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Tuesday 20 October 2015

#Midnight Sun Challenge Chapter 2.19 Welcome News - Maybe







Sometime in the middle of the night, Maya had left her bed feeling the all familiar feeling of illness she had been battling for the past year.  Not wanting to disturb Ian, but not trusting her uneasy stomach, she quietly made her way to the basement couch to lie down in the cooler air.  'Not now,' she thought.  'I can't get sick again.  I have too many things to do.'

The last thing she wanted was her family to have to care for her again for another few months while she was barely able to eat, or care for anything in the home.  Sun had never seen her ill and she didn't want to give the young lady any other reasons for feeling any more unsettled about being in a new place with new people.  No matter how sick she felt, she was going to have to just "buck up" and do what needed to be done everyday.  Although if this illness was as bad as it had previously been, she didn't have any idea just how she would actually accomplish that.

All through the night, Maya dozed off and on and in between made trips to the washroom with a nauseous stomach that threatened revolt at anything that may still be left in it.  She managed to make it the whole night with only vomiting once, but the threats in between were severe as she dry heaved with no relief.  In the lower level of the boat she felt cooler than she had in her bedroom on the second floor, but it was clear to her that she was also slightly feverish.  Sleeping next to her husband, who she often referred to as her human furnace, had not helped the state of her head or stomach at all.  Lying on the couch with not even a blanket was comforting and calming.

She had no idea what time it actually was, when she finally awoke the last time and forced herself to sit up and assess her situation. Her head pain, had dulled to a light thud in the back of her head and her stomach felt unsure as to how it really felt.  She took some deep breaths to try and keep it calm.

Gingerly she walked to the washroom in hopes of relieving herself and not making her tummy any worse.  When she finished, she stood up to wash her hands and became dizzy to the point of almost fainting.  Holding her head with one hand and the wall with the other, Maya struggled to stay conscious.  Then slowly the dizziness began to fade and was replaced with another more pleasurable feeling.  A tingling sensation all over that started at her toes and rose all the way to her head; and then she knew.

In a state of shock, Maya walked the spiral stairs to the main floor in search of her husband but when she found him, he was deep in concentration over his latest book.  He was determined to make this new science fiction book a best seller.  She knew not to interrupt him once he was set in front of the computer, fingers typing away his thoughts and words.  She never wanted to be the cause of setting his productive train off course.

She decided that she would keep herself busy till she could get a moment alone with him and her first idea was to make good on her promise to decorate Sun's room.  Ian had taken up the kitchen table for some reason, so Maya and Sun sat in Ian's office to search the sites for furniture and decor.  
Sun was quite timid at first, but once Maya got her to fully understand that she need not be worried about cost or anything else, Sun began to have a lot of fun with it. Maya, who was still in shock about the morning revelation, couldn't do much more than spend a lot of time staring at Sun. Eventually she left Sun to shop on her own so she could take a bath.

A little while later she heard Ian excitedly calling her name, and she emerged from the bathroom to meet him. 

"Oh there you are.  I've been looking all over for you.  It'd done! It's finally done and my publisher thinks from what she has read so far, that it will definitely hit the best seller list!  Best news I could have gotten all day!"  Ian laughed.


"Oh.  Hmmm.  You may be wrong about that."

"Wrong?  What's better than finding out all your hard earned work will pay off?"


"Well," Maya began. "Ian I have something to tell you.










"Ian, you are going to be a father."  

"I don't understand. What do you mean I'm going to be a father? Wait, did you hear back from the test result already?"







"No Ian!  It has only been a few days, how could we know so fast?  No, listen Ian.  I'm pregnant!" Then Maya smiled.  Ian looked to Maya with a blank stare on his face until the news finally settled in. 










"You're pregnant?"  















"We're PREGNANT?!!"  Maya began to laugh in happy giddiness at Ian's reaction to the news!








"Ian, shhhh.  We don't want the kids to hear!"












"Are you kidding me?  Do you know how happy I am right now.  Come here!"

"Whoa!" Maya said as Ian pulled her into his arms.






"Best news I could have gotten all day!"

