Chapter 1.10

Ayva's second child, baby girl; Bubba Simmons had to stay behind in the hospital to treat her jaundice while her elder brother, Brandon Simmons got to see her first sunrise as her mother brought him home that morning...

It would be another few days before Bubba can come home, but Ayva in the cab with baby Brandon in her arms had already started to worry about the extra expenses for her 2nd child which she could not afford. "Where do I find the money for the extra crib, bottles and diapers?" she mumbled to herself.

When they arrived home, much to Ayva's astounishment, Christopher was waiting for her...

Apparently all these while, he had been keeping a watch on her, from afar, that is... The night before, he was actually on his way to his usual hiding spot after his work shift while he saw a yellow cab speeding towards the direction of the hospital. He knew what was it, and followed her there but because he has no relation with Ayva, the doctors and nurse prohibited him from entering her ward, there so, he decided to wait by her home instead.

Ayva, still feeling bad over the incident, let out a weak smile as Christopher walks towards her. "How are you feeling now?" he asked. "... I'm fine... thank you... I have actually given birth to a pair of twins..." she replied. She also noticed when she started to have butterflies in her tummy -- she knew it wasnt any postnatal symptons, but her feelings for Christopher.

They seemed to awkward chatting but Christopher not wanting to lose this chance to speak to Ayva, continued: "So what are the names of the baby?", "Do you need help? With anything?"

"Brandon and Bubba", this time she answered with a genuine smile. "Why dont you come on in, Chris?" she continued. She's actually looking for an opportunity to apologise to him ~

While Ayva placed baby Brandon into his new crib, Christopher stood around in the house; cant help but noticed a revolting broken toilet. It smell so bad but bearing the stench, he would not plug his nose les' he offends Ayva, again. His heart was broken once again, it pains him to know that the woman he loved so much is strugging to make ends meet, yet there's nothing he could do to help...

"Erm..."

After a long awkward pause, Ayva cleared her throat: "I'm sorry, Chris... I shouldnt have done what I have done to you the other night..." she said, and continued on: "I guessed I was too naive, thinking I could handle the world alone by myself, but I just cant... and I am such a disappointment...".

"I dont want you to. I just want us both to try and make this work" Christopher said, as he bravely held her hands in his, hoping that she wont pull her hands away, that is...

Ayva didnt said much after that, but was willing to allow nature let her life and Christopher's take its course...

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Eleven

Extras

Fact is, Christopher just couldnt live any longer with that stench and decided he ought to do something about that revolting toilet, how sweet!

Chapter 1.9

In a blink of an eye, the days went by quickly...

Ayva's in her 3rd trimester now, and would be due to give birth anytime soon. Much as the days of her pregnancy went by smoothly; she's had not much sickness and was able to move around quite easily. She's also trying all her best to keep her body healthy with whatever little she could afford -- these days, she's getting better in cooking and these meals should help.



She was determined to give the best that she can, being the best Mum ever.

She also spent the rest of her maternity leave tending to her garden. It was really starting to take shape now and she was growing all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Selling the harvests was also a help, but most of all Ayva felt closer to Jared in this way. Perhaps she still love him a little despite his disppearance, but most importantly, she needed a closure, even if it means that Jared would not consider the unborn child in her stomach his.

Ayva took time to sort her thoughts, and assessed her life. She remembered the night where she shut the doors on Christopher, especially his words. Ayva had not seen him since then, in fact, she missed him alot. She admits she have romantic interests towards him too, but because she was fearful for what the future holds for her, she didnt want to drag innocent Christopher down.

Still wondering what the future holds for her, Ayva drifted to sleep on the bed, in her shack home. When suddenly she was jolted awake by the wetness of her bed, sure enough, the bed underneath Ayva was soaked, her waterbag had just bursted!



Ayva panicked: "I'm going into labour, I'm going into labour... What am I supposed to do?", then she remembered from the books she read: "Br...breath, breath slowly..." It wasn't easy for the first time mum-to-be, and she was all alone by herself. Ayva gasped with pain and doubled over, uttering low groan. She struggled to call a cab before another contraction hit her and she cried out in pain, again. Picking up the bag that she had packed before in anticipation for the delivery, the cab arrived to take her to the hospital.



Thou' smooth pregnancy but the delivery was a very long and difficult one. It was the scariest night of Ayva's life -- she almost thought she nearly lose her baby that day. She lost a lot of blood during delivery and the baby wasnt breathing when Ayva gave that final, agonising push...

It wasn't one; but 2 tiny cries. It was the most beautiful sound she had ever heard in her entire life. Ayva, still shaking and letting loose gratified tears that her babies are alive, kept slipping in and out of consciousness but the doctor assured her that once her body replenished the blood she had lost during delivery, she would start to regain her strength.

"Congratulations, Mdm. Simmons... It's a pair of healthy twins, boy and girl" announced the midwife. "What would you like to name them? We need to write up the birth certificate" the midwife asked, while gently placing the newborns into their mother's arms, one on each side...

"Br... Brandon and Bubba" Ayva whispered weakly from the bed.
Exhausted as she was, she drifted off to a deep sleep until the next morning...

