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Every time I play with Mortimer Goth he seems to be so sad and miserable this is what happened when I decided to give Mortimer a second chance, Hope you enjoy reading......
Cassy left home a while ago. Went on a quest with Jubilant to try and find Bella. I read about her adventures and she calls me now and again. Its not the same as having her in the house though.
Alex went off to University with Gamecubesam. He seems to be having a good time. You know boys though, he only calls when he is short of cash. I'm not complaining as I was exactly the same when I was his age... This young lady called Dina has started to visit me during the afternoon. She seems to be getting quite fond of me.
I look forward to her visits as its wonderful to have company , someone to talk to.
Sometimes I feel a bit awkward as she is not much older than my daughter.
I value her friendship, she helps keep an old man sane... One evening she rang,
"Hey, Mortimer, get your glad rags on . I'm coming round to ask you something and then we are going out on the town to celebrate".
I was intrigued, what in heavens did she want to ask me , and what would we be celebrating... She looked very elegant in her black gown, I could tell that she had made an effort, but what was the occassion.
She held my hand across the table.
"Mortimer, I do love to come and visit you in this great big house , I just wish I did not have to go home every evening. You must get so lonely here"
"Oh, I do" I replied " I was thinking of getting a dog to keep me company". "Oh I think I could do much better than that she said " as she pushed a little blue box towards me.
" Mortimer marry me and solve all your problems". "Oh my dear Dina , I could not possibly marry you, you see I don't love you and I could not marry a girl that I did not love"... "I am so sorry if I have given you the wrong idea" .
I felt so uncomfortable , she sat there staring at me in disbelief... She looked so despondant as if her whole world had fallen apart.
I felt so guilty , had I been giving her false hope... The next thing I knew she was down on her knees.
"Oh Mortimer , you must say yes , I am lost without you" "That is enough " I said ,
"I am sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. I have valued your visits and your friendship, but that is all I have to offer. Marriage had never crossed my mind."
"I think you ought to leave before we both say something we regret"
I had a feeling I was not going to be given a choice and was going to hear a lot more by the look on her face... "Friendship" , she almost spat the words out... "I have been coming here for months, listening to you prattle on about Bella. Bella this , Bella that. you have bored me to tears"... "My only hope, was that you silly old fool would fall in love with me. I was only interested in your money. You repulse me".
With that she slapped me across the face.
I don't know whether it was her hand or her words that hurt me the most... She picked up the ring and walked out into the night.
What a fool I had been . I should have realised what was happening and put a stop to it weeks ago , but my lonliness had got in the way, stopped me thinking straight... I broke down and cried.
I cried for all the wasted years I had spent hoping for Bella to retun.
I cried for all the lonely hours I had spent alone in this great big house.
I cried thinking that my life was nearly over and that any chance of happiness was lost...
It was the longest loneliest night I had ever spent... The following morning, I got up showered and decided that today was going to be a positive day.
Dina's words had hurt but they had also rung true.
I was not going to mope about feeling sorry for myself , if I wanted my share of happiness I had to go out there and find it.
A new neighbour had moved into the area so I thought I would do the neighbourly thing and go and introduce myself... "Good morning Madam, welcome to Plesantville. My name is Mortimer, Mortimer Goth"
The warmest of faces turned around to greet me.
"Well , hello there to you to, I'm Polly Green"
She had the warmest of voices.
" Do come in and have a coffee"...
I had only meant to introduce myself and be on my way.
Two hours and three cups of coffee later I was still sat in Polly's lounge.
Polly was a widow with a grown up son. She had moved to Plesanville to retire.
"My great big house was much too big for one , I was rattling about in it getting lost and lonely, Do you get lonely Mortie, I hope you don't mind me calling you Mortie."
Her mouth was not still for a minute. I did not mind , I hung on to every word... After spending most of the afternoon with Polly I stole myself away.
I knew all her life 's history.
