If we can't get it together

Round 18: Days 86-90

Last update: Julian and Collette/Owen/Naomi's last update

Next update/Owen and Naomi's next update

Narrated by Owen Nihill

So I've graduated and moved back in with my parents. The whole reason I went to college was to become a lawyer and now I am one and I can't get a job with a law firm. None are hiring. So I'm doing tabloid journalism instead. How prestigious.



I've been feeling a little guilty about my...dalliances with Anna when I was living at the dorms, so I've decided to swear off other girls and focus just on Naomi.

At dinner the other night, she told me she just found out that she was pregnant. I'm the father, obviously. It was definitely a shock but it made me think I really didn't want to have a relationship with my kid like the one between Galen and Samson.

So when we got home that night, I asked Naomi to move in with me and proposed to her. She accepted but we haven't set a date for the wedding yet. She's still a little nervous about the idea of marriage and she wants to give herself a chance to get used to the idea before we jump in.

Heh, I could have sworn my parents were listening at the door. Which is really creepy, if that's what was happening. God, what if we were in bed together or something?

Naomi's been living her for about an hour and she's already making her mark on the place. She's ripping down all my girlie posters. Fair enough, I guess. It's her bedroom too now.

We're not planning on living here permanently but while we are here, we're going to use Kirstin's room for the baby.

This is what we did to it and this is what my present to Naomi was. The teddy bear was made by my grandmother and I thought it would be cool to have it passed down to our kid. It's hardly an heirloom, because she made dozens of the things but it's a nice bit of family history anyway.

Once we got the nursery ready, we were both a little more relaxed and were just able to sit back and wait for the baby to come. I don't think we realised how anxious we were beforehand, especially Naomi.

Still no luck on the job front though. I've started working on a political campaign, which is better than working at a tabloid. It's a little closer to what I want to do but I'm going to keep looking.

Mum and Naomi are getting along okay but they've definitely had a few blow-out arguments. But I think we've all had one of those with Mum at least a couple of times. Mum just says whatever she feels like saying and doesn't really care if it offends anybody. Naomi will just have to learn to deal with her, like Dad and I do.

Dad, by the way, is still plugging away at his diner.

He finally hired a permanent replacement for Araminta. Her name is Adriana, I think. I've seen her around town before.

Anyway, the diner is doing really well lately. It's so cold and windy in Sullivan and even worse in Exeter and everyone just wants a place to come in out of the elements.

Adrienne finally arrived just before bed one evening.

She's gorgeous, of course, with my skin tone and her mother's natural hair colour. We can't wait to see her grow up.

Mum retired recently, so she's been babysitting while everyone's at work. Maybe she'll be less crabby now that she doesn't work nights any more? Nah, probably not!

Adrienne is a year old already and she won't stop talking! She must take after me. I'm very outgoing and will talk to anyone who'll listen. Naomi is the complete opposite.

Random pic:
Fantasise all you like, Owen but you're not kissing Megan. She's a married Family Sim, so she probably wouldn't go for it anyway.

Notes:

• If you're just joining us, Julian is not Owen's dad but seeing he and Collette met when Owen was a toddler and he has very little relationship with Galen (his bio dad), I figure it would probably be natural for him to refer to Julian and Collette as his parents and to Julian as his dad.
• Naomi rolled up the want for marriage last round and it took Owen much longer (he rolled it seconds before I had him propose). If he hadn't rolled it, I probably would have figured they wanted different things in life and broken them up.
• Naomi also has the fear of getting married, so she's definitely still a little apprehensive. I think it might have rolled away now, so I'll get them hitched next round.
• Collette is doing her creepy hugging thing again, though she does take every opportunity to bitch out Naomi. They're friends, but their conversations are full of pouting and hands on hips, etc.