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Ten

Chapter 1.8

Not wanting to aggravate matters at her current state of health, Christopher came by almost every other day to keep Ayva accompanied.

In fact, he has stayed long enough in Sunset Valley to know that Jared Frio's famous for befriending people, then betraying them for his own interests. Rumors has it too, that he is also the father of Claire Ursine's unborn child. What an incorrigible jerk he is!

While there's no way Ayva could change the facts of her life, she had considered her options seriously and decided to keep the baby at all cost. Afterall, she was once given the gift of life too, and wouldnt want to take away a poor little innocent life.

Soon, her boss, Gunther came to know about her pregnancy too. He had came by the other day to check on Ayva after a visit to the nearby Alto family. Uncontrollably she broke into tears, as she was concerned about missing out on precious promotions and opportunities. Right there, Gunther assured her position at work for now... He gave her a broken TV set, belonging to him. Gunther knew Ayva would be up to the task of repairing it, since she often fixed her own broken toilet and bathroom. It mean so much to Ayva, that her boss was such an understanding man.

When Christopher came by that night, Ayva cleared her throat and approached her friend. She needed to tell someone, to share her worries with, that she does not have enough to raise a baby. Frowning her head, she said: "Chris, I need to talk to you." Christopher brows knitted together in concern and he rushed to her side.

"What is it? Are you okay? Are you feeling sick? Do you want to go to the hospital?" he asked. Ayva shook her head and mumbled: "No, I'm fine... I guess...". Christopher stepped back for a minute, confused and Ayva continued: "I dont think I have the money to raise a baby, and I'm only 19YO! I have to think about how a baby's gonna affect my career! I'd be at home taking care of a child I can't really afford, while I miss out on promotions at work, thats if I'm lucky enough not to get demoted! I can't afford a crib, or toys, or bottles and diapers..." Ayva trailed off, because she was crying to hard to continue.

"Ayva, easy now. Think of the baby" he said gently, but Ayva couldnt calm down.

Her stomach was in knots.

"Ow!" she gasped suddenly, clutching her belly as a sharp pain caught her by surprise.

"Ayva, what's wrong?" Christopher demanded, while trying to hold her as she steady her feet.

Christopher know it was the time for him to express his romantic interest to Ayva. He could have just continue swinging by daily after work to keep her company, but deep inside his heart, it breaks to see the love of his life heart broken, for a jerk. So much so that he hopes to help her mend everything and make things right again, and wouldnt even mind considering the unborn child his, that's if she allows him to build a family together.

"It'll be okay. Ayva, trust me... Everything will work out, you'll see. Just focus on taking care of our baby..." he whispered. Ayva stood stunned, "OUR baby?"regurgitating his words. "Yes, I know this may be too sudden, and would even sound absurd but I want you to know that I will always be here for you when you need me, no matter what happens, Ayva, and I would love to raise this baby together with you, as my own."

Ayva tried to reason with herself; everything that was going on, everything that was happening in her young life, but it was all too much for her to handle. She didnt know what to do, what to say to Christopher and what's gonna happen to the baby in her stomach... Not knowing what the future holds for her, she was lost, utterly down and out... "Get out of my sight!" she screamed at Christopher, "Get out! Go away! Leave me alone!" while pushing him away, out of the door.

Ayva shut the door behind him.

Leaning onto the old wooden door, she kneeled down and wailed.

Christopher heard her cries, but left, without words...

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Nine

Chapter 1.7

The carpool honking startled and snapped Ayva out of her bed, "just give me a minute there~" she shouts back while hastily getting dressed for work. "You aren't usually late, are you alright?" asked the driver, "erm, I am..." she replied faintly. "I hope so my dear, you look so pale and your eyes are puffy today..." said the driver and deafening silence filled the car while he drove her to the office.

"Good Morning!" said Gunther Goth; her boss, as Ayva walked by the pantry to her desk. "Good Morning Sir" replied Ayva. Looking concerned, Gunther probed:"Are you alright, my dear? You looked sick...". Trying to hide her pregnancy, Ayva lied:"Err... Yes, I am Sir, I think I'd just tired from reading a book which got me drifted till late last night..."

Back at her desk, Ayva bowed her head over her arms and let out a sigh... "I don't think I can keep this secret any longer, what am I supposed to do now?" she ask herself while struggling to pick herself back to work.

She managed to survived the day but not wanting to lie through her days at work, she applied for some leave from her boss to hide away; her protuding stomach. Immediately he approved, for he had already sense something was amiss since this morning.

Out of desperation, and in need for help so badly -- Ayva rang Christopher up. Chris had recently found himself a new job at the Science Centre being a Test Subject, hence, he would only be free in 3 hours time. Meantime, Ayva decides to head down to Papyrus Memorial Library in search for some reads for her pregnancy.

While at reading the pregancy book, she saw a cute toddler playing across the room. Maybe soon, she would be a mother herself, but she can't help but wondered if she would be ready to be a single-mother? Thoughts of abortion did filled her mind, that is...

