1.16--Too Young To Be An Adult

Mya and Robert were relieved to see that Olive was determined to still go to school despite her current circumstance.  They were also proud that their family had managed to stick together during the tumult; even Corrigan was coming out of his self-imposed isolation (and also not playing with Pi as much, which made Mya very happy).

Hayley had been coming over to the Dennis household more than usual to help out however she could.  Since Sybil's coming out, Mya and Robert had made more of an effort to include Lee in their family gatherings; she had essentially been apart of their family since the girls were children anyhow and they were proud that someone was able to, at the very least, chip away at Sybil's many neuroses (someone besides Olive, that is).

But Lee was visiting the household for a different reason on this particular day; Olive had asked Hayley to get information about Randolph.  He had been missing from school for the past week and ignoring her calls, and since Hayley's father worked closely with Randolph's, Olive figured that Lee was her best chance of getting the truth... discreetly.

"I have news for you." Hayley began. "And it's not good news."

Olive sighed. She had been expecting as much. "Lay it on me Lee."

"Randy has dropped out of school and joined a local gang.  His father has kicked him out the house for it."

"Jesus! Why hasn't he told me any of this?"

Hayley shifted nervously where she stood; obviously stalling.

"What is it Hayley?"

"There's more.  But I'm not sure I should tell you in your present condition."

Sybil rested her hand on Lee's shoulder. "Tell her. She needs to know."

"Well... his dad let it slip that he has already found a new residence... with a particular person."

"Hayley, just tell me already." Olive was losing her patience.

"He moved in to the Bayless household... with Laquita.  And apparently they are more than just roommates."

Olive looked away, letting her thoughts gather all the information she had just heard.  So Randy's reputation was a timid version of the truth.  He was a pretentious flirt sure, but nowhere did anyone mention conniving bastard.

"How long have they been together?"

"Two years, off and on.  They are officially 'on' again as of his big-move though."

"Well, this is just great.  Now I can add 'cheater' to the long list of insults he'll be getting once I actually get a hold of the dick-face."

"Wait..." Sybil interjected, "...you're not planning on confronting him while you're pregnant?"

"Damn straight I am! My current hormonal imbalance is making the idea seem glorious... plus, maybe I'll get the chance to belly-flop the bastard.  Can you imagine this beach-ball of a stomach landing on you?  I'll be a human wrecking ball!"

Sybil and Hayley laughed.  They both knew she was using humor as a means to hide her true feelings, like she always did, but this was not the time to point it out.

"I still think it's a bad idea." Sybil said.

"Yeah, well... I seem to be full of them lately."

Days passed, and Olive's belly expanded, becoming more and more of a reminder of what was to come.  She had yet to get any new information on Randy and he was still not answering his phone. Olive decided that it was best to focus on school and her baby's health; and when or if the moment ever came that Randy would decide to talk to her, she would tell him the truth... including her new opinion of him.

Corrigan was surprisingly excited to be an Uncle, albeit not for the reasons that Olive had anticipated.

"Will I get to be the boss of it?" Corrigan was sick of being the baby of the family and constantly being told what to do by his older siblings.  This was his chance! He could finally be in charge of someone that wasn't imaginary.

Olive laughed. "Well if we're going to be technical, I'm actually the boss of him or her.  But you would get to help, sure." 

Corrigan smiled. He would take what he could get. "Will you make them call me Uncle Snuffle?"

"You know it!"

"Damn."

Olive looked at her brother in mock surprise. "My dear baby brother! Why would you sully our heart-felt conversation with such a despicable word?"

"What? You and mom say it all the time." 

"Well... don't say it front of mom." Olive replied, ruffling Corri's hair. "She would be absolutely heartbroken that her innocent Snuffle was using such profanity."

Corrigan scoffed.  Clearly there was no way he was getting rid of his family nickname.

Time Skip...

Olive went into labor the next night.  Mya was only able to lend a few small words of comfort, before...

...little Adamaris was welcomed into the Dennis family.