"Hmmmm," Maya said.  "You don't say!"












"Hello baby!  I'm your daddy!"















"I hear you baby."

"No Ian, don't be silly. That is my stomach grumbling because I haven't had breakfast yet!"














"Peek a boo baby!  We are going to be so happy to meet you!"













"Let's go tell Jin!"  Ian said.


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Shooting hoops all night in the dark had really helped to work off all the anxiety I had been dealing with since the moment I came home with Sun.  By the time the morning light reached the mid morning sky, I felt like I was ready to head back to the boat and make amends with her.  It was our first fight, and not really that bad of one, if I said so myself.  Fine, so she did have a point, I do need to grow up a little, but hey I'm only 17 after all.  Plenty of time to start acting like a grown up when I actually AM a grown up.

I was just tossing in my last shot before heading for breakfast, when I saw my parents emerge from the boat and head in my direction.  Oh this can not be good.  My parents never, ever talked to me together.  It was like they had this agreement in who talked to me about what subject and they never strayed from that. But together?  That never happened.  Their faces appeared to be happy, so how much trouble could I actually be in?  

"Morning Jin," my father said.  "Your mother and I have something to tell you."

"Did you hear about the test?" I said a little too enthusiastically.

My mother rolled her eyes a little and gave my dad this strange look before saying "No Jin, it's only been a few days!  Six months. It clearly said six months before we would know."

"Oh," replied Jin.  "What's up?"  Or more like, what did I do now I thought.


"Jin we do have good news to tell you.  At least I hope you also think it's good news. Your father and I are going to have a baby."

"A baby?  At your age?" I asked.








My father gasped and said "Jin Charles Bell!  Apologize to your mother!  She is still plenty young enough to have a baby."




















"I'm sorry mom.  It just slipped out.  I guess I was just shocked. That's great mom!  Congrats.  When is the little tyke going to get here?" I asked, trying to sound more enthusiastic about it.




"Well I don't know for sure but 
I'm thinking 
in about 7 months from now.  
Are you happy Jin, really?"





"Of course mom.  Who wouldn't be excited about a baby!"  Boy I was going to get a gold star in heaven for that one!

"See Maya, everything is going to be just fine."  Then my father presented my mother with a bouquet of red flowers and they began making out.  Just like they always do.




I wandered away to give them privacy but to give myself some space as well.  A baby?  Are you kidding me!  Could my life get any more turned upside down than it had in the past few days??



Suddenly the idea of returning to the boat was not at all appealing, so I headed to the beach to eat my breakfast at the kitchen there.  I imagined the talk inside, would be all baby this and baby that and I felt I had used up my quota of fake happy for today.  I was sure that Sun would be happy for my parents.  Weren't all girls gaga over babies, no matter who they belonged to?  Come to think of it, I had no idea if Sun wanted children.  I just assumed that all girls did. But, did she?

Then that led me to asking myself all kinds of other questions. Like did she have a life goal?  My parents were very firm with me about contributing to the household.  I wonder if she knew that?  If she had stayed in France, I'm sure she would have pursued a career in dance.  She was also a very accomplished photographer.  But taking pictures would get old really quick in a small place like this.

The more I thought about things, the more uncomfortable I was feeling about the situation.  With Sun threatening to leave and now my mom pregnant, I thought it would be best to remove myself from the situation.  That way, Sun could settle in and get to know my parents more, which I was sure would be easy now with a baby to plan for.  Distance between Sun and I would effectively avoid any more misunderstandings as well. All it took was for me to think about her and my heart beat faster while my skin tingled from my head to my toes.  There was definitely a lot more of that "tingling" going on in the boxer area since I met Sun, something I had never felt before to any real degree.  I didn't know if it was Sun exclusively or perhaps an age thing that had brought on the change, but I had to say that I definitely liked it, and wished I could have more; much more!  Now I knew why my parents spent the days in each other's arms and often disappeared to be together in private. Yes I was thinking I was definitely needing some private time of my own for a little while, just until things cooled down.