Just then, her phone rang -- Christopher is here, and he is waiting outside the Library for her. She rushes out to meet him, and as she walked towards him, he cant help but notice the changes in her body. It would be a long talking night, but knowing Chris as a good sim, Ayva's sure that he would help, if not the least; offer her some good advices.

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Eight

Chapter 1.6

Somehow, Ayva was devoid of Jared in the days after the sleepover...

Everytime she tries to ring Jared if they could meet, "not right now" was his reply! Despite knowing where he stays and work, Ayva thought it may not be a good idea to show up abruptly."He might be really busy", Ayva tried to convince herself & brushed everything aside, until...

Baby woes?

Ayva had been experiencing somewhat a roller-coaster mood swings recently... Likewise her body -- such as frequent visits to the washroom & her hips seemed wee bit rounder these days.

She tried to brush away the idea that she might be pregnant, "it was just that once!" she said while sobbing to herself, to the point these symptons have become part as her daily routine -- morning sickness! You know that you know you have to face the reality when you can no longer fit into your favourite skinny jeans anymore, exactly!

Caught in fear & dilemma, there's no way she's making a trip to the hospital, so instead, she grabbed herself a pregnancy test kit to confirm her worse fears.

Ayva's shoulders shook with petrified sobs as she steadied herself over the sink. A positive pregnancy test was lying on the edge of the sink, the blue line seeming to taunt her and gloat over her misfortune. She yelled to herself, "this cant be true!".

"Much as I want to be a Mom, I'm not ready yet!" she thought, panicked. "I'm not even sure of the relationship I have with Jared... Oh God, what am I going to do?" she wept.

Ayva needed to see Jared, badly...

She took a deep steadying breath, while her hands shook as she dialed his mobile phone number and held the phone to her ear... "Sorry, the number you've just dialed is no longer in use, thank you... Sorry, the number you've just dialed......."

Ayva took a shuddering breath, and stood frozen...
She dropped the phone, and it clattered to the ground with a small thud.

She knew she had just been used, only a bit of fun...

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Seven

Chapter 1.5

While his brother, Connor Frio is away in seek for inspiration for his next novel, Jared thought it would be a good chance to invite Ayva over to his home right after his work shift ended.

Ayva, whom had been thinking about him all day and just couldnt wait to see him! Ayva knew it was very soon but it felt so right and she had fallen deeply in love with Jared. They spent most of the evening into the night getting to know each other more, laughing and ...smooching!

Just then, in the midst of romancing -- Jared told Ayva that it was actually his birthday. He wanted to spend this special day with someone special. At that very moment, he transformed into a full grown adult.

Hoping for a 'special' gift -- he asked if she would like to sleepover?

Ayva hestitated for a moment, but later obliged...

Being a hopeless romantic, a kiss is all Ayva needed to fall in lust with Jared, so when he whispered in her ear: "lets go into the room and make some love together", Ayva just couldnt resist, although she werent sure if this is the right thing to do. They chased each other into his bedroom and made love -- it was so explosive, that Ayva was convinced she saw little hearts fall from the sky!

Little did she know what she had got herself into ~

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Six

Chapter 1.4

A brand new week, with a brand new position at work.

Ayva woke up extremely early in excitement to start her day at work as a Report Processor. It's hard to act on just a hunch when billions of simoleans are at stake, thus, she is required to compile the reports and provide detailed analysis... by morning... every morning. Ayva knows too that this would also be a chance to get close to the boss, so that when a better position opens up, her name is on the short list.

With that, Ayva know she needs some proper food & nutrients.

She tries out some homemade breakfast to kick start the day!

Indeed, the day was tough...

With the tonnes of documents stacked almost as high as the roof, looking for a specific file was like a needle in haysack. But if there's anything schmoozering cant do -- it was the Repo-Man! Argh!! Ayva had forgotten all about paying her bills!

He came, and took her only light away...

How 'nice' to start the week with a negative memory! Argh~

Immediately after her work shift ended, Ayva tries to call the Repo company if she could still pay her bills & claim back her only light. Unfortunately it was a plain NO! "You should have known it better! Your red-bills exploded & we just had to summon the Repo-Man!" was the screaming answer over the phone.

Thou' after a long tiring & stressful day at work, still, Ayva didnt wanted to head home straight to be reminded of the brutal facts that inevitably the Repoman had came & repossessed her items -- and there's nothing she can do.

So instead, she decides to try her luck with Jared if he was willing to meet her.

She thought that might help compensate the bad day she's had.

Jared agreed to meet her by the beach near his home, because he only had a short time to spare before he has to go to work. Ayva told him everything that had happened, to her astounishment, she receives a warm, tight huggle from him...

Almost lost, Ayva struggle to understand what is going on? "Does it means he likes me too?" she asked herself in her heart, still throbbing frantically. Before she could composed herself again, Jared asked if she would like to wait for him till he's off shift, as he would like to spend more time with her. Of course, Ayva agreed!

It might seemed to be too soon for anything to happen, but well, being the hopeless romantic, it's the heart and not the mind that makes the call, she just believes anyone could just be 'the one'...

>>> Ayva Simmons: Chapter Five