Entry 15:
Yep. That’s me in front of the mirror again. What I can’t figure out is how my waist continues to grow, but my chest doesn’t. I mean, I thought I’d at least have a chance of having boobs while I was pregnant!
Putting a hand over my stomach, I sighed. I felt so much like time was flying faster then I could keep up. The baby was going to be here before I knew it. But instead of doing the things I needed to do, here I was again, scrutinizing my expanding waistline.
I’m not sure what I was worried about. Everything is going just fine with the pregnancy. All of my appointments with Dr. Sommers have gone really well and he doesn’t see anything that might be a problem. Liev and I have decided that we don’t want to know whether we’re having a boy or a girl. Or should I say, Liev mostly decided that? I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like surprises, good or bad, and this is no different. But when it comes right down to it, this seemed pretty important to him. So there you have it. We’re going to be surprised.
Looking back into the mirror, I took a step back in wonder, almost unable to comprehend that there was a life inside of me. What would this child look like? What would he or she become? I hoped I’d be a good mother. There was no question in my mind that Liev would be a good father.
Speaking of Liev, he’d been nearby, repairing our treadmill while I was thinking about all of this. When I turned to have another glance at my ever growing butt, he came over and put his arms around me. Even as huge as I was getting, he still fit against me just right.
“You’re just as beautiful as ever,” he breathed into my ear.
How was it possible that he always seemed to know what I was thinking? I love this man so much, Journal.I may have said that a time or two before also, but I just can’t say it enough.
Did I mention that at work, he’d been taking on less assignments as a Private Investigator in order to be home and help me with Tia and Grace? He really gets how taxing this all is.
The girls are just as demanding now as they were when they arrived but now I have it figured out better as to what to do when and what the different cries mean. I can finally anticipate what they’ll need and when. Unfortunately, they never seem to be on the same schedule. I don’t know if that’s my fault or not. Keniesha hasn’t complained, so I guess I do all right.
Tia is less demanding as she seems to always be sleeping. I swear, one time I missed one of her feedings because she slept through it.
I keep her in pink.
And I keep Grace in purple so I can tell them apart. Well, the other thing that makes it easy to tell them apart is that one has blue eyes and the other has brown eyes. Both girls are as gorgeous as can be.
After work, Keniesha generally showers and then helps out with the girls. Even though they’re really sweet and I enjoy my time with them, this is a welcome relief.
On this particular day, Arthur Benedict, our attorney called. I’m so glad the girls weren’t crying because this turned out to be important and I probably wouldn’t have been able to handle any distractions.
“Memphis, so glad I got a hold of you!” he enthused. He asked how things were going and I filled him in on Tia and Grace as well as my own condition. He said he was absolutely thrilled for us.
And then he dropped the bomb.
“I was calling to let you know some things about the trial and where your inheritance stands.”
“Okay,” I said hesitantly.
“There have been some unforeseen events.” And true to form, he trudged right ahead without taking a breath, “Garret took a plea deal. In exchange for providing evidence against his mother regarding the death of your parents and some other things, he has been sentenced to twelve years in Time Out Low Security Prison. His mother conveniently had a health crisis and isn’t expected to live much longer.”
My heart skipped a beat and my throat tightened. “What besides killing my parents did Garret rat out his mother for?”
Keniesha perked up at this and bounced Tia a little to keep her quiet.
“Memphis… I don’t know how to tell you this except to just say it. It’s come to light, through Garret and the corroborating evidence, that Victoria Covington was also responsible for the car accident that killed your adoptive parents.”
Just like that, I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me. I gasped out loud and Keniesha watched me intensely.
“No! That can’t be!”
“I’m afraid it’s true, my dear. And I’m so sorry.”
“Sorry doesn’t cover it!” I yelled. I know it wasn’t poor Arthur’s fault but I just didn’t know how much more I was supposed to be able to take. Then I realized I would have to tell this to Keniesha and my throat threatened to close up completely.
After a moment, Arthur said, “Are you still there?”
“Y-yes,” I squeaked.
“I’m very sorry I had to tell you all of this. But I need to talk to you about your inheritance, too.”
I don’t care about an inheritance, I wanted to scream. I just want my parents back – all of them!
But I didn’t scream and Arthur told me that I was a very wealthy woman now. He said it would take some time to transfer everything to my estate but that he’d begin working on that immediately.
