Severus’ rescue. “What’s going on here? Please back away from my son, sir.” Will heard the man, Stephen Tinker, out and assured him that Severus would not be using his telescope again during the day. Then he escorted Mr. Tinker out and told him that if there was another problem he was to speak directly with Will. Will promised Mr. Tinker that he would contact a lawyer if he ever threatened his son again.

Will returned to find Severus trembling with fear in the corner. It was obvious that a reprimand wasn’t even necessary. “You’re safe,” Will whispered, trying to reach Severus through the flashback. “I promised you that no one would ever hurt you, and no one ever will.”

It took quite a lot of coaxing to get Severus to even look through his telescope at night after that, but his love of the stars eventually won out. Searching for new planets around distant stars was his favorite hobby.

Harry still loved arts and crafts, like his mother. He managed to max his enthusiasm while painting one day. In mean time, nature was still Will’s passion. He got his hobby plaque the same day that Harry got his.

Jeremy was doing well in school. He asked Shenene to help him with his homework. She was happy to help him memorize his spelling and work on his math every night.

Harry and Severus were still diligent in their studies as well. They didn’t want to disappoint their parents with bad grades. Severus was easily the brightest pupil at Emerald Isle Academy, but he always wanted to learn more. His science fair project in genetics wowed everyone.

All three boys came home from school with A+s that semester. Jeremy was so proud to show his dad the impressive grade. To celebrate the excellent grades of all three children, the Turners had a pizza and a movie family night. Will always cooked, so pizza was an extra special treat for the kids. Even teens Harry and Severus loved family time so much that they didn’t mind watching a corny children’s movie for Jeremy.

After Will tucked Jeremy in and read him his bedtime story, he went to check on Harry and Severus. Although they were a little old to be tucked in now, Will still checked on them every night. He knew that nightmares didn’t go away just because you got a little older.

Once he was assured that the children were all sleeping soundly, he found Shenene. “I’m so proud of our boys,” she said with a smile. “Our family really has turned out so well.”

“They’re growing up, though. Before you know it Harry and Severus will be leaving for college and then getting married. Even Jeremy’s not my little man anymore. A part of me actually misses having a baby around,” Will commented.

“Would you want another one? As old as we’re getting?” Shenene asked.

“Speak for yourself. I’m not ready to be an old retired couple just yet. I’d love another baby, if you would.”

“Oh Will, really? Another baby?” Shenene asked as she embraced her husband.

“Another living being that’s part you and part me? I would definitely love that,” Will said with confidence.

Shenene kissed him. “Just as long as you promise we’ll still have some private time someday,” Shenene laughed.

“How about some private time right now?” Will raised his eyebrow. They would, of course, have to use another surrogate mother to have a baby, but that didn’t mean that a little bit of celebratory woohoo wasn’t called for.

Sarah Turner was born a very fast nine months later. She was delivered to the proud parents immediately from the hospital. Like Jeremy, Sarah had Shenene’s button nose and Will’s brown hair. Interestingly, she also inherited the recessive light blue eyes that both of Will’s brothers had.

Will was ecstatic about caring for another baby. Bottle feedings, diaper changes, late nights; he was ready for it all. The children all took the addition of this baby a lot better. They knew now that there was room for plenty of love in the Turner household.

Only a few days later, Will received a call from the social worker. “Hello?” Every time that woman called, Will got an awful lump in his throat. He was a good father. There was nothing that anyone could say was wrong in their house. As she had done before, though, this time she was calling to see if she could place a child with him. “I’m sorry. We’ve just had another baby. It isn’t really a good time for us to be adopting another child,” Will explained.

“I understand,” the social worker said. “It’s just that . . . well, you’ve done so well with Severus, and I know you can handle an abused boy. There aren’t many houses I can call that are even willing to consider taking a child that’s been hurt. I know there’s no chance I’m going to find someone to take this boy. You see, he’s been very severely abused and neglected. The poor thing doesn’t speak at all. We can only tell the extent of the abuse from his scars. I had hoped that maybe you . . . but of course, I understand. I’m afraid the poor thing may end up in an asylum, but . . .”

“We’ll . . . we’ll think about,” Will said before he hung up the phone. He called a family meeting to discuss it. He really wanted to help the poor child the social worker had described on the phone, but it truly was awful timing.

“There is no way we can take on a child with those kind of needs right now, Will, not with the baby. Besides, he could turn out to be violent. I would be afraid to have him around Jeremy and Sarah,” Shenene said firmly.