I pulled the tent from storage and set it up on the second floor of the barn where I would stay fairly warm.  The nights still dipped down to winter temps, but I didn't care if I had to sleep in my winter clothes.  With the outdoor kitchen, washroom and a place to sleep I had everything I needed. 




I thought now would be a good time to get working on writing my first book, while I had nothing to distract me but the waves washing up on the beach.  This would be good, good all around for everyone.

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Jin had been missing from the family for almost a week when Maya expressed her concern to Ian.  



"Its not right Ian, this hiding thing he is doing. He should be here dealing with things not keeping to himself out there in the cold."

"Leave him be Maya.  I think for once he is truly trying to do the grown up thing.  Yes, I know this must be difficult for him but he is trying Maya and I think we should just let him do it his way.  He will come back in when he is ready.  Its not like we don't know where he is."

"I guess.  But maybe you could just go and talk to him. Make sure he is all right."

"No I'm not going to do that and you aren't either.  Leave him be Maya. He is not your little boy anymore.  He needs to finish growing to a man on his terms and in his own way."

"But what about Sun?  How do you think she feels about being ignored by the person who asked her to marry him?  Its not right Ian, just not right."

Ian didn't want to fight with his wife, especially in her delicate condition so he did what he always did to take her mind off things. He spun her into a dip kiss then started talking to her about the baby.  What they both didn't know, was that Sun had been listening to their conversation from the other room.


Truth was that Sun's feelings had been slightly hurt by Jin's disappearing act, but she hadn't fully considered what Jin was really doing.  He was trying to make things easier on her so she was going to do the same.  He couldn't stay out there for the next six months till the test results came in.  She needed to find a way to settle in to the island and start living her life here without him, for it very well could be that they would never be together romantically again, once that result came in.  Ian had called his good friend Geoffrey Landgraab in Sunset Valley to be in charge of getting the test results to them as quickly as he could.  But no amount of money could change the scientific process, and the time frame they were given was the best Geoffrey could do, even after putting a rush on it.

She had been greatly missing her dancing and she discovered that there was already a dance bar and mirrors installed in the basement. She dug through her suitcase till she found her ballet work out clothes, the ones she had thrown in after much debate with herself about why she was packing them.  She was very glad now she had. After doing many stretches, more than she normally did, she  stood up next to the barre and begin going through the practice moves. Sun felt stiff and very much out of shape, even though she was only away from dancing for about one month.  By the time she was done her toes were bleeding and the bottoms of her feet were on fire.  


This became her new routine everyday.  After waking early, she would take care of the chickens and spend a little time tending to the garden. 










After that, she would head down to the basement level to spend the next five to six hours working on her routines.  There was nothing like the feeling of flying through the air as she leapt across the floor.



















She could only get in three strides before she ran out of room, but she made due with what little space she had.
















About a week after their discussion about Jin, he came back home to stay.  He didn't talk much to Sun, but just the fact that he was staying in the boat gave everyone relief.  Jin started coming down every morning to work out on the equipment while she did her stretches.  







They didn't talk but that 
suited her fine because 
once she started working out she just zoned out, focusing on her muscles and her breathing as she had been taught. 








The more stretches she did the louder Jin banged the weights, till eventually he would storm out of the room, almost slamming the door behind him. 









It took her a bit to understand what was going on, but once she did, she wasn't sure how to handle the situation. She decided to go to Ian and ask him if he could remove the ping pong table, under the idea that she needed more room for her routine.  He gladly agreed and moved it to the other empty room in the basement.  Then she asked him to also move the equipment to another room, but he told her there was no where else to put it.  She then suggested the equipment could go where the ping pong table had been, and while he moved it, she made sure he turned the equipment facing away from the mirrors.  This way, she was hoping that Jin could still use the equipment, but focus on his work out instead of other things!   If Ian understood what was going on with all the changes, he never said a word to her.  He did however declare that the room was as big as a stage, after it was all done and sorted.

After that, Sun wasn't sure how to be around Jin and avoided him as much as possible, but Jin wasn't making it easy.  Once Jin figured out the equipment had been moved, he started coming down to practice routines at the barre with her. 



