Life in Christophe Harbour

*charlie brown voice* AAAAUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

I'm sorry but I have NO love for Kyle. Once a dog always a dog. Besides how cam she ever trust him again?

I know I sure wouldn't ...ugh!!

What can I say dear Jen? Hormones make us to some most ridiculous and often regrettable things sometimes!

But let's find out how in tarnation Carolyn ended back up with Kyle (though might MY hormones just put in a word here..."He is gawjus!" )

Ok.....back to Carolyn...

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Carolyn had expecting to see Marco at the wedding. In fact, she was looking forward to it. But she was stunned by how she felt when she finally saw him. She first spotted him slipping through a side door with Vinnie and Teresa, hurrying to the front of the church.

Her stomach flipped over as she watched him taking long, elegant strides up the side aisle, and she felt a shiver pass through her body. Kyle, standing next to her glanced over, squeezed her hand and smiled at her. She looked down quickly so he would not see what had gotten her so shaken.

When the family followed the bride and groom down the aisle after the nuptials, she glimpsed Marco in the throng of relatives and the startling beauty of his face made her catch her breath.

He was smiling and whispering something to Vinnie, and they both laughed. Marco's face lit up and his eyes danced and Carolyn's heart did a couple of somersaults.


She had not forgotten that she was attracted to him but what she had not expected was that her reaction would be so strong...so visceral! Her knees felt weak as she watched him shaking hands and exchanging greetings with a few people, moving closer and closer to where she was standing. But he was swept past in a crush of family members and didn't look their way. She stood staring straight ahead her heart thumping.

"What on earth is happening to you Carolyn Madeline Garcia?" she asked herself.

"You okay, babe?" Kyle whispered in her ear, draping his arm around her shoulders. "You look a little pale."

"I get so caught up in these things," she said with a forced laugh.

He leaned over and kissed her neck. "Getting ideas are you?"

She laughed nervously, but didn't respond. Just then Max came over. He was with a tall, leggy blonde: his 'squeeze de jours.' Carolyn hadn't met this one before.

They sat together at the reception along with Ophelia and Marc's girlfriend Kana (Marc was the Best Man, so he was at the head table).

Carolyn adored Kana..

And she quite liked Max's date Dierdre. She was clearly smitten with him, and Carolyn felt sorry for her. She knew how often Max traded in his dates.


Then again, Kyle had apparently reformed, so maybe there was hope for Dierdre and Max. Against her better judgment and if she was honest, Carolyn had allowed herself to be courted again by Kyle driven largely by nostalgia and hormones.

It had all begun about five months before. Her final year of school had been a whirlwind, and in the last few months she had no time to date. She had kept in touch with Marco and was looking forward to his return from the UK, but over the last few weeks of their final year his emails made more and more references to his possibly staying on for a while in Europe. At the end of the term, he told her that he and Vinnie were going to Italy for a couple of months, he hinted that he might hang around Europe for a bit if he could find enough work to support himself. It sounded like a wonderful adventure to Carolyn, but it also sounded like she might not see him for a long time. She worked to push away whatever those feelings were that she had for him, and not for the first time, resolved to move on with her life and see if their paths were destined to cross again in the future.

After graduation she moved into a cute studio apartment in Simmiewood where she already had some work lined up to do a couple of TV commercials, and planned to keep auditioning for TV series.' She got a part time job working a few hours a week in the offices at Belladonna Studios. Just enough to pay her rent.

On her first weekend in Simmiewood her younger brother Jon came to visit, and they met up with Cassie and Andre (who also lived in the city) and hit the town.

"Look out Simmiewood! Here we come!" Cassie declared as they climbed into her Saab convertible (a graduation present from her movie star father) and headed to the hottest nightspot on the West side, Spritz.


Carolyn immediately spotted Kyle when they walked in. He saw her too, and she was sure she saw him shiver. He smiled and began to make his way across the room.

She hadn't seen him face to face since he and Marc and the others graduated the year before, though she saw his pictures on billboards and in magazines.

He really was a terribly good looking man: high cheek bones, a strong nose, a chiseled jaw and a full mouth that looked almost sculpted. Her heart beat a little faster. They were on amiable enough terms by the time he had left university, and so she wasn't surprised that he was coming over, but she was surprised that he made her pulse quicken.

"My, my, my. He is a fine specimen," Cassie whispered in her ear.

Carolyn giggled. "Mmmmmm hmmmmm," she said in murmured agreement.