I felt so much more lighthearted than the man that woke up this morning.
Listening to Polly had been like taking a good medicine.
Did I mind her calliing me Mortie, she could call me anything as long as she called!.. The following evening we made arragement to dine out together. We met in a cosy little restaraunt close to Polly's house.
"Tell me about yourself Mortie, tell me why your eyes are so sad."
I did not want to burden her with my woes so told her her briefly about Bella's disapperance.
Polly raised her glass.
"A toast to us Mortie, let us both find future happiness"
"Here,s hoping Polly, here's hoping".
It was a lovely summers evening so we walked home.
We had so much in comon. We liked to read the same books, listen to the same music , eat the same food.
I held her hand to say goodnight.
"Thank you Polly for a memorable evening , lets hope we can meet again one day"
My heart skipped a beat . I had forgotten such emotions. Forgotten how warm a womans touch was... That night I hardly slept. I was in a quandry. I paced up and down my bedroom floor.
Where were all these feelings coming from. Why did I feel such tenderness towards Polly. I had only met her the previous day , yet I could not get her out of my mind.
Was it wrong to feel like this when Bella could be out there suffering.
" Bella tell me what I need to do, I have waited so long . Would you forgive me if I was unfaithful to you".
I had been faithful to Bella for all these years. Surley I was entitled to some happiness before it was too late.. The following evening Polly invited me around for drinks by the pool.
She was so much fun to be with, always laughing and joking.
She made me feel so innocent and free, so alive... We sat uner the stary sky for hours talking about our dreams and hopes.
I looked across and saw how beautiful Polly looked and how relaxed and happy I was in her company.
It was then I decided what I had to do if I was to ever find true happiness again...
The following morning I went into town and bought the biggest diamond ring I could find. Also a bouquet of red roses for luck.
I had forgotten what a romantic fellow I could be.
Ring and roses in hand I marched off to Polly's house.
I was a man on a mission... Polly was in the garden when I arrived looking more beautiful than ever.
" Oh Mortie , red roses for me , you are so thoughtful"
I looked into her eyes and my courage began to falter... She held my hand, she had a worried look on her face.
" Mortie, tell me what's wrong , you are trembling"
If I was ever to find happiness I had to do it now... I went down on one knee,
"Polly , I love you dearly, would you do me the honor of being my wife"
I felt as if I was down there for an eternity waiting for Polly's reply... "Mortie I will gladly be your wife , I have loved you since the moment I set eyes on you"
Yes ,yes, yes... That moment in time I felt as if I was the happiest man on earth.
All those years of misery seemed to evaporate into thin air.
It was as if someone had turned back the clock... That night I stayed at Pollys , it seemed pointless for us both to go our seperate way.
Polly was in a daze all evening.
"Oh Mortie you have made me so happy. I had never dreamt I would find love so late in life, and then you came along"... We deciced to get married the following week.
You can't hang about at our age , you never know what's around the corner... " I, Mortimer take you Polly, to be my friend , my lover , my true companion"... "I Polly take you Mortimer to be my husband , loving what I know of you and trusting what I do not yet know"... "I come today to give you my love , to give you my heart and my hope for our future toghether"... Polly has helped me let go of the past and embrace a new future... We have sold our houses in Plesantville and moved to a cabin by the sea. Our days are filled with happiness... Because of Polly, I laugh , I smile , I dream again. Since I have found Polly I have found new life, new hope... I have been given a second chance in happiness, something I thought was lost to me forever.
We have such a lot we need to do together and not much time left . So with that in mind I will end my story.
If any of you Simmers ever find Bella can you tell her where I am , tell her that I did wait for ten years but I just had to grab this last chance of finding happiness .... I'm sure she will understand.
... THE END ...