I must have been in shock after I hung up because I didn’t realize at first that Keniesha was insisting I tell her what was going on.
Finally, I turned toward her and, through tears, told her what I’d learned. She put the baby, who was sleeping, back in the swing. Then she turned to me again.
“I can’t believe this.”
“I can’t either,” I agreed, wiping away a stray tear that had managed to roll down my cheek.
I knew she’d be angry, but I didn’t have time to try to predict how she would react. She went off like a volcano.
“So you’re telling me that my parents would still be alive if you’d never come into the picture?”
Mango approached her quickly but it was too late. This was going downhill fast.
“How can you say that to me?” I demanded as hot tears rolled down my cheeks.
“How? How can you expect me not to be an angry mess when I hear about this? You always need so much, Memphis! Is this supposed to be about you, too? I’ve tried to be there for you constantly! I’ve done everything for you! I felt so bad for you when mom and dad died – but now I found out they didn’t have to die!“
“Keniesha – ” Mango began.
“- Shut it, Mango!” she yelled.
He immediately backed off.
My face had turned beet red by this time and my mind feverishly raced for the words I should say. I was shaking like a leaf, but for the life of me, I didn’t know if it was because I was angry that Tia and Marvin Noble were dead because they had adopted me or if it was because Keniesha didn’t have parents because of me. I guess it was a lot of both.
“I’m so sorry, Keniesha,” I cried.
“I wish your saying that could bring them back.”
I sure could have used Liev just about then. I needed to tell him what had happened. I needed him to tell me that everything was going to be okay and that it wasn’t as bad as it seemed.
But, even though sometimes it seems like he can, is isn’t able to read minds.
So, he was spreading hay.
And grooming the horses.
And milking the cows.
And taking a ride.
The farm work didn’t stop just because my life had.
I guess I’m not one of those people you have to drag everything out of because as soon as he walked in the door, I spilled everything to him.
He put his arm around me as I told him about my devastation and guilt.
“Memphis,” he began softly when I’d finished, “Keniesha is just really upset. I mean, you can understand why. She didn’t mean those things. You have to know that.”
There he was, always thinking the best of people again. He was a P.I. Surely he could see the writing on the wall?
“She hates me now,” I wailed.
“I think you need to get out for a while.”
So, we went to the festival grounds. After a few minutes of walking around, I felt a funny twinge… like a tightening across my stomach. But it was very brief, so I decided to ignore it.
Liev held my hand as I waddled beside him. He offered to buy me some cotton candy but it didn’t really sound good. We stopped to look at some flowers and I dared him to take part in the pie eating contest.
By this time, the tightening was happening more often. It didn’t really hurt or anything, it just felt…. well, weird.
That’s when the real fun began. Liev was pointing out something ahead, I don’t even know what it was as I clearly wasn’t paying attention. Instead, I clutched at my belly and grimaced. Okay, that was pain. For real.
Suddenly, my water broke. And, OMG, the pain. It nearly dropped me to the floor. In between contractions, it didn’t hurt that much at all but I could tell things were moving along. Now I totally understood Keniesha’s reaction to labor pain!
Liev rushed me to the hospital, of course. By this time, the contractions were just one long pain with hardly a break in between them at all.
After five hours of pain, panting and pushing… they were born.
Yes, believe it or not, we, too, were blessed with twins!
We named them after my parents.
World, I present to you Jillian Day and Leonardo Prescott Capra!
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So much has happened in this chapter, the twins, of course…that’s a lot to handle. Especially with the whole…well I do not blame Kenesia, i think though she was just shocked and surprised at the news and that was her initial reaction, I hope she will apologize once she calms down and has time to think things over.
poor Memphis 😡
That was more than unfair from Keniesha. It’s not as if it was Memphis’ intention to get their parents in danger.
And on top of all, four babies!
Thank you so much. ❤️ I agree that Keniesha went overboard there. I couldn’t believe how many twins this game was throwing me! lolol
Oh my! More twins! Dang, they’ve got a houseful now. 😄
I totally wanted to slap Keniesha. 😩 Yes, she’s angry and upset but none of this is Memphis’s fault. Sometimes words spoken like that can cause irreparable damage. I don’t know if I could forgive someone for saying that to me. I would have a hard time trusting them again and would be super guarded around them. I hope they can work it out but maybe some major trust has been broken.
More twins! This game was bent on killing me! Hahaha 😛
I admit, it will be hard for them to have the same kind of relationship they had prior to this.