"If only you could cure him of his womanizitis."

"Oh, I'm not strong enough to do that!" She exclaimed laughing.

"Carolyn," Andre said, joining the conversation. "The fact that he has never had another serious girlfriend suggests to me that he has never gotten over you. You can cure him. You just have to make him work for it."

"But do you want him back?" Her brother Jon asked skeptically.

"Well, honey if she doesn't, I wouldn't mind borrowing him for a weekend!" Cassie said grinning.

[In this shot, I like to think that Cassie is saying that she won't mind spending a night with you know who, while Jon is clearly asking Carolyn if it's logical to think about getting back with Kyle? Hey man, it works for me! ]


"Hussy!" Carolyn said to Cassie jokingly, and they all laughed.

And then Kyle emerged from the crowd and walked up to her, and Cassie and the others melted away.

He smiled softly. "Hello just doesn't seem like enough," he said. He had a strange way of starting a conversation almost as if he had already been talking to you, like he was continuing rather than beginning.

She smiled, amused. "How are you Kyle?"

"Mesmerized."

She chuckled. "Are you flirting with me?"

"I'm not sure." He said with a slow smile. His green eyes flecked with gold, glinted in the lighting of the night club.

Her face grew warm.

"Can I get you something to drink?"

"No thanks. I'm fine."

"Will you dance with me then?" He said giving her a flash of his perfect teeth.

"What the heck!" Carolyn thought to herself. She smiled. "Sure."


[Just a point on mild interest, that woman Andre is chatting with is none other than Marco's old high school girlfriend, Solveig.]

When they all left the club at minutes to 4:00, Kyle invited Carolyn to go for breakfast. She was tempted, but declined, and wrote her number on his hand.

He called at 6:00 just as the sun was beginning to peak through her blinds. "So about breakfast..." he said, starting the conversation where they had left off.

"Kyle, I've had an hour's sleep!" She said giggling.


She let him talk her into going with him for brunch...

And the charismatic Kyle turned on the charm.

And so their renewed courtship had begun.

Carolyn did sometimes find herself thinking of Marco, but worked to push the thoughts away.

Kyle had been her first love. He was familiar and yet exciting. He was older, and more confident, and having apparently never gotten over her he was incredibly romantic and attentive. He was fun to be around, he treated her like a queen, and laughed at her jokes. They had a lot in common, and together roamed the fashion houses and old movie theatres.

Carolyn was just starting a new chapter of her life and wasn't ready to settle down quite yet. She decided that for now, she would enjoy their time together for what it was, have no expectations...and she would hold a part of her heart in reserve.

The weeks flew by. She was auditioning, doing some TV commercial work and continuing to take acting and voice classes.

She was enjoying her time with Kyle, but not allowing herself to think about the future. She had everything under control...or so she thought...until she saw Marco D'Angelo and forgot how to breathe.

That night after the wedding...she couldn't stop thinking about her old friend. She was at a loss as to what she should do.


She sent him an email the next day:

"It was so good to see you Marco. How long will you be in town? Would be great to see you again. My cell number is the same. Hope you're not forgetting your old friends now that you're on the verge of stardom :D"

She had still not received a reply, when she ran into Vinnie at the gym a few days later. He told her Marco had left for the UK where he would be filming a movie. He would be gone for at least a year and a half.

She walked away with a dull ache in her heart.

Oh Toni...this is...damn you're good at this. I swear each chapter you're learning more and are quite adept at keeping your audience hostage. The flashbacks and Carolyn's feelings and how she ended up with Kyle all make perfect sense. I can't find reason to yell at her for dating him again, lol. Especially since she's taking each day as it is and keeping a little part of her heart in reserve. But I'm wondering now, now that Marco quickly flew back to the UK without even saying anything to her, how that's going to make her feel and if it's going to push her into a deeper commitment with Kyle. She has to be feeling like he just doesn't care...

I LOVE the magazines! Vague - LOL!!! I love the nightclub name, Spritz, too, btw. The club is fantastic! You have such an eye for detail. And it sure was nice to see some more shots of your beautiful church. Your sets are always so authentic and so real, with every corner filled out just the right way, every wall decorated just enough, never overdone. Lovin' your sense of style, missy - and you're getting darn good at this storytelling thing!!

Bless you Ari! You've totally made my day!

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But I'm wondering now, now that Marco quickly flew back to the UK without even saying anything to her, how that's going to make her feel and if it's going to push her into a deeper commitment with Kyle. She has to be feeling like he just doesn't care...

