The Hinman/Reeves legacy, part one ?

So I got Sims 3 a few days ago, and even though my graphics card is utter garbage, I managed to make it through three in-game weeks and start the legacy I've always wanted. Hopefully this goes well =]
(I'll try to make it short but so much happened!)

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Shelby and Acacia Hinman are twin sisters, but complete opposites. Shelby is unlucky (she has bad days often), artistic (though she never makes a worthy painting), clumsy (she breaks things often), loves the outdoors (but rarely leaves the house), and absent-minded (frequently forgets where's she's going). Acacia is lucky (always has good days), hates art and the outdoors (her sister is a pain to her because of their opposites in these departments), a great kisser and charismatic (a wonderful combination).

The two share a house with Derek Reeves, a slightly gothic black and blue haired glasses wearing man who is torn between them. He is sort of like both of them because he is charismatic, artistic, loves the outdoors, and lucky. His only unique trait is that he is a hopeless romantic.

When they all first moved in together, Acacia was quick to flirt with Derek; Shelby couldn't get a word in edge wise. When Derek invited Shelby to the art gallery in town (they live on the outskirts of Sunset Valley, by the military base), Acacia was disappointed. When Shelby would paint pictures, Derek was more than happy to frame them in the study. Acacia was overly jealous of their bond.

This is when Acacia began to give up on Derek and frequent the park. EVERY single man that she talked to was in a relationship with someone else. Buster Clavell was a little too old for her but it was worth a shot. She followed him to his picnic area to see Bessie Clavell dining with him. That's when she met Xander. Xander was a Decoy in the criminal career. He was inappropriate and a party animal which throughly intrigued Acacia.

Xander was very tired when they met so naturally their talking time was short. He left and Acacia wandered around the park. She met two more available men, Christopher Steel and Stiles McGraw. Christopher was too busy fishing to care about anything Acacia said, but she kept him in her contact list anyway. Stiles was all ears though. Acacia learned that he was frugal and a loner. The loner trait was evident but he craved attention anyway.

While Acacia was gone for those few days at the park (park benches were her friend), Derek and Shelby really got to know each other and Derek proposed that they go steady. Shelby was more than happy to accept! Acacia arrived home with Stiles and snubbed the two altogether, and actually asked Xander to spend the night.

Derek and Shelby made fun of him the whole time, pointing and laughing ensued. Xander slept in Shelby's bed, so she insulted him immensly. He left the next night to go to work, but not after much flirting with Acacia. She was sad to see him go but it was for the best. Derek took Shelby to the park that night and pulled out a sparkling diamond ring and asked her to marry him. She accepted and they had a private marriage that night.

When they returned (no honeymoon!) Acacia was no longer friends with Derek for the time being. Even though she was an in-law, she saw no point in having any contact with him. Derek and Shelby were sad at this loss but went into Derek's room to 'consumate' the marriage. Shelby was eager to do so and when she woke up the next morning, she threw up!

Acacia went back to the park that morning and conversed with Stiles more. She followed him around everywhere, asking about his day and becoming more interested in his profession. He was a music talent scout and left her halfway through their 'date' to go to work. He came back though and she asked him to go steady as well. He accepted and she invited him over to spend the night.

Shelby announced to the household (and Stiles) that she was pregnant. Derek was overjoyed and couldn't stop clapping! Acacia mended her relationship with Derek and the two celebrated together. Stiles left for work shortly after, though no one noticed he left. Acacia rode her bike to the park to meet up with him after work but instead was confronted by Xander. When asked how she was, she left out the part about dating Stiles and the two kissed and flirted all afternoon. Stiles never showed up...

Acacia called Stiles over the next day and prepared to apologize but forced herself not to. Instead she made Stiles some mac & cheese for dinner and the two cuddled on her bed. Acacia got off the bed and Stiles followed suit. She pulled out a ring and slipped it over his finger; Stiles' loner trait disappeared and he fell in love with her all over again. He took her last name and moved in and they had a private wedding on their lawn. He was a roommate of the Bachelor family but they did not miss him.

When Stiles went to work the next day, Acacia took it upon herself to call Xander, finally letting him know what was going on. She asked him if it was okay if they were just friends, and he promptly cried on her shoulder. His commitment issues reared their ugly heads and he went home sobbing. Stiles' birthday was that night and even though he wanted to spend it alone, he came home just as Xander left.

Shelby went into labor the next day! Derek and Shelby ran into a taxi and sped to the hospital. A few hours later, Anna May was born (her traits being artistic and friendly). Shelby and Derek were now proud parents of a little girl; they brought her home safely. Stiles completed his life goal of being filthy rich in the meantime after getting a promotion and having a lot of money in the family funds.

Always the mischief maker, Acacia invited Xander over for the night. Stiles was very busy up-ing his guitar skills and making calls to the band he worked for, so Xander went unnoticed, despite Xander's frequent insults to the poor quality of the music Stiles was playing and the scolding Acacia gave him. That night, Acacia woohoo'd with Xander. She cried on the side of her bed shortly afterwards and apologized when Xander left the next morning due to hunger.

Stiles forgave her but freaked when Acacia began throwing up. She confessed to cheating on him and even went so far as to confess her attraction to Xander. Stiles forgive her for cheating but when she said she loved him, Stiles found her to be unforgivably rude. Acacia slipped off the ring on her finger and the two called their marriage quits. Stiles roamed around the house, angry and confused. All that was on his mind was their break up. Whenever Acacia tried to talk to him he wouldn't listen. Apologizing was impossible!

Acacia told Stiles to pack his bags. Shelby and Derek were too busy with Anna May to care, though it wasn't like they liked Stiles anyway. Stiles moved into the first house he could find and they stopped talking completely. Meanwhile, Anna May grew into a toddler! She quickly learned to talk, walk, and became potty trained. There was an incident where Acacia brought her to the park and put her down so she could throw up, so Shelby ran (yes ran. Didn't take a cab, she took two hours to RUN to the park) to save her child from kidnappers.

Acacia went into labor a few days later. She didn't call a cab but instead rode her bike to the emergency room. People outside were freaking out and screaming. Guess who showed up to the hospital? Xander, with his toddler Reagan. Pepper Hinman was born. The four went to the Hinman/Reeves household and Acacia asked Xander to leave.

Not much happened after that. Pepper became a toddler, learned to talk and walk (her traits were evil and insane). Anna May grew up and Pepper did shortly after that (through forced birthday) and gained the trait kleptomaniac, while Anna May got the 'good' trait.

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So far, so good :D