He was a really good dancer, although no where near the level she was.  He had been away from it for too long and was much too stiff in the beginning.  



Sun no longer felt comfortable wearing her traditional workout clothes and switched to her martial arts uniform.  It weighed her down a bit, but at least she felt more comfortable around Jin.  They spent many days dancing to the music, mostly in silence yet a good silence and even though they barely spoke things began to feel more normal for them as before.  

Sun became frustrated trying to practice in her baggy clothes and ultimately had to switch back to her ballet clothes.  It was then Jin decided he was going to coach her, however his version of coaching was like nothing she had seen in a ballet studio before.



  



































(little writer side note-this was completely autonomous. I was busy watching Ian and Maya when I heard this yelling and couldn't figure out where it was coming from.  It was funny to watch)

Finally and after she was utterly annoyed, she turned to Jin and said "What are you doing?"

"What do you mean what am I doing?  I'm cheering you on!"

"First of all, I don't need a cheering coach and secondly that is not what I meant.  What is going on with you Jin?  You have been acting extremely weird since you returned to the boat."

"No I haven't!" he replied.  "Weird how?"

"Jin, I'm not an idiot you know.  I know what is going on with you, what you are thinking and that, it just can't happen Jin.  Not yet anyway."

Jin threw up his hands is defense.  "Sun I have no idea what you are talking about.  I'm just trying to find a way to be your friend."

"Then BE my friend and stop trying so hard.  You are starting to really creep me out and that is not a good feeling considering I am maybe engaged to you."

"Oh NO!  None of that talk.  We ARE engaged until that piece of paper tells us otherwise and that is how I choose to look at it.  I mean, don't you ever think of me in that way?  The way I think about you?"

Sun sighed and shook her head.  "Please Jin, this isn't right.  We shouldn't be talking this way, not until things are settled."

"Oh c'mon, be honest.  No harm can come from that."

"Fine!  Of course I think of you that way.  I would be crazy not too, but I am choosing not to for fear of what that test will tell us.  Don't you get it Jin?  I don't need this from you.  I need a friend.  Can't we just try to be friends and leave it at that for now?"

"We are friends," said Jin.

"Good! Then show me what that means to you."















CC Used In This Chapter

Poses

IMHO
badboy
8 Poses Sorry
http://sims3imho.blogspot.ca

Prima 24 Ballet Poses by Spladoum
http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=541099


Other CC

Fireplace Rug by PralineSims


Maya's Hairs

Long and sides pulled back-NewSea Sunset
http://simmingitout.blogspot.ca/2013/07/newsea-j150-sunset-glow.html

Long with braids-NewSea hair-TBA later

Jin's Hair-Joey by Cazy at TSR
http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cazy/downloads/browse/category/sims3/search/joey

Ian's hair by Cazy (Nicholas)
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-male/title/nicholas-hairstyle--adult/id/1231401


Sun's Hairs

Ballet-SkySims 036
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-hair/title/skysims-hair-036/id/1160488

Later Ballet-SkySims 224
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-hair/title/skysims-hair-224-set/id/1247662

Long, pulled back-Anto (Blohm)
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-female/title/anto--blohm-%28hair%29/id/1284027

Long with Bangs-Anto Alesso (Wings)
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-female/title/alesso--wings-hair/id/1240830




Wednesday 14 October 2015

#Midnight Sun ChallengeChapter 2.18 The Bell's Christmas



The day after Jin and Sun arrived home to the island was Christmas morning.  Maya rose extra early, as she always did on Christmas morning, to prepare a special Christmas breakfast for the family. Ian took care of the pets while he watched Maya working in the kitchen, both working silently with no words spoken between them. Jin and Sun slept soundly in their separate rooms upstairs.  All seemed like any other normal day on the Bell boat, yet everything felt subtly different than it had before. The introduction of Sun to the family had shifted everything slightly off kilter and it was noticed in everything they did.  Ian took extra care to be more quiet as he moved around metal pet food dishes and Maya calculated the amount of extra food that would need to be made while setting the table for three instead of two.  All would be different from here on out, but it was how different, that was the question.  