Robert teared up a bit at the thought of becoming a grandparent (and had a realization how young of a grandfather he was); Sybil examined the baby to make sure it had the correct number of limbs (she would never admit it, but Olive's childhood prank of the "Three Legged Plague" still haunted her); Corrigan made a public observation of how small she was; and Mya couldn't get over the fact that her baby just gave birth to the next generation too early in her young life.

Despite the constant lack of sleep, Olive quite enjoyed her little daughter that she dubbed "Ada-Mar-Mar" (which Mya argued was not a nickname since it was longer than her real name, but Olive kept calling her it anyway).

But being with her daughter also cemented the fact that the one person that helped create her still didn't know she existed, not for lack of trying on Olive's part. 

She was finally able to reach Randy a week after their daughter was born.  His voice was gruff and he was clearly annoyed with Olive's constant calls, but he agreed to meet her at the Esplanade.

"Hey." Was all he said as soon as they met.

Olive ignored the insensitive manner in which he greeted her.  "Look, I'm here to tell you that you have a daughter.  Her name is Adamaris and I'm not expecting anything from you, I just want you to know that she exists."

"Yeah, I know." Randy scoffed.

"You knew? And you still ignored my calls?" Olive was on the brink of blowing a fuse.

"Look Olive.  I'm not fit to be a father.  I'm a high school drop-out and I come from a family of criminals.  Plus, things between us were never serious."

Olive couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Never serious?! We have a child together Randy, I think things just jumped into the 'serious' category."

"We had a child after a couple of meaningless flings. I'm sorry it happened, but there it is."

"Goddammit Randy.  Why the hell did you ask me to be your girlfriend then? Why pretend you care, when you really don't?"

Randy sighed. "I don't know.  Me and Laquita hit another rough patch and you were, well... willing. And beautiful, and just the kind of girl that I thought would help me forget her."

"So I was just a rebound then?  Some pity fuck for your own little pity party? Does Laquita know how much of a cheating bastard you are?"

Randy shrugged, obviously nonplussed by the questions and clearly not going to answer any of them.

"Fine!" Olive yelled. "We were clearly done from the beginning, so let me just make this official.  I don't want to see or hear from you, and that extends to Adamaris.  If, by some fucking miracle, you ever decide you actually want to meet your daughter then you better pray that I am in the forgiving mood because as of right now, you have officially given up all rights of being a parent to her.  You are right, you're not fit to be a father and I'll do everything in my power to make sure she doesn't have to find that out herself."

Randy, for the briefest of moments, looked dejected before replacing it with the nonchalant mask he had been donning throughout the whole conversation. "That would probably be best." He finally answered.

Olive nodded curtly and then turned away to head home, not wanting to spend anymore time in his presence, but Randy stopped her. "I am sorry Olive. You'll be a great mother."

Olive looked back and said: "Damn right I will be," before returning to the road that would take her home, and to her daughter.

When Olive returned home, she found her father taking a brief nap on his bed. "Daddy?" she asked hesitantly, "Can I talk to you?"

"Of course." He said, patting the empty space beside him in response.

"I told Randy about Adamaris." She began.

"So Randy is the father?" Robert knew his suspicions were correct.

"Yes."

"And will he be making any appearances in his daughter's life?" 

Olive shook her head. "Not even guest appearances."

Robert took a moment to contain his anger.  Olive was obviously hurt and him insulting Randy would only make the situation worse. "You have us." He said finally, "And Ada. That's all that matters."

Olive nodded. "I know dad... it's just..."

"You wanted Adamaris to have a father?"

"I wanted her to have what I have."

Robert reached over and cupped his daughter's hand in his.  It felt like only yesterday that he was singing lullaby's to her and now, here he was, breaking the news to her that life wasn't always fair.  "She will. She doesn't need a father to have the same upbringing as you; just a caring family who loves and supports her."

Olive smiled. "Thanks dad. For everything."

"Sure thing Ollie.  Now I believe there is a darling little baby that has been missing you for the last couple of hours."

Olive laughed. "You are just pawning her off on me. Admit it."

Rob shrugged. "I'm getting old. Give your dear dad a break."