Gosh I hope not! That'd be terrible!

Astral Faery wrote:

I LOVE the magazines! Vague - LOL!!!

Aren't they hilarious? They're pre-made templates, but I thought them so funny, I just had to use them! Did you check out the titles of some of the articles? "Style Tips for the Style-less. Dressing for Others."

Astral Faery wrote:

I love the nightclub name, Spritz, too, btw. The club is fantastic!

I can't take credit for the name. I have some lighted signage in my game and one of the signs says 'Spritz.' It sounded like a nightclub to me, so I ran with it! But I did design the place myself with some pretty awesome CC...like those shiny vinyl booth chairs. Aren't they cool? I used adele's prop hack to give the waitress a tray of wine glasses and just had the poor creature walking back and forth so she'd show up in some of the shots, occasionally changing the wine from red to white, for a little variety and all!

As ever, thank you so much for your generous feedback. It soooo makes it worth it!

I second everything, Ari said. Couldn't have said to better myself. Fantastic update.

I can't help liking Carolyn, she's such a level-headed girls. And after this episode, you made me do a 180 on my opinion of Kyle and that's something! They actually could make a good couple, if he really has reformed and will be true to her (but believe me, I'm not holding my breath on that one. ) and if her feelings for Marco aren't stronger than her feelings for Kyle, she obviously has a strong reaction to both of them. I guess Marco just missed out (for now anyway). She can't be expected to wait around forever without more encouragement than he gave her. I guess time will tell how it all pans out.

Oh and those magazine templates are hilarious. I love it!

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I second everything, Ari said. Couldn't have said to better myself. Fantastic update

I third what she and Ari both said...

You do 'keep us hanging on"...


I love the magazine shots, those are supurb sweetie, just awesome!

Well I think my cold, cold heart might just melting a little bit for Kyle (a tiny bit). I have to remember he was once a teenage with raging hormones but I still have the thought in the back of my head that a leopard never changes it's spots....lol

Hopefully Marco will finally get his crap together and tell Carolyn how he truly feels about her before it is too late. We know she feels the same way too...

I think her theme song should be Marilyn MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers"

guys!

Jen, I've totally had that song stuck in my head today! "Torn between twoooo lovers....feeeelin' like a foooool. Lo-vin' both of you, is breakin' all the ruuules......" Oh geez! There I go again!

Kyle seems to be a bit conflicted right now about what he wants and doesn't want....


Let's see Kyle...you want to get engaged to Carolyn, but you're afraid to get engaged to her...AND you want to have another lover. Riiiiiiiight...

This is awesome storytelling, Toni, and so beautifully photographed.
I absolutely LOVE these last two chapters.

Okay, where to begin...

The airport screenshot was totally cool. I just have to tell you how neat I thought that was.

Question: Can Sims shave? Another cool pic (of Marco shaving)...

And speaking of Marco, that fella was drop dead gorgeous in his custom made suit.
Prada, perhaps?

The church was so beautifully done, as was the lovely reception room.
You really know how to set the scene and have such incredible decorating skills.
I am so in awe of your ability to put a room together so splendidly.
The wedding church and reception were just perfection.



Love Carolyn's pretty new hairstyle. May I ask where you found it?

Lady E wrote:

I can't help liking Carolyn, she's such a level-headed girl.

And as all the others have so aptly put it, "KYLE??? KYLE???"

Marco's flashback was sooo heartbreaking (and very well done, I might add).
Awww... I love that boy!!!
Poor sweetheart. I do hope Carolyn comes forward with her true feelings for the lad...
Before it's too late.

I think our dear Ari summed it up brilliantly:

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This chapter is heart wrenching. Poor Marco! Beautiful job on the flashback and tying it in so well - it fits.
She was obviously hoping Marco would say something of his affection for her. I mean, I know she doesn't realize his feelings, but she is hoping for him to have some for her. That's why she was searching him - but if she really knows him as well as she thinks she does, she would have been able to see his pain. Though I adore her, I'm disappointed in her choice. I understand in giving people a second chance and all that, but Marco hasn't even had a first chance yet.

Now, because Marco is in too much pain to stay, the rest of his family has to suffer because he's leaving so soon. See what you've caused Carolyn? Jeez, girl.

And to all of the above I add ...

More! More!

Bless you Sugah! You're so kind!