The issue was nearly decided with that comment until Severus spoke quietly. “What if you had said that when the social worker called about me, Mom? I can’t bear to even think about where I might have ended up.” That caused everyone to pause in thought. “I know I don’t get a real say, because I’m not an adult, but . . . if you’d be willing to give this kid a chance, I’d do everything I could to help him. I’ve been where he is. I really think I could help.”

“That’s very kind of you, Severus,” Will responded with a smile. He was proud of how kind and generous his son had become.

There was another gap of silence before Jeremy spoke. “He could share my room. There’s plenty of space.”

Being adopted himself, Harry had to give his support as well. “I’ll help out with the baby if you need.”

Shenene reluctantly acquiesced. If the whole family was willing to help this child, she would give it a try.

The social worker pulled up with her van the next day. Harry and Jeremy were at school, but Will let Severus stay home that day to help out. The boy arrived in rags. His hands were tied behind his back. Severus was furious. “Why is he bound?” He knew how vulnerable and insecure that would have made him feel, and by all accounts this poor child had been abused even worse.

“He doesn’t quite understand that we’re trying to help him. We found him washed up on a beach. He can follow some basic commands, but he won’t speak. He’s tried to escape multiple times, and he even tried to attack the physician we had examine him. He’s just confused. We had to tie him up as a precaution while he was in transit,” the social worker explained.

Severus could feel his blood boiling. Of course the boy was acting violently. If all he knew to expect from people was pain, how was he supposed to act? Severus checked his anger, though. “What’s his name?”

“We’ve been calling him Gaston. We have no idea what his real name is, though,” the social worker explained.

“Gaston, it’s okay. Can you come with me? Come with me, Gaston,” Severus gently repeated over and over until the boy hesitantly started following him into the house. As soon as they reached the kitchen, Severus cut off the ties binding the boy’s hands. Gaston reacted violently, immediately shoving Severus to the floor. Severus had to call out to his mother not to intervene. “No, Mom. Let him be. It’s okay. He’s just terrified right now. He needs to see that we’re not going to hurt him no matter what he does.” Severus remembered having similar feelings when the Turners had first adopted him. He’d never acted on the thoughts, but he’d wondered if he shouldn’t just be really bad to start with. Then he’d have seen if his parents were going to beat him right away. He was certain that’s what this boy was doing as he continued to pound his fists angrily into Severus’ chest. Slowly, the anger seemed to dissipate, and Severus was left with a boy sobbing nearly soundlessly into his chest. Slowly, ever so slowly, Severus wrapped the boy into a hug, which was surprisingly returned. “Safe,” Severus whispered as he rocked him gently. He repeated the word over and over, “safe, safe, safe.” It was a word Severus wanted Gaston to learn right away.

By the time Harry and Jeremy got home from school, Gaston was at least changed into normal clothing. Severus had given him a turtleneck with long sleeves and long pants.

Gaston Turner—Child male sim
Pisces personality
Neat 6, Shy 2, Active 8, Serious 3, Nice 6
Preferred hobby—Sports

Dinner as a family went surprisingly well. After some initial reluctance, Gaston listened to Will’s command to eat. It didn’t escape Will’s notice that Gaston sat perfectly straight and ate with Miss Manner’s perfect table manners, unlike his wife and Harry.

Will worried about leaving Gaston to sleep in Jeremy’s room that night, but Jeremy assured him that they would be fine. If his brother awoke with a nightmare, he would call for help. Still, Will lingered for quite some time to be sure that both boys were sleeping well before he left them.

The next morning, something very surprising happened. Jeremy awoke to the faintest whisper. When Jeremy opened his eyes, he found his newly adopted brother curled underneath the bed whispering in his sleep. At first it sounded like gibberish, but as Jeremy strained his ears, he was certain that Gaston was whispering in French. Uncle Daniel had taught Jeremy several languages including French, Spanish, and German. Sure enough, the boys whispered cries became clear. “S'il vous plait. S'il vous plaît, non. Non, s'il vous plaît. Ne moi faites pas s'il vous plaît mal.” Jeremy’s heart ached as he realized that his brother was begging someone not to hurt him.

Gaston suddenly started awake. He looked upon his brother with wild eyes. Quietly, Jeremy spoke to him in French himself. “You speak French.” It was all he could think of to say.

Terror filled Gaston’s face as he shook his head no. Jeremy raised his eyebrows in a questioning look. As he contemplated how to explain in French that answering at all meant that he did, Gaston spoke for the first time. He voice was strained and husky, but there. “So do you, apparently.”

Jeremy smiled. “My Uncle taught me.”