Olive gave Robert a hug. "I love you dad."

"I love you too sweetheart."

The next day Corrigan brought home a butterfly for Olive, saying that it reminded him of her.

When Olive asked what he meant by that, he said "I saw it all alone... away from the other butterflies, and I thought that it needed a family.  Just like you needed us when you felt all alone."

Olive smiled at her brother, surprised by his insight. "Yeah, it does need a family.  It also needs a name... what do you think of Snuffle?"

Corrigan shook his head, clearly not pleased with Olive's mediocre attempt at humor.

"Okay, okay.  What about Aashritha?"

Corrigan scrunched his nose in confusion. "What does it mean?"

"Someone who gives shelter; just like our family."

"Where did you learn that?"

Olive shrugged. "From an Indian Studies class I took last semester."

"I like it." He concluded.

"Better than Snuffle?"

"Any name is better than Snuffle."

Olive laughed. "Then Aashritha it is."

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Oh my-lanta! Adamaris is seriously beautiful (she's a child in-game)! I have a feeling picking an heir might be hard this generation; it's a good thing Olive only pops out two kiddos.  If you want a spoiler, you can see what Ada looks like >>HERE<< 


Also, I feel *sort of* horrible saying this (not really), but Olive was an adorable pregnant teen.


In case it isn't obvious, I didn't really care for Randy.  He was quite mean to Olive in-game and they fought a shiz-ton (not to mention he was assigned as a "bully" with Twallan's Personalities and really did enter a local gang).  He reminded me of this >>Randy<< and I was not having that! So... I did away with him, for now.


Next up, Chapter Seventeen! I can't believe I'm this far already!

1.15--Being Honest

Olive woke up early the next morning despite having been out the majority of the night.  She caught a lucky break in that her parents had apparently not noticed she was gone; or Sybil actually did cover for her.  Olive felt a pang of guilt over constantly pushing her sister into uncomfortable situations.  She would have to thank her later. 

Besides that worry, Olive had another issue that occupied her mind lately; the fact that she was still suffering from severe nausea.  She kept trying to convince herself that it was just a food she ate that day, but it was getting more and more difficult for her to believe it.

"It can't be what I think it is. I only did it once, and we used protection. It can't be."

The worry was crippling and her room felt like it was caving in. She needed to get out.

She decided to go for a morning jog to clear her mind.  She could just play it off as practicing for an upcoming race; her mom and dad wouldn't be angry for breaking her grounding if it was for school, surely?

But no matter how far she ran, she couldn't escape from the reality that she had been attempting to deny the last couple of days.

Meanwhile back at the Dennis household, Sybil was contemplating her own crisis.  She desperately wanted to tell her parents about Hayley, but couldn't think up an appropriate way to broach the subject. 

"What do I say? Mom, dad... I'm gay.  Oh and by the way, I'm dating the girl you've been letting sleep over at our house for the last 9 years." Sybil laughed when she thought of her mothers expression when she would remember that Hayley and Sybil shared a bed for a good week last time she slept over.

Sybil sat alone for longer than she realized, thinking of perspective conversation starters that would lead to her confession... but it was to no avail.  Accepting defeat, she resigned herself to thinking about her and Lee's future together.  After all, they would be adults in a matter of weeks. What would that mean for them?

While his parents were occupied with trying to figure out the enigma's that had become their teenage daughters lives, Snuffle was often left to his own devices.

Which often meant that he would play alone with his doll named Pi.  He had received Pi from a distant family member (that both Mya and Robert weren't aware of), and despite his mother's many protestations that the doll was creepy and should be thrown away, he had grown quite close to it. But not close enough for it to age-up with him, thank goodness. I did not want an IF plot-line so early in the legacy. 

But Corri was oddly content being alone.  It meant that he could play how he pleased without any outside influences, particularly other kids who wanted to dictate the rules of the game.  No... Corri was the ruler in his own head and he didn't need anyone else to have fun.

As stipulated, the girls were freed from their persecution in one week and just in time for prom.

Sybil nervously asked Hayely if she would like to go with her. 