I genuinely am torn over the Kyle-Marco conflict! Whatever does the future hold?! Oh the tension! :praying1:

Carolyn's hair is by Newsea at TSR.

MY Simmies can shave! Okaaaay, not really, lol! It's shaving cream makeup, and a shaving pose box (complete with glasses accessories razors...and a pose for shaving legs too! Oh the things you find when you trawl the community relentlessly )

Just wanted to share a couple of 'meanwhile' pix with you all this afternoon.

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Well first...I think it's so funny when teens get grossed out by their parents' affection. Here, Marco and Vinnie's younger siblings are less than impressed by their mom and dad making out!


I just noticed while taking some random pictures how absolutely drop dead gorgeous Elisabeth's new beau is. Beth is Max's sister, Carolyn's friend and sorority sister who dated Anil (Shoba's brother) in high school, and Vinnie in university. This was how she looked when she started uni.


This is how she looks now. I love the short hair! She's an assistant to the junior newscaster intern at the National News Network Cable TV station.


The junior newscaster intern is my Sim Self! Here they are hanging out on the news set that they both dream of broadcasting from someday )


Anyway, so Elisabeth and Vinnie parted ways in final year at university...and she immediately fell head over heels for hotter than hot Greek exchange student Kostos. His wealthy family sent him uni where they thought he was studying economics, but he transferred into the drama programme! The parents were not happy...now he's working as a waiter and hoping for that big break. But he's happy! And he's in love! Gosh darn it! So am I Kostos! So am I!


Don Lothario's daughter (the one he had with his high school girlfriend), Raine has grown into a teen. Here she is taking her dog Jimmy for a walk.


And a couple more toddlers whose parents you might know have grown up. Sam and Sean are best friends and walk home from school together every day.


Sean is Angela and Dustin's first son.

And Samantha is Max's daughter.

How cute are they?!

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Don Lothario's daughter (the one he had with his high school girlfriend), Raine has grown into a teen.

Ooh... she is sweet, i like her look hum... when did you say you should have Carolyn for download? hope it's soon...

Nice pictures Toni, and well told story like always hum... who should know that something nice could comes from Don Lothario...???

Hey Jackie! Nice to see you around these parts!

You're just in time for the latest update:

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Marco saw Carolyn a year later in the tea room of London's Dorchester Hotel. She was alone. He was with a date. A British actress whose name he forgot as soon as he saw Carolyn approaching their table.

She took his breath away, and his knees felt so weak, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to stand. Nonetheless he pushed himself to his feet.

She greeted him warmly.

He felt a rush of warmth flowing from her hands into his, and it set his heart racing.

He turned to introduce her to his date. "This is a dear old friend of mine..."

"Carolyn Garcia!" The voluptuous redhead said, jumping to her feet. "Your new TV series, "Buddies" is fantastic! I'm totally hooked!" she gushed.

"Thank you," Carolyn laughed, obviously pleased at the compliment. "We're very excited about the attention it's getting."

"Oh, I'm so sorry," the redhead said in her rich North London accent. "How rude of me! I'm Sharon Wilkin," she said extending her hand again to pump Carolyn's vigorously.

"Are you alone?" Marco asked. "Will you join us?"

"I'd love to..." Carolyn said, smiling warmly, her full, ruby lips parting to show her pearly, white teeth.

How often Marco had dreamt of those lips.

"But I'm being picked up to attend a promotional event of some sort for the show. Are you staying here?" she asked.

Marco wanted to toss her his room key and tell her to meet him there later. He didn't.


"I am," he said, emphasizing the 'I.' "But I'm leaving in a few hours to head back to Glasgow. We have a few more weeks of shooting," he said, referring to the Star Wars sequel.

She smiled sadly. "It was lovely to see you Marco."

"Oh heck!" Sharon butted in.

"Why not walk with her to the lobby and wait for her taxi?" The bubbly redhead said sitting back down, apparently recognizing that the two had things they wanted to say to each other. "I'll be fine. I'll have another glass of vino to keep me company," she said with a wink and a chuckle.

Marco and Carolyn laughed, and he touched Sharon's shoulder lightly as he stepped away from the table.

"I won't be long."

As he and Carolyn walked through the room he could feel all eyes on them. She was a rising star in a new TV sitcom, and a small independent film he had starred in, that had been shot in Italy last summer had been the rave of the Cannes film festival that year. His agent was getting offers for him to do everything from multimillion dollar action movies to making appearances at private parties for the Sultan of Oman. He wasn't sure how he felt about the notoriety. He acted because he enjoyed it. Not for the fame.