Gaston’s next words shocked Jeremy more than his first ones. “Please don’t tell anyone.”

“Don’t tell anyone you can talk? Why wouldn’t you want anyone to know that?” Jeremy couldn’t comprehend it.

“You’d be surprised what you can learn about people when they think you can’t understand them. Like that doctor they had examine me, he said some awful things when he thought no one was listening.”

Jeremy whished that his French was better, but his Uncle Daniel had taught him to converse relatively well. “Surely you’ve learned good things about my family, though. Nobody here would hurt you. My family really wants to help you.”

The slightest smile did pass Gaston’s lips. “Your brother, Severus, was very kind. He defended me to your parents. That’s why I didn’t try to run away last night. I’ve been trying to escape every chance I get, but I decided to see what it’s like if I stay here.”

“So it would be okay to tell my family. They’d be so happy to learn that you can talk, just not Simlish,” Jeremy explained.

“No! No, please don’t tell them. If . . . if you tell them I speak French, they’ll know that I’m from Arbordale. If they tell the social worker I’m from Arbordale, they’ll send me back to my father and . . .”

“Shh, no. You’ll never have to go back to him,” Jeremy promised as he realized who had hurt his newly adopted brother so much. “They wouldn’t send you back to him. They’d punish him for hurting you.”

Gaston shook his head. “My father is . . . a very high ranking official in the Arbordale government. He is not a peaceful man. He’s killed to get where he is. He would take me back by force if necessary.”

“Please, just let me explain this all to my dad. He’s very understanding and cares about you so much. He’ll know what to do to help you.”

There was a knock at the door. It was Will coming to wake the boys up. Before the door opened, Gaston begged. “Please don’t tell.”

Will entered and gave the boys a quizzical smile as he noticed they were already up. “Gaston and I were . . . bonding, sort of,” Jeremy said with a shrug.

“Everything okay?” Will asked. Jeremy nodded quickly. “Okay, why don’t you go ahead and take your bath. I’ll see if I can help Gaston get dressed, or maybe if he wants I’ll get Severus to help.”

“I . . . I think I could help him get dressed, Dad. We’re . . . bonding.” Jeremy hated lying to his dad, but he wanted to earn Gaston’s trust.

Will hesitated. He was trying to figure out how to politely tell him no. Jeremy had to say something to convince him otherwise. “See, we’re . . . we’re becoming friends.” He slowly put his hand out for Gaston and begged with his eyes for him to trust him and take his hand. Gaston trembled, but suddenly grasped Jeremy’s hand.

“See, Dad. We bonded. I can help him,” Jeremy said with a smile.

“Okay, Jeremy, but if you need any help you just call for me. I don’t expect you to be able to handle everything yourself, okay?”

After he was sure Will was gone, Gaston whispered, “Thank you for not telling.”

“We’re friends now,” Jeremy declared with confidence. “I’m looking out for you. Just promise you won’t run away.” He decided to go for broke and gave his new brother a hug. Gaston immediately stiffened, but then he relaxed and actually returned the hug.

“I promise,” he said in his raspy whisper. “As long as no one tries to hit me.”

“Good, let’s get dressed and go down for breakfast. I can smell sausage and eggs,” Jeremy commented with a smile.

After breakfast, nobody argued as Jeremy got Gaston to once again take his hand as he led him upstairs to play. When he was sure no one was around, he’d whisper to Gaston in French. He tried not to ask questions that were too personal, but he did learn that Gaston couldn’t speak any louder than his whisper and that he could understand some limited Simlish.

As promised, Harry helped his parents out by caring for Sarah when they needed a break. Having five children was draining, but rewarding for them.

Gaston was mostly quiet, but Jeremy was talkative enough for them both. As his trust in his brother grew, Gaston began to open up more. Eventually they were both whispering in French constantly to each other.

They made it a few days without being caught, until Will overheard Jeremy whisper a French word as they left dinner. Will asked him about it. Jeremy knew better than to out and out lie to his father. His father could always tell when he was lying, and he didn’t want to get into trouble! Jeremy quickly whispered in Gaston’s ear, “Trust me.” He held his brother tight as he finally told his father the truth, the entire truth. “Please, I know you’re going to be mad, but punish me. Please don’t be angry at Gaston. He’s just really scared of adults.”

Still hugging on his brother, Gaston whispered in Jeremy’s ear, “If he tries to hurt you, I will rip out his throat.”

Of course Will was loving and understanding. “I’m sad you didn’t think you could come to me with this, Jeremy, but . . . I’m very happy you have been able to reach Gaston. Please tell him that no one will know that he’s from Arbordale, and no one will ever hurt him again.”