"No, Sybil. I absolutely do not want to go to prom with my girlfriend." Hayley said, rolling her eyes.

Sybil laughed. "I still get nervous about this. Give me a break! My parents will have to think we're going as just friends for now though, if that is okay with you."

Hayley sighed. "Syb... when are you going to get over the fact that your parents won't care if you're gay and will love you regardless.  For goodness sakes, your mom has several gay friends!"

"I know. It's just different. If she doesn't agree with her friends life choices, she can separate herself from them at the end of day.  She can't do that with me.  I would probably stalk my mom if she tried."

"Well... you know me.  A real magnet for drama.  Don't worry Sybil, I'll play along and when you're ready to go public I'll still be there. Promise."

Sybil smiled. "I'm really lucky to have you."

"Damn straight. Now what are we wearing?!"

While Sybil was securing her date, Olive was working on hers.

"So good lookin'... who are you taking to prom?" Randolph asked as soon as they were alone.

"I don't know yet.  You see, there's this really cute boy at my school who I've been dying to ask, but I've been too nervous."

"Does this boy have a name?" 

As Randy inched closer to her, Olive felt a sudden urge to come clean and tell him everything that she had been worrying over the last week. "No." She thought, "I don't want to freak him out unnecessarily.  I'll wait until I'm sure."

"Are you okay?" Randy asked, noticing Olive's hesitation.

She quickly pulled him into a kiss.

"Will you go to prom with me?" She asked as soon as they separated. Anything to get her nagging guilt to subside... or even just to distract her from it for a slight moment.  She knew how he would react if she told him; Randy had a reputation as the local ladies man and she would only push him away if she told the truth.

"Of course." He said, interrupting her thoughts.

And for the moment, Olive was content with the fact that at least she could enjoy one night before reality caught up with her.

The next night was the Prom and the girls excitedly got ready. Robert forced all of "his women" to take a picture before they left.  He got a little teary eyed thinking that his girls were now almost women... which sparked a mini-panic attack for Mya because she realized that they would be moving out someday.  No matter how tough they had been during their teenage years (and how many emotional variety shows that Robert had to endure), both Mya and Rob were going to miss them.

I'll have to explain what happened since I lost the pictures and was far too lazy to load up a previous save and play through it again. 0_0

Much to everyone's (except Olive's) surprise, Sybil had won Prom Queen.  What Syb didn't know was that Olive had used her connections to get her name on the ballot and then coerced anyone she could to vote for her.  Hayley had joined the scheme at the last minute hoping that this might help Sybil get over her social phobia.

Sybil took her crown graciously and then threw up backstage due to pure anxiety.  Both Olive and Hayley felt bad and after she had her "couple" dance with the King (Randolph), offered to escort her home early.  She refused and spent the rest of the dance tearing up the dance floor.  Apparently winning the crown gave her some sort of super-human dance skills (and confidence).

When they returned home, Sybil and Olive regaled their parents with their Prom night... Sybil even letting them know of her backstage vomit-fest after winning the crown.

Olive placed her Prom picture above her bed, a reminder that it was night's like these that made her excited for what the future brought... even if what it brought might be unexpected.

The Following Day...

Olive knew she couldn't keep her secret any longer. At this point, she was absolutely positive that she was pregnant. She was beginning to show and was convinced that her parents were beginning to suspect.

After a lengthy conversation, the girls decided to tell their parents the truth together.

Olive never let go of Sybil's hand through the whole process.

"Mom. Dad. There is something we need to tell you." They had rehearsed this together, convinced that it would make this conversation easier.  It didn't.

"I'm gay and dating Hayley." Sybil said, jumping right into it.

"And I'm... I'm pregnant."

Mya and Robert stood stunned into silence for a moment, before Mya finally responded.

"How long have you two been keeping this from us?"

"I've been dating Hayley since the night of the party..."

"...and I just got confirmation about being pregnant.  I've been worried about it for a little over a week now though."

"But why didn't you girls tell us?" Robert emphasized.  He was surprised by their news, but hurt that they felt they needed to hide it.  He and Mya had always prided themselves on running an open household... apparently their ego was incorrect.

