saveourpeeps | The Royal Family: Week Two

Sorry that I sort of disappeared this past month - school and life have sort of taken over and my computer had a few little problems, which is making Sims and hte program I use to edit pictures sort of slow, so I haven't managed to play or do much Sims-related. Hopefully the next update won't take so long...

If you remember from the last update nearly a month ago, Mariella Royal was involved with both Cody Longshore and Lance Thatcher, but she already had a son with Lance. Neither guy seemed to mind sharing her, but I decided to let Mariella choose herself who she would marry (I'm trying not to force marriage, but I want to make sure that the five last names all live on).
And on the first morning of the week, one of her boy toys, Lance, happened to show up...

Mariella was quick to greet him, not even bothering to change out of her pajamas.

Lance managed to get a moment to himself to finally meet his son, Liam, whom he barely knew existed, let alone was his.

Now that he finally got the chance to meet his son, though, Lance was ready to act as a better father.

Lance wouldn't win the chance to move in with his quasi-girlfriend and son, though - Mariella's relationship with his (now-former) roommate was higher, and so Cody was promptly invited over...

...and then invited to move in, which he eagerly accepted, leaving Lance alone in the neighboring home.

Cody didn't wait long to get engaged to the woman of his dreams. Despite her inclination towards just having fun in life and not being tied down, Mariella was elated when he popped the question and was cautiously looking forward to a simple wedding.

Marriage wasn't the only thing looming ahead for Mariella - she would be a mother once again.

Because of the baby on the way, Mariella and Cody rushed to get married, opting for casual rather than anything fancy.

Either because she was second-guessing marriage or secretly wanted to wear a frilly white dress and a ten-foot-long train, Mariella wasn't too happy with the new union.

She didn't have much time to dwell on that, though - Liam was ready to join his fellow neighbors as a toddler, showing that Mariella and Lance made adorable children - too bad Lance was now out of the picture...

Now that he knew his son, though, Lance wasn't going to abandon him a second time.

Mariella sent him some mixed messages, though, when she greeted him with a huge kiss before he got a chance to get inside to say hello to his son.

Because father-and-son time was so adorable, this was destined to become at least a weekly get-together, if not more.

Even without Lance there to complete the family, they made an adorable portrait together.

Mariella soon ruined the calm atmosphere in order to give birth, though...

...to a cute baby boy (this neighborhood is starting to have too many boys - there's only one girl to four boys!), Tristan Longshore.

And the good news kept coming as Mariella became the first to max out mechanical! As long as she has a good relationship with town founder Clayton Bentley when the next week starts, the citizens of Woodhaven will be able to see after 7:00pm without needing a nice hobby glow!

Before the week ended for the Longshore-Royal clan (Liam remained a Royal so that the name doesn't die out), it was birthday time. First up was the young Tristan, who actually aged up with his father's hairstyle...

...and Liam as well, who luckily inherited his father's genetics, which contributed to genetic variety in the neighborhood!

And so the second week ended for this family. Next up is the Porter household, the last of this week, where there's plenty of diapers and bottles to go around...