That’s a lot of babies…
Yes, babies were everywhere! LOL
I feel so bad for both Keniesha (the unnecessary loss of her biological parents, her resentment toward Memphis) and Memphis (losing 2 pairs of parents to the same villain, her guilt toward Keniesha).
I don’t blame Keniesha. Her first reaction would never be, “Oh yeah, that’s cool. I know it wasn’t your fault,” because Keniesha’s heart is breaking for the second time.
Wonderfully written chapter! <3
Thank you so much. <3 I'm glad you liked this chapter. Everything you said was one hundred percent how I felt when I was writing it. <3
Dang it! I swear I was going to comment last chapter that instead of just an heir it could be heirs if Memphis ended up having twins too, but I decided not to since I thought the probability would be low anyways, haha I should’ve just said it so I could feel cool now B) While the ending of this chapter was heartwarming, the middle was heartbreaking… I get where Keniesha’s coming from, but at the same time, taking it out on Memphis now won’t bring their parents back the same way an apology won’t. I’m glad Memphis got her inheritance, but it appears to have come at a bit of a cost.
Let’s just say you called it because you are very cool! 😀 You are definitely right about the situation with Keniesha and Memphis. Hopefully, this situation straightens out soon.
This chapter really toyed with my emotions. I was happy and then super sad (almost cried) when Keniesha and Memphis fought. I understood where Keniesha was coming from, but that was a really painful conversation. And then the sadness gave way to amusement with Liev doing all the farm stuff and then… just… adorableness. Four nooboos!
Yes, four! I couldn’t believe how the game was throwing me twins left and right! LOL
I know it was harsh between Keniesha and Memphis. I really hated that they fought.
I remember the first time I got triplets in Sims 3. I think I was more stressed than the sim couple ever were. I wouldn’t know what to do with four!
Haha! I feel bad when sims are miserable, but then… we still put them through a lot anyway. But yeah… Keniesha is definitely justified to feel the way she feels, but it’s not like Memphis can help what happened.
You are so right about the situation with Memphis and Keniesha. <3
I've never gotten triplets and I'm not sure I want to. haha I would be more stressed than the sim couple, too! 😀
Oh Keniesha, that was a low hit. I agree with everyone, there are some things you just don’t say. I hope the two sisters will manage to make amends! And the twins are adorable!! <3 But oh man, four babies in the house?! It's gonna be intense in there!
Thank you! It’s crazy how the game was throwing twins at me. lol I hope the sisters make amends, too.
Still catching up. Wow! So much excitement. I’m sorry but even if their relationship heals, it will never be the same. Never.
You’ve read so much! 🙂 You might be right about their relationship. I think you’re right that even if they figure things out, their relationship will have changed a great deal.
awww little Leo and Jilly are so precious
Thank you, Lil 🙂
More twinsies! 😀 And ooof! I understand that she’s coming from a place of shock and anger, but ouch. They’ll probably both feel awful about that conversation for a while once emotions are lower. It’s easy to say things we don’t really mean when in shock.
Thank you. What you say is so true.
Oh my goodness! More twins! Yikes!
I love your humor. “Time Out Low Security Prison” XD
Oh, Keniesha. I know she didn’t mean it, but I understand.
Thank you! 🙂 Yes, more twins. Oh my goodness, I have more fun coming up with names for things. haha I’m so glad you liked it. As for Keniesha, you’re so right. She didn’t mean it but there it is. I can totally understand where she was coming from.
I have the same fun coming up with Sim expressions, insults, and idioms lol.
Oh man, I bet they’re good! lol 😀
People seem to enjoy them lol. I know I do. One time, I was writing a scene between a lady and her masseuse. The lady was very tense, and the masseuse says something like, “Dang, girl! Your shoulders are tight as freezer bunny lips!” LOL, I think I almost died. 😛
LOL! I’m seriously laughing so hard right now! 😀 You have so many stories, I wish I could read them all this instant. 😀 Where is the best place to start, do you think?
Oh wow…ummmm…let’s see…Now that I’m thinking about it, almost all my stories are spin-offs from my legacy! lol, how funny. I love my Pruetts! Discovering Juliana has the least number of chapters to catch up on (13). It’s been on hold for more than a year, but I am SO psyched to get it going again! New chapters start Tuesday! 😀 It’s not a legacy or rotation or anything. Just a story. It’s more on the serious side, so if you like a little comedy, perhaps Keeping Up With the Joneses will be more your speed. 🙂
Thank you so much for the recommendations. I can’t wait to get started! 🙂
You’re welcome! And, enjoy! 😀
Agreed- I understand, after all those were Keneisha’s parents first. And I know she doesn’t mean it. Everyone has an emotional breaking point. Amazing writing here.