"We were both afraid." Olive said sheepishly.  "I didn't want you to be disappointed in me... or stop loving me."

Robert immediately pulled Olive into a hug. "We will never stop loving you two."

"And let's get a few things straight..." Mya added, "Sybil, since when have we ever gave you the impression that we are adverse to homosexuals in this family? That's right, never.  There is nothing wrong with being gay and me and your father accept you no matter what... and Olive, I won't say that I'm not hurt by your current situation, but you are our daughter and your place is here with us during this.  We will accept whatever decision you make."

"I want to keep it." Olive said suddenly. "I don't want to put it up. It's my baby and it's my responsibility."

"What about the father?" Robert asked, perhaps much more sternly than he intended.

"I haven't told him yet." Olive felt ridiculous saying it out loud. How could you keep something like this from someone?

"Well let's worry about that in the coming days." Mya said, sensing Robert's apprehension over who the father could be.  He had his suspicions that it was that Sargaent boy that she had attended Prom with (and they had only met once for cripes sake!), but now was not the time to openly play the guessing game.

Once the girls had gone back to their room, Mya was finally alone with Robert to vent her fears.

"What if Olive decides to drop out of school? She better not! Oh God. Robert, what kind of life will she have as a teenage mother?!"

"Let's take one thing at a time." Robert said, hoping to calm both himself and Mya. In response to Mya's scoff, he added "Everything will be fine.  We will all be fine."

And as the days passed and Olive's belly began to noticeably grow, she knew she would have to be honest with more than just her family.

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Mya is at Level 9 of her career (Assistant Principal) and has achieved her LTW (the Tinkerer)... she is almost done.  She ages up kind of soon'ish... so at least most of her stuff is out of the way.  Rob is at Level 9 of his career as well (Flatfooted Investigation Specialist) and I found out that the Yomoshoto Invasion is a promotion perk when you get to level 8.  He reached level 10 of logic... so now it's just getting him to the top of his career. I still have the change of scenery requirement as well (almost there!).

Some picture spam:

 Snuffle manages to make drinking a juice box look cute.

 Snuffle and Pi. I *love* the faces he makes.

 I'm not really sure what Randy is doing here.

Aaaand the normal, everyday Sybil freak-out.

1.14--Being Grounded is Such a Drag!

"What were you girls thinking?!" Mya yelled.

"Who was taking care of Corri during this party?" Robert interjected.

Olive looked to her sister for help, but she looked just as helpless as she felt. This definitely was not going well. "We took turns watching him. He was well taken care of, I promise!"

"That doesn't matter! We trusted you girls and you throwing a party while your infant brother is basically left to fend for himself is absolutely out of the question. You're both grounded!"

"Until when?" Sybil asked.

"Until we say so." Mya finished.

"Look..." Robert added, giving Mya some time to gain composure. "...what you two did was unacceptable.  I don't care if there was no drinking, or the house was cleaned up afterward, or whatever other excuse you two are cooking up... you were responsible for a child. God forbid something had happened to him while you two were occupied."

"Me and your father don't want to be the bad guys here, but you have to understand where we are coming from."

Olive and Sybil nodded, both of them feeling extremely guilty for not watching Corrigan as closely as they should have.

Mya sighed. The girls were clearly remorseful. "Since this a first time offense, technically," Mya smirked as she glanced at Olive, "I'd be willing to cap your grounding at a week as long as your father agrees."

Robert smiled. "That seems fair to me.  If you do this again though, your mother and I will not be as lenient."

"Duly noted." Olive said as she glanced at her sister.  They were both aware that they just caught a break and it was best not to mess it up.

Amongst the tumult, Corrigan aged up.  This would mark the second birthday that he was overlooked.

Feeling bad, Mya promised to throw him a birthday party the next day. Despite having just been grounded, Olive was extremely excited.

"I'm really sorry Sybil." Olive said as soon as they entered their room.

"Why?"

"I convinced you to throw the damn party with me, even after you expressed concerns about getting caught."

Sybil laughed. "Olive, I wanted to throw the party too.  Plus, it was worth it."