Ian's thoughts went from joy to 
sorrow, as he groomed Sophie with her brush.  The thought of having a daughter brought him more happiness than he ever though possible.  Yet, if it really were true, watching his only son be devastated in such a manner would put a cloud on any happiness he could truly feel.  If Sun were his, the family would never be the same again.  He feared that he would lose his son to the outside world and never see him again.









Maya mixed the batter for blueberry waffles, thoughts completely immersed in the situation around Jin and Sun.  'Wait,' she thought.  'Did I already add the milk?' She kept glancing at her husband and saw the emotions crossing his face, indicating that he too was deep in thought over this situation.  She tried not to feel bitter over his happiness.  If he had told her he wanted another child, she would have agreed to it, but the conversation never came up and as time went by they were never blessed.  Fine, so her health hadn't been all that good the last while, that was true and she was beginning to feel ill again.  However, until she saw Sun, it never occurred to her that only having one child was a concern for Ian.  Plus, how could he be so happy when he had to know this would destroy their only son? Probably had something to do with a man's basic primal need to spread his seed as many times as he could, she thought with disdain. She wished that her best friend Sun would talk to her so they could work this out and have it all said and done in one five minute phone call. Of course the people in her village didn't have phones.  

She had done her research before going to bed and the DNA test would take six months for a result!  How on earth were they all going to cope for that long, wondering and waiting.  Would Jin and Sun's relationship change because of this and having to wait that long?

"Ian?"

Ian turned to Maya and saw the look on her face.  "Maya?'

"I-" 

Ian waited for more, but he saw some kind of change come over Maya's demeanor and then she just sighed.

"Could you go and wake up the kids.  Breakfast is soon done."

Ian nodded and headed upstairs to Jin's room.  He knocked first as he always did and found Jin fast asleep buried under the covers. He reached for what he thought was Jin's shoulder and gave him a shake.  

"Dad!"  Jin whined!  "That is my head!"
"Oh sorry," Ian replied with a chuckle.  "Get up your mom has breakfast ready."

"Nice way to wake me up dad!"  Ian left the room laughing, walked to Sun's door and stopped.  Unsure how to handle waking Sun up, he knocked lightly and waited for a response.  When none came he knocked again, then finally opened the door slowly and peaked his head in.  Sun was sleeping on top of the covers fully dressed in the clothes she had arrived on the island wearing.



Tip toeing to her bed, he noticed her red eye lids and her tear stained cheeks.  She was breathing evenly indicating that she was sleeping soundly and he really hated to wake her.  She was probably tuckered out from her travels and the emotional mess she had found herself thrust into.  She must feel slightly trapped, Ian thought.  It wasn't like she could just easily go anywhere, a fact he was now thankful for, so that she couldn't disappear.

Ian rose to leave quietly when Sun called his name.  "Mr. Bell?"

"Hey. I'm sorry Sun.  I came in to get you for breakfast but you were sleeping so soundly I didn't have the heart to wake you."

"No.  Breakfast sounds good.  Please tell Mrs Bell, I will be down shortly."

"Sun, this Mr and Mrs thing isn't going to work for us.  I know things are confusing and upsetting right now, but no matter what that test shows, the moment you stepped onto this island you became family.  You are going to be my daughter, whether that is by blood or by marriage and I am very happy about that.  So what do you say we drop the Mr and Mrs and just go with Maya and Ian for now?"

Sun nodded, holding back tears she begged not to fall.  "I shall try," was all she managed to say.  

"No long faces.  It's Christmas morning!  That means presents!  How could anyone be sad at the thought of presents?"

Sun laughed and wiped at tears that snuck from her eyes.  Together they went in search of breakfast.

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"Would you like to go first Sun?" Maya asked



(Ian is holding his racing heart in excitement of getting gifts! I think secretly he wanted to go first!)









Ian had to go last because he was too excited!  Sophie came to join the family too.



One by one the pile of gifts were dwindled until there were no more left and everyone was quite satisfied with everything they had received.  