Thank you so much, Shannon. 🙂 That’s a really good point about Keniesha (they were here parents first).
Oh, no. Twins? And on top of all of that emotional upset? Poor Memphis!
Oh yes, the game likes to throw things like this at me. haha Thank you so very much for reading and commenting! 🙂
I’m having so much fun reading this. It’s engaging and I love these characters!
I’m so pleased! Thank you! That’s exactly how I feel when I read what you write, too. 🙂
Eee! Thanks! I mostly read on my nook, so commenting is minimal–just know I’m loving it!
Wonderful! 🙂
Holy crap! Memphis and Kenisha’s parents were murdered too??
I hope Kenisha and Memphis can pull through this. What a horrible shock. I can understand why Kenisha is lashing out in all directions. But wow.
Of course, the cute babies help soften the blow. Let’s get some of these kids aged up so we can see what they look like!
LOL I am the same way. I love the babies but I can never wait to see what they’ll look like and what their personalities will be. 🙂
Interesting turn of events! Those twins (that’s the way to do it–a boy and a girl!)! So cute…and their eyes aren’t even open yet!!
Holy unfair, Keniesha! There are some things you just don’t say. How about you take a long walk, have a good angry cry and pound on a tree instead. They withstand abuse much better.
TWO sets of twins? Wow. Congratulations! 🙂
Great comment and good suggestions for Keniesha! 😀 And thanks for the congrats! This game has been really hard to play! haha 🙂 Thanks for reading and commenting!
I am amazed you can play the game, and more than that, get amazing screenshots & write it so well. Major kudos! Twins… even after years of simming I quake in my theoretical simmer boots at the prospect of twins.
Thank you, Shannon 🙂 Your words are so kind. 🙂 I have never had so many sets of twins thrown at me in one game before! You should have seen my reaction! LOL!
Good gravy girl!!! Talk about a chapter full of bombs! Poor Memphis, I am glad she had the twins on time. I was worried, when she started labor, that she might have been early because of all the commotion. It will certainly take awhile for the bond between the girls to heal. Perhaps Keneisha will appreciate Memphis more, now that she has to care for her kids without Memphis’ help. This is sure turning into a very interesting bunch of problems!! And good writing, waiting anxiously for more!!
Thanks so much, Marj! So glad you could stop by. 🙂 Good gravy is right! The problems are just beginning!
Omg more twins?! There’s so many cute babies in this family 🙂 And although Keneisha was mad, she definitely shouldn’t have said some of those things. Their relationship might take a while to heal from that
It sure might. Things could patch up or go really awry at this point. 😀 And yes, the twins thing… this game has been especially enjoyable because it’s been really unpredictable. Nothing, and I mean nothing, has gone as I thought it would. lol Thank you so much for reading and commenting! 🙂
Cute twins, yay! Memphis is certainly going to have her hands full, with that shocking new information, too! I can sort of understand how Keneisha feels but I feel really sorry both of them 🙁 . Damn those Covingtons!
Thank you so much, Lila! I’m really glad you stopped by. 🙂 Those Covingtons are ridiculous, aren’t they? Well, I can’t wait for you to see what happens next! 🙂
I’m so glad I caught up just in time for this one! So much sadness but those babies are amazing. I’m going to leave it at that because what else am I supposed to say :'(
Can you believe the game hit me with twins twice like that? But the fun ain’t over! hahaha I’m so glad you stopped by and commented. And I apologize for the sadness. 🙂
Pfft! At least you haven’t killed anyone off…yet!
I think I am too shocked to form a comment yet…..let’s leave it at pending! But very well written.
Thanks, Jesse! 🙂
Oh, my! Another set of twins. Things are definitely getting busy and stressful as several “data bombs” got dropped. Sigh. I know Keneisha is upset, but dang girl… she said some really hurtful things to Memphis. Words spoken in anger can’t always be replaced by apologizes spoken when one has time to calm down & think about things. Sigh again. I’m sure they’ll work it out. Eventually.
Perhaps. 🙂 And this is another set of twins the game threw at me. lol