"Oh?"

"I told Lee that I like her?"

"And?!" Olive couldn't contain her excitement.

"She likes me too."

"Are you guys official... I mean, are you girlfriends?"

Sybil nodded.

"Congratulations Syb!"

"What about you and Randy? We didn't get a good chance to talk after the party what with the cleaning and making sure Snuffle was taken care of."

Olive sighed. "I don't know.  He skipped out pretty early, but he left a nice note.  He said to call him so we could talk, but I haven't yet."

"Skipped out early? Did you...?!"

"Yes." Olive answered. "But I don't really want to talk about it. Let's go to bed."

Sybil pulled her into a hug. "You're okay, right? You can at least tell me that."

"I'm fine." Olive smiled. "I just... feel weird. I don't know how to explain it."

"Well when you can, I'm here."

"I know."


The Next Morning...

Olive and Sybil were woken up early to get the house all cleaned up before Corrigan's party.

Both Olive and Sybil weren't particularly happy about it.

Especially since one of them had been feeling ill all day.

"It has to be that shitty pizza we ordered last night." Olive thought.

As soon as the house was in order, the Dennis clan arranged Corrigan's birthday party at the local community pool.

Sybil apparently thought this was a prime fishing spot.

"Syb!" Mya yelled. "Honey, this is a pool not a pond. I would much prefer not to get a phone call from an enraged parent because their child has a hook through their lip."

Olive coaxed her brother into an underwater breath contest.

She won and Corrigan wasn't too happy about it.  He splashed Olive in retaliation.

"Stop it, you little squirt! Or else I'll tell everyone your family nickname." Olive hollered.

Robert, swimming nearby, budded in. "Will you two behave yourselves?! Olive, you're supposed to be the example here."

"Yeah!" Corrigan replied, sticking his tongue out at Olive.

Olive laughed. "Since when do you trust me to be an example dad?"

"Good point."

Sybil kept things distant between her and Lee since she hadn't come out to her parents yet.

Hayley understood and didn't push her. "You do have to tell them sometime you know? I mean, it's bound to get back to them at some point and it would be better coming from you than a stranger."

Sybil sighed. "I know. I just... want to find the right time.  I mean, it will be one thing to tell them I'm gay, but to also add that I've already got a girlfriend.  Although it does help that it's you.  My parents love you almost as much as I do." 

Hayley laughed. "I told Olive that sucking up has its advantages."

Snuffle decided to end the party by telling a ghost story to his guests...

...one which Mya was not too fond of.

As soon as everyone returned home, Mya and Robert decided to give back phone privileges to the girls.

Since she had yet to call Randy, Olive thought this was the perfect opportunity.  As she thought, he asked her to be his girlfriend and she readily agreed.

But it was his second request that required Olive to be elsewhere.

So while Mya and Robert had retired to their room to discuss the girls' recent secretive behavior...

...Olive decided to break the rules again and sneak out to see Randy.

"Is anyone covering for you?" Randy asked.

"No. I didn't want to pull Sybil into another one of my bad ideas... although I think she has probably caught on at this point that I'm not home." 

"Then let's make this count." Randy said as he pulled her into a hug; and as Olive let his embrace overtake her... she didn't care about the consequences she might face tomorrow. 

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I accidentally left the pictures of Corrigan as a child up last chapter (as I was *supposed* to show him aging up, but decided to cut it short), so anyone who saw last chapter before I fixed it got a nice little spoiler. lol.


For everyone else, here are the close-up's.

Corrigan (aka Snuffle, Cor-Bear, Corri)

His traits are Genius, Insane, Virtuoso.  He looks strikingly similar to Papa Dennis... but everything could go downhill when he is a teen.

An Accidental Pic Turned Adorable

This is seriously the cutest picture I have ever accidentally taken of a sim.  Why you so adorable Corrigan?!

Cece gave a good guess where this is going (not that it wasn't a bit obvious LOL)... Olive caught the pregnant... but she isn't entirely aware yet. Well, now that the drama is in motion... let's move on shall we? :)