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On May 15, 2007 cariadbach wrote:
On May 17, 2007 wrote:
I don't usually play with Mortimer but I think I will now you have made him happy
Sweet
On May 17, 2007 wrote:
Glad that Mortimer has found love, she was one hot granny
On May 17, 2007 wrote:
Hey makes a change from young love, nice one
He looks much happier in your game than mine
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
She's much better than dina. dina only wants his money.
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Sweet, Mortimer had the look of love in his eyes by the pool
Liked the wedding vows
On May 18, 2007 bryk1984 wrote:
I'm glad that Mortimer found someone (other than dina) that makes him happy!!!
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
that Dina has a mean streak, i felt so sorry for monty to begin with , but now he is in paradise
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
A nice oldie love story, cute
Snazzy wedding suit
On May 18, 2007 KrawkDbz16 wrote:
Good for Mortimer! I always knew he'd find happiness someday.
On May 18, 2007 drewsoltesz wrote:
Very sweet! I always had a soft spot for poor old Mortimer as well...
On May 18, 2007 atangki wrote:
Awww.. Sweet. Good story.
On May 18, 2007 SimsBarbie wrote:
Beautiful. I do believe this is the first time iv'e seen Mortimer happy since Bella's disappearance. And I love it.
On May 18, 2007 flyinggrace wrote:
Wow i loved this story.
I love hearing twist for how people usually see the
Goth family.
Great job!
On May 18, 2007 GilsLovelyLady wrote:
On May 18, 2007 sharon21075 wrote:
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
beautiful story, great screenshots, they match the story well
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Yay! So cute, and he was happy.
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
yay, they did look happy, Polly was just what Mortimer needed
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Have nearly read all your stories now. Can you tell me how you take such good pictures, mine are c...!
Liked this one too
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Saw the screenshot on your profile page( which I visit everyday
)So this is what you did to poor Mortie! good story
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Just found tsr , good story
On May 18, 2007 chardonnayonedge wrote:
Another great job!!! And you just can't stay away can you....
I understand, I would be writing more myself but my game keeps crashing. We found out yesterday that a software file is missing. So they are checking to see what Dell is going to do about it. They program my pc all wrong, and it has given me some serious fits! Thanks for writing stories to keep me entertained til mine gets fixed!!!! P.S. In my story, Mortimers insistant search for seeing a ghost did him in. He finally got to see one...and it scared him to death. I laughed so hard. During Cassandra's wedding no less!!!!
On May 18, 2007 wrote:
Like to read your stories as they are always different, romance for Mortie! very nice
On May 18, 2007 SueAlJen wrote:
On May 18, 2007 josh1092 wrote:
I knew it would all work out in the end. Don't worry i'll tell Bella what you said.
On May 18, 2007 15RabbitLane wrote:
I loved the start, where you took other people stories
I'm glad he got happy! I haven't actually played as him yet 
On May 18, 2007 sweetcharming wrote:
ohh....how cute!
Usually I don't like love stories with older people but this one was really sweet!!!
Good job!
On May 19, 2007 enchantmentsisters wrote:
The screenshots were great and the story line was unique. I love seeing what other people are doing with Pleasantview now that I've been playing it myself! Great job!
On May 19, 2007 ragemacsika wrote:
Good story
On May 19, 2007 wrote:
I agree with enchantmentsisters . Its refreshing to read your stories.Always something different. Nicely done
On May 19, 2007 AnniKayna wrote:
yes!!!
finally someone that didnt make Mortimer fall in love with Dina!!! 
I really really really enjoyed your story, the idea of giving a second chance to the dear,old,Morty 
was really good 
and I appreciated the way that you developed the whole thing... 
Polly is really sweet 
and the best thing was at the end,when you write that they move in the cabin by the sea 
that was really great 
for I loved your story so much,Ill rate 5.0!!!
have a nice weekend
On May 19, 2007 wrote:
could not agree more with what AnniKayna said. Very well done. Have you seen the nice dedication to you in the mermaid story
On May 19, 2007 Jubilant wrote:
That was great! I'm happy that you made a happy ending for Mortimer! Polly was so sweet and a perfect companion. The writing was good and captivating. I would just watch out for shots taken in buy mode. Great job! And thanks for the reference that was cool to add me and gamecubesam!