"Let's do pictures!" Maya declared.  "This is our first time together and we could send some home to your moms in France," she said to Sun.

"I'd like that.  They would like that and I could use my new camera I got as a gift! " Sun replied.

It took some fiddling and some of the pics that Sun tried to set up just didn't work.



But eventually she got everyone to look where they were supposed to- at the camera on the tripod instead of at her.



They decided to use this as one of their post cards to all their friends.  Here Maya and Ian were just goofing around.



Then Maya got some pics of Jin and Sun.






Maya was pretty proud she caught this before Jin looked away. Depending on how things turned out, this picture would either be a keeper or need to be thrown away. The power of her son's love for this young woman was clearly shown in this moment.  She decided to call it J'Adore.










Afterwards, everyone was cleaning up the basement from Christmas paper and the odd stray bow that fell off a box, when Sun saw this.




She quickly looked away not wanting this man, who may indeed be her father, see that she had witnessed his desire for his wife!  But it was definitely something that she felt she would never forget. 

(Again? Really Ian?- writer BMiT04 does a face palm!)

"Sun, have you been to the third floor yet?" Maya asked her.

"Ah, no.  I was wondering what was up there though."

"Well follow me.  I could use your help with all this stuff that Jin brought back from France."

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"So this is the third floor.  Here we keep the chickens and I have been attempting to grow my garden, but I've been so sick the past while that Ian decided to just let it go.  He figured I could build it back up again when I felt well enough to do so.  But since we are so far away from anything, this garden is our main food source. Everyone helps to keep it up and look after the chickens.  Do you have any gardening experience?"

"Not really no.  We didn't have a garden in France and my moms placed a lot of emphasis on education than anything else.  I worked hard to graduate early from school.  They thought perhaps I could spend some time travelling the world..."  Sun's voice trailed off as she ended her statement.

Maya sensed Sun's discomfort and sought to put her at ease.  "Well, I think you couldn't have come to a better place.  Besides, married or not there is no reason why you can't still do some travelling.  Ian and I have been all around the world for different reasons."

"True," replied Sun "and I want you to know that I really am happy to be here.  Jin was very clear what his world was like before he even asked me to marry him."

"Good, I'm proud of him.  I had no idea when I came here so I'm glad he didn't make the same mistake his father did. Now we are going to get all these wonderful plants Jin brought back planted in these pots.  So lets get to work."

























Maya and Sun worked for the rest of the afternoon till everything had been fully planted and the garden was looking better than it had when they first came upstairs. Plants had been weeded, watered and tended and Sun learned a lot from Maya in which plants grew best in the light of the greenhouse roof of the boat.  When they finished Maya declared she was suddenly very tired and needed a nap.  Sun went to look for Jin to see what he was up to.  

Jin had taken it upon himself to start dinner, but what he was actually making was a huge mess.  Sun shooed him from the kitchen and tried to salvage what she could of the meal.  In the end what she served was some version of goopy garbano that was a little more runny than it was supposed to be, but everyone declared the meal to be very good and ate every bite they were given. Sun was incredibly embarrassed by the meal and assured the Bells she really was a good cook.  Excellent, stated Maya.  Another cook in the house would be a welcome change and she was looking forward to having some relief from feeding the family!


After dinner Sun began cleaning up when Ian and Maya told her they wouldn't allow it.  You cooked they said, so it was only fair that they did the dishes.  She placed the dishes back on the table and turned to walk away.  It was just another one of those uncomfortable moments that she had been experiencing all day. She understood the family was working hard to fit her into their normal routine but the motions were disjointed and left her feeling out of place.  Everything felt so awkward and forced.  She knew they were happy to have her there but in some ways, her presence was inconvenient and placed a burden on them they weren't prepared to deal with.  It was clear in their life choice.  What family would choose to live completely cut off from people and life and then not feel put out by having another person interrupt their carefully planned life.  It would be safe to assume that they possibly didn't think they would ever have to deal with Jin finding a wife.  Segregating him in the middle of nowhere almost surely guaranteed that.  Question became, should she stay or should she go.  Six months was a long time to live in limbo.  In her dreams, she would have been married to Jin in a few weeks and they could then begin their life from that moment on, whatever that may be. She was happy to live on the island for the rest of her life, but only if she truly felt she fit here.  

Worrying about this was doing her no good, and she went in search of Jin to try and ease her mind.  She found him in the basement, playing his new racing game he had gotten for Christmas.  She sat down beside him and he acknowledged her with a quick glance away from the screen.

"Want to play two player?" Sun asked him.

"Nah, that's okay," Jin replied

"Oh, okay."  Sun taped her fingers on her legs and after a few minutes she said "Why?"

"Because girls can't play a racing game.  Racing is a guy thing."

"Jin Bell you over conceited...... girls can do anything guys can do!  Give me that controller!" Sun snatched the controller out of Jin's hand and exited his race.  "Now we shall see who is the boss on the track!"

Jin laughed and retorted, "you're on," while grabbing the other controller.



"HEY!  That's cheating Jin!"

"I see nothing!" Jin laughed.

Maya responded by nudging Jin in his arm and side with her elbow to throw him off track in his game.



"HEY Sun!  Play fair!" Jin cried.

"What?  I know nothing. Hehehehehehe."

Then Jin retaliated by poking Sun in the side, but as determined as she was she never budged or took her eyes off the screen.



When it became clear to Jin the he was indeed going to lose the race, he tossed his controller onto the other couch and began to mercilessly tickle Sun's stomach.  She began to laugh so hard, struggling to get away from his hands that she fell off the couch taking Jin along with her who fell down on top of her.

Instantly the situation changed from funny to serious as Jin lay on top of Sun looking into her eyes.  Her lips were parted and her breathing rapid as she tried to gain control of her racing heart from the exertion of their laughter and physical struggle.  Yet now her heart was racing for an all together reason as she remembered the familiarity of Jin's body close to hers.

Jin looked deep into Sun's eyes and down at her parted lips as her chest rose and fell with her sharp breathing.  He felt his body grow in need for her and leaned down to kiss her, missing the feeling of her moist lips on his.  


He was desperate to feel that intimacy with her again, but at the last second Sun turned her face away from him.

"Jin, NO!  No please!"

"Just one little kiss.  No one need even know.  C'mon Sun, I just miss the feel of you so much."

"Jin. Jin, please get off me," she firmly stated as she began pushing against his chest.

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Ian was upstairs in the kitchen teaching Sophie to jump for a treat when he heard a loud thump coming from downstairs. The kids had been making a lot of ruckus playing, what he could only think to be the new racing game Jin had gotten for Christmas.  It was heart warming to hear the friendship his son had formed with this lovely young lady he had also asked to marry him.  If things worked out between them, he felt that they had a real chance at a happy life together.  



Since the thud, all had gone quiet and he thought perhaps he should see what was going on.  He made his way to the stairs but stopped near the top when he heard the conversation that was happening between the two.




"I really don't see what the problem is Sun.  You have to know that this will all turn out to be nothing.  I mean we don't even look like one another."

"No I don't know that.  How could we?  I mean you don't even look like your father.  You look more like your mother.  Who is to say that isn't the same for me and we still have the same father? Your mother even said I am the spitting image of her best friend.  She has no doubt that I am her daughter.  As soon as the birth certificate gets here, we at least will have that answer."

"I refuse to believe that I traveled as far as I did, to fall in love with the one girl that I can never have.  Seriously, life can't be that cruel!"

"Jin, you have no idea how cruel life can be.  You are lucky that way.

Jin sighed and sat up.



"I guess we will just have to try harder.  I will have to try harder.  But Sun, six months is a long time to be around each other and pretend there isn't more between us."

"I know," Sun whispered as she wiped tears from her eyes. "Maybe, maybe I should go home for a while."

"NO!" Jin stood up and was instantly angry.  "NO!  This is your home now.  You are not going anywhere!"

"But Jin I don't know what else to do," replied Sun.  "It might be the easiest solution all around."

"Great so every time things get a little difficult for us, are you going to go running home to your mommies?"