They didn't speak until they had emerged from the lounge into the softly lit lobby, and moved towards the hotel entrance.

"It's good to see you, Garcia."

"You too, Marco. You still smell of peaches."

He laughed. "I used one of my sisters' shampoo back in junior high and I loved it! It's only 2.99 at Walmart."

She giggled. "One of the most sought after heads of hair in the business uses 2.99 shampoo!"

They both laughed, and his heart soared being this close to her. He knew she was still dating Kyle. Their pictures were often in the tabloids. It had taken him a long time to be able to look at them without his heart running riot in his chest.

He had accepted that she had moved on, and he had tried to as well, but he knew as he stood in that marble-tiled lobby that night, looking at her flushed, smiling face, that he would never meet anyone who fitted his spirit the way she did.

"Friends are better than nothing," he mused, smiling as he studied every inch of her glowing face. "I'd rather have her in my life as a friend, than not have her in my life at all," he said to himself.

"Call me." Carolyn said.

"Of course! Email me your new numbers and all that," he said, smiling broadly.

A car had pulled up to the front entrance and after a few words with the driver, the concierge was heading towards them.

Paparazzi be damned, he looked deep into her eyes and wrapping his arms around her waist, pulled her to him. He felt the heat from her body slam into his, and his heart started to gallop.

"I missed you," he said softly.

"I...I missed you too," she said inhaling sharply.

"Ms Garica," he heard the concierge say quietly behind them.

He reluctantly let her go. Her face was flushed and her eyes were shining brightly.

"Bye Marco," she said huskily.

"Bye Garcia."

She turned away suddenly and walked hurriedly through the huge glass doors to the waiting car.


He stood and watched her slide into the back seat. His heart was hammering to get out of his chest and his entire body was on fire. He ran his hand through his hair, and forced himself to walk back to the lounge.

Oh ... how romantic ... good job Toni! love the front pages and your pictures ... how the he.. did you to get all to think at Carolyn at the same time???? she is even more beautiful now then when she was a teen Marco should do a turn to the barber ... he look like a Beetle now well maybe that is the new look

Thanks for sharing Toni!

soloaris wrote:

Marco should do a turn to the barber ... he look like a Beetle now well maybe that is the new look

You know these young people and their crazy hairstyles!

I will be uploading Carolyn as a prize in a little contest that is coming up in this thread soooooon. The winner will get Carolyn and Marco! But when the story is completely finished (eventually ) I'll share them with everyone!

Following this thread is such an adventure isn't it?! :muahaha:

Big hugs to you too, my dear Jackie!

SIIIIGGGHHH!! Gorgeous! The story is brilliant, touching, and romantic. The pictures are superb, with every little detail attended to. I love the magazine covers - awesome job! You are really putting a lot of work into this story and it shows!

Thanks guys! I'm loving sharing this story. I was torn between just quickly playing out the necessary scenes with the main characters to be able to post the story faster, instead of actually playing the game, and rotating all my families so that all memories are in chronological order and all that. I've opted to actually play the game, and make sure that everything stays in order, and the simmies get all the right memories and all that stuff.

I found a website that lets you make your own National Enquirer cover...text and everything! This is going to come in handy, seeing as the main characters are all in some form of 'the biz.' You can expect more scandal and mayhem in coming installments!

Jackie, Marco thinks about Carolyn all the time! He's in love with her so he always has a want to talk to her or kiss her.

As for the other simmies in the tea room looking at her, that happens with popularity sims. You'll notice other simmies thinking about them when they're in the room. Carolyn and Marco are both popularity sims. Her secondary is family, his is fortune. They have three bolts and nearly identical interests! Why aren't there two together already?!

For the record, she has three bolts with romance sim Kyle too (his secondary is knowledge).

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Jackie, Marco thinks about Carolyn all the time! He's in love with her so he always has a want to talk to her or kiss her.

Yes who wold not

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For the record, she has three bolts with romance sim Kyle too (his secondary is knowledge)

Secondary Knowledge?? hum... that must be from an other expansion then I have, i just got up to Season ... well, I never had a computer that can take any thing over that ... but been tempted to buy the expansions anyway, if they are still out there ...

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I will be uploading Carolyn as a prize in a little contest that is coming up in this thread soooooon.

good idea ... but ... are you a tricky girl to day???

well I guess, one have to answer all the questions about Carolyn's romance .... To get her ...

