May 14, 2010

Chapter 16: Pitter Patter

Posted in Chapter 16, Legacy, Uncategorized tagged Legacy, Petra Van Pagan, Sims 3 at 9:00 pm by taishan16

Chapter 16: Pitter Patter

Cairo was shocked, to say the least, by the news that Petra wanted to marry Joanne, but she was far from being the one to stop her daughter from doing anything. She had raised Petra to think for herself, and couldn’t reverse years of that kind of parenting to suit her now. No, Cairo decided to do as she had always done, sit back and let Petra handle things for herself, even as watching her daughter propose to Joanne on the night of her birthday party gave her a feeling of dread.

To have & to hold?

This seemed to be the right decision, as after months of tension between mother and daughter, Cairo’s staunch support of her daughter looked to be the glue that would stick them back together, the two even closer than before. Tirelessly, Cairo worked to help Petra set up for the upcoming nuptials, inviting many of the old friends and family members that they hadn’t seen for ages.

Wedding decor

...and so much more!

The wedding went off without a hitch, even if somehow the nuptials took place in the living room rather than the well decorated backyard as originally planned. But the starry-eyed couple could care less. With all the wine and classical music flowing, Petra’s happiness was through the roof, especially with all the lavished attention she was receiving in the midst of all the rice throwing.

"I do"

The only person at the wedding who wasn’t very happy was Gabe, an old school friend of Petra and Joanne’s. He did congratulate them, but he couldn’t help the jealous thoughts that kept popping into his head as he watched them. He had, after all, had a crush on Petra for as long as he could remember. Smart, yet slightly snobby, he and Petra were alike in more ways than one, but the girl had always held him at a distance, and with her sudden marriage to Joanne, he now finally understood why. Still, he was only able to be happy for them for so long, before slipping out of the party early. No one seemed to notice him go.

Competition?

Jealousy abounds

The honeymoon now over, things began to go back to normal for the Van Pagan clan. Joanne joined the medical career in hopes of being a doctor, Cairo went back to her athletics, and Petra slipped into her new role as housewife. Predictably, it wasn’t long before the wild and tempestuous Petra grew bored from sitting home alone all day. Where was Wisteria lane when you needed it? And just as predictably the idea of having a baby soon came up. The idea soon became an obsession, and it was to her great relief that Joanne really wanted to take the next step as well. The only problem was how.

As hesitant as she was to cheat on Joanne, Petra’s longing for a baby was greater than her guilt and she quickly came up with the idea of calling over Gabe. Petra had always known that Gabe had liked her, and she felt bad for using him, but he was only one of the men in her life who she trusted. So alternating between flirting and doling out massages, Petra was quickly able to get Gabe to see her point of view as well, and it wasn’t long before she had him right where she wanted him…in her bed.

Little favors

Big deeds

Petra and Joanne was thrilled, Petra was now pregnant and she quickly got to work planning a nursery and child’s room for what she hoped would be a little girl. Gabe felt cheated, but Joanne was quick to give him a congratulatory pat on the back for a job well done.

A job well done

Buns in the oven?

Betrayal

Time seemed to fly by after that, and it wasn’t long before Petra was giving birth. The baby she had longed for was arriving. Not only did she get the little girl she wished for, she got twin girls, which she then named Venice and Vienna. A surprise indeed…

Pitter Patter

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