"That is not fair and you know it," Sun yelled back.  "I'm just trying to do the grown up thing here.  Why don't you try growing up a little yourself and meet me half way!"

Jin fumed and raised his hands.  "I can't talk to you right now.  Just leave me alone for a while."

Jin went stomping upstairs and met his father half way down.  Ian shook his head at Jin and continued on down the stairs to Sun who was pacing the floor in obvious distress.

"He didn't mean it Sun.  He's just upset.  Truth is we all are, but he is right.  Leaving is not the right solution for this situation."

Ian reached out his hand toward 
Sun and she easily took it 
needing any comfort to help
calm her uneasy heart.  



"Please don't go."

Sun wiped the remaining tears from her cheeks and nodded to Ian.  

"I'm feeling really tired I think I will just go to bed early if you don't mind."


Sun walked to the stairs but Ian's voice calling her made her turn around.  He met her at the stairs and very gingerly reached out to lay his hand on her shoulder.





"It will work out for the best in the end.  Whatever that may be.  I promise you."

"I certainly hope so," she quietly said back.  "Goodnight"


In her room Sun sat in the chair in the corner, holding her head that was pounding like a drummer had taken up residence. She had decided she would stay, for now, and do her best to make this situation bearable for everyone.  All she needed was a few things to focus her energy on and away from Jin.


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(Jin has some mild sexual thoughts coming up-just a pre warning)


On the beach, Jin sat in the darkness at the edge of the water that lapped at the toes of his boots.  It was the first day of spring and the temperatures were still cold like winter, yet as angry as he was, he didn't feel a thing.  It was a stupid stupid fight and he knew it. The thought of her leaving him, was more than he could handle.  What if she left, went back to France and changed her mind about marrying him.  Or worse, met someone else!  No, no here was where she had to stay.  There was no way he was going to allow her to leave!  He said he would have to try harder and he would. Even if it killed him to do it.  It was just that every time he saw Sun, all he wanted to do was pull her body to him and feel the warmth of her skin on his.  He imagined all the erotic things he was looking forward to doing with her once they became husband and wife and his body took over all sense from his head.  Just the feel of her lips alone on his....Jin groaned.  He imagined while kissing her, running his hands down the curve of her back onto her buttocks and pulling her hips into his as he gently rocked up and down against her taut stomach. Rocking and feeling his need for her increase with each pressure and motion.... OH GOD!  Jin stood up and adjusted the front of his jeans for comfort.



Enough of that he thought and went to warm himself by the fire. He knew there was no way he was going to sleep tonight.  Judging by the night sky, he figured it already had to be about one in the morning.  He had to do something to work off all this sexual frustration he was feeling or he was never going to be able to make this work.

Walking back towards the boathouse, he saw the basketball lying on the ground and picked it up to toss it into the net.  Score! Then again and again.  The more he played, the more he began to relax and enjoy himself.



Jin played till the morning light rose from the horizon line while Meeko stood off in the distance and watched.  He was having a grand ole time, until he saw his parents leave the boat and walk onto the island in his direction........  















CC Used In This Chapter


Poses

By IMHO
Manipulation
Do Not Be Sad Baby
12 Poses Jam
http://sims3imho.blogspot.ca

Sempre
http://urbanhypesims.tumblr.com/post/51888300567

Sugarly Sweet Pose Pack by Eternila
http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=491225

Falling For You by Sweetwilight
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-poses/title/falling-for-you-pose-pack/id/1289718



Other CC

Sun's Hair at TSR by Nightcrawler

http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-female/title/nightcrawler-milady/id/1290910


Ian's Hair by Cazy
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-male/title/nicholas-hairstyle--adult/id/1231401

Jin's Hair by Cazy
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-hair-hairstyles-male/title/joey-hairstyle--t-e/id/1273278

Basement Black and White Painting by Aloleng at TSR
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-objects-furnishing-decor-paintingsposters/title/black-and-white-collection-v2.1/id/930720

Pattern on basement carpet  is from Marcorse at TSR:
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-fabrics/title/leaves-in-brown-pattern/id/1172799





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