On May 19, 2007 Magic1 wrote:
That was a beautiful story and I'm happy for Mortiemer.His wife is quite beautiful loved her make up.
On May 20, 2007 wrote:
Well done Mortimer. Like your stories they are very entertaining. Keep up the good work
On May 20, 2007 wrote:
Another good story from you. I like the way you worked up to Morty finding a wife it was nicely done. Glad the old soul has found happiness especially as I killed him off in my game
On May 20, 2007 wrote:
Mortimer is one of my fav Sims so glad you let him find Polly, never liked Dina much
On May 20, 2007 wrote:
On May 20, 2007 GFitz wrote:
That was so sweet! I always thought Mortie was a grouch but now I see he was just lonely!
On May 21, 2007 spacemouse wrote:
Very sweet, I loved reading it. Thanks for sharing.
On May 21, 2007 wrote:
loved it. And not another word. 5.0
On May 24, 2007 cajunbelle0731 wrote:
Very sweet!
On May 24, 2007 jaundyce61 wrote:
Nice upbeat tale for Mortimer!! Great!
On May 26, 2007 Scrawffler wrote:
That was really good!
I play with Mortimer a lot, so I enjoyed reading this.
On May 28, 2007 molli17 wrote:
On May 30, 2007 minsmusic wrote:
Glad Mortimor found love with the right woman! Hey, he looks good in pink.
On Jun 1, 2007 LilyoftheValleyICE wrote:
Beautifully written. I loved seeing this side of Mortimer. Whenever I played my first families he always came around and poked and yelled at my poor sims. But all he wanted was to find happiness again
I love this story 
On Jun 5, 2007 wrote:
Never played with Mortimer, will have to go and see if I can also make him happy
On Jun 13, 2007 Llyriel wrote:
It was really fun to read! I am so happy for Mortimer! I love Goth family stories. This one has a nice complete feel to it. Usually people use Cassandra or Dina, but it's nice to finally see a good Mortimer story! Thanks!!
On Jul 5, 2007 wrote:
Such a beautiful story.I'm hoping that Bella won't get angry or something like that.
On Jul 10, 2007 wrote:
Such a happy story
On Jul 18, 2007 qvisn wrote:
What a story. wow. I have a similar private one. after my Dad died 7 years ago i was upset that my mum was seeing someone. I thought she was being bad to my dads memory. It took me a while to realise she has a right to some happiness too. She married her man last october and they are very happy, she is 80 and he is 81, I hope they get a few years together before one of them goes. well you know what they say, its never too late for love,glad mortima got his chance too.
Shirley.
On Aug 25, 2007 Eisbaerbonzo wrote:
On Oct 14, 2007 Emilie Jolie wrote:
She was a rather pretty grandma, so I can see why he would fall in love with her. Bella is in Strangetown, the REAL and ORIGINAL Bella is in Pleasantview. I remember playing Mortimer in the original Sims. He was not an old grouch at all. The Goths were a small, happy, Gothic family. And in the Sims 2 I gave him his Bella back. But when I got her pregnant with Mortimer, she faded away and the game said that she died on another lot.
On Oct 14, 2007 Emilie Jolie wrote:
On Oct 14, 2007 hiedibear75 wrote:
That was sweet.
I'm glad he finally found love. 
Hmmm me thinks there is a certain candidate for ghostum. 
I'm bad that way.....it's how I get almost all of my game's ghosts.LOL
On Oct 24, 2007 OpheliaNival wrote:
I'm so glad that he finally found true love and not a golddigger. I am sure Bella will understand, she would also want the best for him!
On Jan 25, 2008 mmbunny wrote:
On Feb 29, 2008 qasert wrote: