Generation 1, Chapter 7: Choices

"AHHH!" I yell out, bolting upright in my bed, and jumping out of bed with a clumsy might. It had all been a dream. Just a dream. Or to be exact, a horrible nightmare. There was no Dwayne coming after me, no crazy guy to kill my family... So I'm safe. But how is it that I don't feel secure?

Alex is still happily asleep, not even in the slightest disturbed by my "small" outburst. I take the opportunity to run downstairs to check that every door is locked, and that some creep is not stalking out in front of it. When I get back upstairs, Alex seems to be more aware that there is no one lying next to him.

"Wh-wha... Honey? Whereareyou?" Alex's words sound as if they flow into one word.

"I'm right here. I just had a bad dream, that's all," I soothe him.

"Wait," he stops me from talking further. "I heard you, during the night. You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it was a common thing... But now, some of the stuff makes sense."

"You're not coherent yet, nothing makes sense to you."

Like a practiced gymnast, Alex propels himself off of the bed, and comes to stand right behind me, taking me in his arms.

"I heard you say a lot of things, Des, and they worry me. You kept mumbling 'Don't kill my family...'. That sounds serious. Come on, Des, you can talk to me. I said it in my wedding vows, that I will be there to listen to you."

I contemplate what he said for a minute, before releasing a sigh. "Fine, you win."

I make sure that Alex has a cup of coffee in his hand before I start talking, so he could be energized and actually understand what I'm going to say.

"I had a dream, a nightmare, where my previous boyfriend, Dwayne, came to our house and slammed at the front door, saying that he was going to kill my entire family... That's pretty much it."

"You're hiding something from me," Alex says matter-of-factly. "And I want to know what it is."

I sigh yet again. He reads me so well, I can't hide anything from him.

"You're right. I was hiding something from you." I pause to take a deep breath, before letting out the truth. "When you were out today, attending a meeting or whatnot, I took Kaylin out to the grocery store. And while I was there, well.. Dwayne was there. I ran, but he followed. He was all lovey-dovey with me, wanting to get back together with me. I told him I was married... And I don't think he accepted that fact."

"How do you know that?"

"Well, he followed my car back to our house, and knocked on the door, being all apologetic. Luckily, Roxy chased him away."

"And do you want to get back together with him? Is that why you're so creeped out?"

WHAT?! I almost shout. How can he expect that of me? "Hell NO, Alex. Yes, I did have very strong feelings for Dwayne, and yes, I did once think of marrying him... But seriously. That's in the past. What his mother almost did to me, made me lose all love I had for him."

And with that said, Alex seems to be appeased.

After a long, hot shower to help me relax again, and getting dressed with the speed of light, I hunt down Kaylin who is playing with some of her toys, picking her up into my arms.

"Hi there, my little angel! Did you sleep well? Hopefully I didn't disturb you too much," I apologize to her, distracting her by tickling her tummy.

Kaylin couldn't get speak, but she can at least giggle with mirth. The sounds she makes while laughing causes me to laugh alongside her.

Looking at her little face, I just want to cry. By my actions, she was almost in danger. I don't know whether or not Dwayne's is crazy, but that uncertainty will always haunt me.

"Mommy promises to not put in that kind of danger again... That was a very silly mistake of mine."

It's still super early, and the sun hasn't even fully appeared, but I commandeer everyone to go outside and start on their skills. I try Kaylin to give her first few steps, while Alex is teaching his dog, Ozzie, how to sit.

"Come on, Kaylin... I'm only going to help you stand, but from there, you're on your own..."

I back away from her and wait in angst to see what she will do... And sure enough, Kaylin starts to lift her one foot forward. Then the other one. With increased speed and confidence, she makes it all the way to my arms.

"YOU DID IT, Kaylin! You gave your first few steps... You make me so proud," I sniffle. "Alex, you should've seen it! Kaylin just gave her first step."

"That's great, honey," Alex coughs. "But I'm kinda busy right now..."