Look at them all grown up and famous and still have that high school crush on each other.

The magazine covers are great.

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I was torn between just quickly playing out the necessary scenes with the main characters to be able to post the story faster, instead of actually playing the game, and rotating all my families so that all memories are in chronological order and all that.

I can relate to that. It's hard not to just focus on the sims that are calling to you or are the most interesting at the moment.

I'm looking forward to seeing what your contest is going to be. Sounds like an interesting idea!

Oh wow girl!!

You have all of us hook, line and sinker!!

I absolutely love the magazine cover shots, they were the perfect touch.

Yeah she might be dating Kyle but the romantic in me just knows Marco is gonna win her heart one day and it is going to be like fireworks too..



You are doing a fantastic job sweetie and all of your hard work shows too!!

Hi guys! Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it!

Jackie, I think the secondary aspirations came with Free Time. I've lost track of what feature or content came with what EP or SP. The secondary aspiration also influences their wants and fears, and they can get some additional skills and bonuses like the ability to make a special soup that increases comfort and makes sick sims better (family), or the ability to play the stock market (fortune), or an increased likelihood of getting abducted by aliens (knowledge).

Did I ever tell you guys, when I was a teenager I used to write out the biographies of my Barbie dolls?! Then I'd read them out loud to my two girlfriends who lived on my street! Ha haaaaaa! I guess I've come full circle! I still have this stash of old school note books I used. Every single one of my Barbies had a detailed description of their life (and yes, even then...at 13, I leaned towards the drama and mayhem! Ha haaaaaaaa! ). The island I grew up on only had one TV station! So I read a lot, and we did get those awesome teen magazines...and the tabloid-y ones...Now looking through those notebooks, I wrote a lot! I wonder when I ever did school work!

Anywhoo, I'm working today, but have the day off tomorrow so I intend to get in some serious game play! But I wanted to share a coupla photos with you before I headed to work, 'cause I think they're pretty cool...if I do say so myelf!

This first one I'm so proud of, I just keep looking at it from every angle. This is a shot of the set of Carolyn's new sitcom Buddies? I tried to model it more-or-less off the set of Friends. I love how it turned it! I'm sorry now that I'm using it for what I'm using it for, as it's such a waste of a pretty space. Nonetheless, I'm stickin' to the plan!

This other one, is a shot for an upcoming full front page spread of the Enquirer. Movie Stars doing an interview about their new film. This is Cassie and Maxine's Dad (Clayton Benoit) and his brother-in-law Ivan Stovic (Andre and Ophelia's Dad). I just think they look soooooo cool! Not bad for guys over 45!

Toni ... you are so sweet ... biography on your Barbi dolls

Wow! Not only did you build the set, but you put the cameras in it, too, so it looks so authentic! It's very cool. And those older gents are looking haaawwwt. That's a neat photo and they look so suave.

Why does it not surprise me that you used to write biographies for your Barbie dolls and read them to the other girls? You were a born storyteller! And you probably had them all on the edges of their seats like you do us, now.

You know, I got so caught up in your story that I forgot to comment on your sim kiddos earlier. They are both so adorable. Sean is a doll and looks nothing like the original Angela or Dustin (thankfully!) I remember breeding the Pleasant twins a couple of times and their offspring always had huge schnozes. And I mean huge.

I love you guys!

Ari...confession, I tweaked Angela and Lilith's noses a bit, and their eyebrows (strange shape), but left their receding chins. Dustin got a bit more tweaking to...well...pretty much everything...but not so much that he was unrecognizable...but those squinty eyes had to go! Anyway...after sorting out their faces, I used SimPe to change the DNA to the new facial structure, so it's passed on to their pups. Hence....Pretty Sean!

But after my initial overhaul of the Maxis fams, I've decided no plastic surgery unless it's a really wealthy simmie who can afford it, and I won't change the DNA, because that's not how plastic surgery works! Amen!

Guess what?! I've got a Carolyn and Kyle and Marco update! :wigglypig:

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Carolyn threw the tabloid on the coffee table. Right on the front page...there was Kyle sitting in a cafe in Paris, his arms around two long-legged women, one of whom had her hand dangerously high up his thigh.

She wasn't even angry this time. She was disgusted, but not angry.