After that, Gaston started trusting and bonding more with the rest of the family. With Jeremy’s help, Will began teaching Gaston more Simlish. Gaston also didn’t mind staying with Severus when Jeremy couldn’t be with him all of the time. Still, he preferred whispering in French to Jeremy. They were inseparable.

It was decided that Gaston would go to school with Jeremy. Will thought the class at Emerald Isle Academy was probably a little advanced for Gaston, but he knew he didn’t want the boy going to public school, not after the way the teacher there had treated Severus and Harry. Will had to agree that Gaston would do better if he could be in class with Jeremy. Will had a meeting with the headmaster and Jeremy’s teacher. He explained that Gaston couldn’t speak up louder than a whisper, and that he was very afraid of adults. Since the Turners had so many alumni from Emerald Isle Academy and since Will was so well-respected in the community, they decided to allow Gaston a chance to attend.

The first day of class was a little rough. Gaston still wasn’t quite fluent in Simlish. He brought home a C. Gaston was afraid that Will would punish him for the poor score, but Jeremy assured him that Will would understand.

“My father always beat me after bad reports from my tutor,” Gaston shared.

“I’m sorry he did that to you. But, our father is nothing like him. He won’t punish you. I know,” Jeremy explained.

After many reassurances, Jeremy finally convinced Gaston to ask Will for help with his schoolwork. Jeremy stayed with him during the study session. He seemed to do so much better as long as Jeremy was around to occasionally whisper to him in French. Will and Jeremy both were surprised to discover that Gaston was, in fact, very well educated. It just took a little bit of extra effort to translate what he knew in French into Simlish. The study session went well. At the end, Gaston stood nervously by Will. He shocked everyone by finally giving his father his first hug. “Thank you,” he whispered.

With all of the excitement that had been going on at home, the Turners decided to make Sarah’s birthday party a family only affair. That still was a rather large party. The party guests included

Rachel Strickland—Harry’s girlfriend
Harry Turner—Sarah’s brother
Tiffany Turner—Sarah’s aunt
Daniel Turner—Sarah’s uncle

Klaus Turner—Sarah’s uncle
Gaston Turner—Sarah’s brother

Jeremy Turner—Sarah’s brother (genetic, too)
Ashlee Turner—Sarah’s aunt
Lily Windsor—Severus’ girlfriend
Severus Turner—Sarah’s brother
Will Turner—Sarah’s father
Shenene Turner (not pictured)—Sarah’s mother

Everyone cheered as Will blew out the candles for Sarah.

Sarah was an Aries toddler. She fit the personality of an Aries to a tee: dynamic and confident, most Aries never shy away from the opportunity to have a good time with anyone. However, they can be somewhat impulsive and quick-tempered.

Sarah Turner—Toddler female sim
Aries personality
Neat 10, Outgoing 9, Lazy 2, Serious 1, Nice 7

It took very little time for Sarah to learn to talk. She was a very charismatic little thing at such a young age, and she never shied away from saying what she thought about anything.

Season Recap

1. Jeremy grew-up well into a child.

2. Severus finally declared his love to Lily, which she reciprocated. They began officially dating. Harry continued dating Rachel Strickland, but with less success.

3. Harry got caught making out with Rachel and was lectured and grounded. Severus was nearly attacked by Stephen Tinker for spying through his telescope during the day.

4. Harry earned his hobby plaque in arts and crafts, and Will earned his in nature.

5. Will and Shenene had another child through a surrogate mother. This is their only daughter, Sarah. Sarah and Jeremy are genetically brother and sister. She became a toddler. She’s extremely neat, outgoing, and nice, but lazy and serious.

6. The Turners adopted one final boy, Gaston. He was physically abused. He’s extremely shy due to everything he’s been through, but he bonded tightly with his adoptive brother, Jeremy.

Apparently the family is too big to fit on the screen at the normal size. Ha ha.

Points Recap

Previous non-money points 178

New sims, Sarah and Jeremy +2

Hobby plaques, Harry and Will +2

New non-money points 182

New money total for this household to be added for neighborhood points 186,744 simoleons.

Author’s Notes

Almost all of the characters in Emerald Isle are based off of some sort of fandom. The character of Gaston is based upon the Raised by Wolves series by WA Hoffman. Anyone that enjoys slash stories or hurt/comfort stories should read these books. These are the best books I’ve ever read.

I don't really speak French. Gaston's quote was translated with an internet translator, so it may not say anything close to what I said it did.