I notice what Alex meant - currently, he's entangled with Ozzie in a brawl, as the dog won't let go of his shirt.

Looking at Alex and the dogs, it dawns on me that Odyssey is no where to be seen. As I cast my eyes over the environment, my attention is drawn to some kind of animal running in the distance... Only it's not some random kind of animal, but rather a horse, and also happens to be our horse.

As Odyssey rides back to our house later on, she seems to be a lot...bigger.

"Aw, girl, did you have your birthday? You should have stayed! We would have loved to cheer you on," I coo to Odyssey as I stroke her head. "Oh, Kaylin. Meet Odyssey. She is technically yours, as Daddy bought her for you. And one day, when you're older, you will hopefully ride this beautiful horse."

"Maybe you should give it a try? Ride Odyssey for a bit, just to make sure she's safe to ride and all," Alex suggests from afar.

"You sure that's a good idea?" I look at Alex with frightened eyes, but also with frustration: WHY did he have to suggest that? He only wanted to laugh at me looking silly.

To prove that I can ride a horse, I start to lift my foot up and try to worm it into the position where my feet has to be. But with the heels I am wearing, it isn't possible. 

When I finally manage to get onto the horse, I'm terrified. Everyone looks so high from where I'm sitting, and I forgot to mention to Alex that I have a fear of heights.

"Alex," I whisper with urgency. "Get me off of here. NOW!"

"Aw, come on, you just on the horse. Sit there for a minute or two, and relax, or you'll frighten the horse as well."

Alex scoops up Kaylin into her arms, and has the gall to place her onto the horse.

"What are you, nuts?! Get her down from here!"

"Des, look how happy she looks with you and Odyssey. She's a toddler, she wants to experience fun things. And this is a very funny situation, I must say!"

"Did I ever tell you? I hate you," I eye Alex shrewdly.

"Oh, that's alright. I still love you," he laughs and walks away.

As I sit uncomfortably on Odyssey, with Kaylin on my lap, Roxy comes closer to the horse and tries to sniff her.

"WHOA, girl, whoa!" I holler to Odyssey, who is inches away from running crazy. It seems she doesn't like Roxy that much.

There was something important that had to be done today, and that was to visit the City Hall... They have a lot of brochures which show available houses in Sunset valley. Why would I be looking for a new house, you may ask? Well, after that very creepy dream I had, and the house being to small for all the animals and kids, Alex and I decided that maybe it would be a good idea to shift to a new house, perhaps even a new town, thought I doubt that would happen.

After a few hours of searching, we find at least four candidates that look perfect for our family. 

"Would you like a ice-cream before we go home? I know I'm dying to have one. How about Kaylin? I'm sure she'd love to eat some of this heavenly dessert."

"You sound worse than a woman who is freaking out about chocolates," I roll my eyes. "But no thanks, I don't think my constitution would be able to handle anything cold right now. Maybe later."

"Alright," Alex shrugs, and stops the car near a ice-cream truck, quickly climbing out to order himself a cone. "Your loss."

My husband devours his dessert in a matter of minutes, eating like a real hungry animal. His beard ends up full of pink ice-cream and jelly tots.

"Ya sure you don't want any of this? 'Cause seriously, it's delicious."

"Nope, I'm fine," I say again. "I'm a bit nauseous, so I really don't want to eat."

Alex doesn't know, but the reason I'm nauseous is... Well, I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant again.

~♥~

WHOOO! Finally, I have time to post this. School just started again, and it's gonna be tough, as the subjects I chose for school will have LOADS of homework, which means hardly any time for Sims.  Bleh.

I know, I know, I must have disappointed many people who saw the last post's ending... But anyways. If you go look at the ending of the last chapter, you'll notice a slight blur around the edges of the photos. 

Also, a very big apology to Amber Lights, who built the Webber's current house. I honestly love the house A LOT, but the family is getting way too big... After all the kids move out, I'll move Des and Alex right back in there.

(Yeah, and sorry the post is so short. Absolutely NO TIME)

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