It wasn't the first time she had seen pictures of him that suggested he was running around with a bevy of beauties for company. He and Max (his room mate) seemed to spend more time on the road and partying than actually working. And as a model, Kyle was surrounded by gorgeous women...did she really think that a man like him could keep his hands to himself? She was tired of his excuses. "It's work," "She's just a friend," "She married, Cara...there's nothing going on."

She got up off the sofa and walked over to the kitchen to turn on the kettle.

He had been in Europe for nearly a month, shooting for Style Magazine in the South of France.

He then headed to Paris where he was trying to get some interest going in a line of menswear that he had designed. He was shopping sketches and samples around to the who's who in the business. Clearly from the picture staring back at him in this week's Enquirer, he was shopping around more than his sketches.

Earlier in the year, she had broken it off with Kyle, after getting fed up with his lame excuses.

He had started missing dates, "I really thought that was tomorrow night, Babe."

Having another woman answer his cell. "That was Max's date. She thought it was his phone," was the excuse that time.

Try as she might, she didn't really trust him, and she hated feeling like a suspicious girlfriend...so she ended their relationship...

Well...she tried anyway. But he begged her to give him another chance.

"You're the only woman I've ever loved Cara. Ever."

She really couldn't prove his infidelity. Yes, there were rumours...but in the business they were in, there were always rumours. For her, it was more a gut instinct. But despite a little voice in the back of her head telling her to run, she allowed herself to be persuaded to take him back.

Now, there was this picture staring at her and the millions of readers of the National Enquirer.

"I won't do this anymore," she said to herself.

She plopped onto the sofa, picked up her laptop off the coffee table and wrote a quick email.

"Kyle. We're done. No point going over this again. Just replay in your head the conversation we had back in March, except this time, I'm not taking you back."

He was not really into email, especially when he was travelling. It would likely be days before he checked his. But she didn't care. For her, it was over right now.

She hit send, and went to switch off the kettle.

Her heart felt heavy, but she knew it would pass in time. Being with Kyle seemed to have dulled her ability to feel deeply. God help her, she cared about him in some strange way. Perhaps because he had been her first love. Perhaps because they actually got along well, and were very attracted to each other. Their problem, bizarre as it seemed, was not so much to do with how compatible they were, but was rather her nagging belief that Kyle was incapable of being faithful.

She sighed deeply, as she made a cup of herbal tea and padded back to the sofa.

She smiled warmly as she checked her email. There was a reminder from Marco that she was to attend a Juvenile Diabetes fundraiser with him next weekend.

Over the past year and a half, she and Marco had become good friends again. Star Wars 21 had been released and was already a huge hit, expected to break box office records. He had moved into a (rather cool, if I do say so myself) converted loft in downtown Simmiewood.

It was just a couple of blocks away from her new condo that she'd bought after her sitcom got picked up for the next three seasons. He was hardly ever in town though, and was to begin shooting a movie in Canada in a few weeks.

Her show, Buddies was the number one sitcom on TV.


She was on set every day from 6:00 in the morning.

With their crazy schedules she and Marco didn't see each other very often, and when they did they never went out alone. They usually went out with Cassie and whoever.

Or Vinnie and whoever.

Or hung out with friends at either of their flats.

Once she and Kyle went out with Marco and his date, but it felt really awkward for some reason and Carolyn avoided that situation again. [Is it me, or can you feel the awkwardness? lol!]

She and Marco usually caught up by phone about once a month.

And they texted regularly, and emailed jokes and industry news to each other all the time.

But she had promised to go with him to the fundraiser, as it was a cause they both supported. He figured the two of them together could raise some serious attention and money for the charity. She hadn't seem him in nearly six months and she looked forward to spending time with him.

She headed for her closet to see what dress she could recycle for the occasion. Despite her growing bank account, coming from a big family, Carolyn had been taught not to be wasteful.

"A night out with a gorgeous man!" Carolyn said to herself with a smile. "That's exactly what I need right now!"

Yes I think so too Maybe a little flirt or two


Carolyn Run as fast as you can away from him that Kyle guy!!

Great update!!!

So I'm guessing those girls, thought his bed was Max's too? Yeah, right.

Trust your instincts, Carolyn. Be strong, Don't take him back. You can do it!

By the way your "Buddies" set is great. It really looks like the Friends set. And their homes are looking great too. I don't know how you get everything so perfect everytime. It's fantastic!

Good to know that Carolyn is not just very pretty, she got brains too, good chose with the awful Kyle, like that! Fantastic update, on this story Tony and much beautiful pictures... good work