Babies 10&11&12: Relationships

With a new 'single' relationship status, Salline decided to give herself a new look. She needed to continue the challenge now that the twins were born; but what about Alex? Salline also missed her child-hood, and her new hairstyle reflected that.

Salline was feeling hungry, and knew she would have to age up Jayde and Micah soon so she could continue on with the challenge, but she didn't want them to leave so soon. She prepared everyone a pretty good sized pot of Mac & Cheese. (because in real life that's what I want e.e)

Meanwhile, Alex was upstairs with Micah trying to squeeze any information out of her. "Has your mom talked about me or said anything?" "I.. Uh," Micah looked at the floor. "Well?" he pursued. Micah pushed passed him, unsure of what she should say.

Alex fed Danielle for the first time. She was so tiny, and her skin was so soft. The corners of his lips twitched in a smile. He was beginning to love the babies. Well, he never hated them. It wasn't their fault that their mother cheated on him. He snuggled her close before gently placing her in her crib and going downstairs to eat with the family.

Salline had just put down the Mac and Cheese as the doorbell rang. She was surprised to see Marty Keaton standing on her doorstep. "Hey, I'm Marty Keaton." "I know," Salline said. He flexed his muscles. "So.. I was wondering if I could be the next father in your challenge?" he asked. "Umm.." Salline turned and gazed in through the window. She saw Alex, and got the best idea. Besides, she did need to continue the challenge, and at the moment, Alex wasn't cooperating. She gave him a flashy grin. "Of course. I'll swing by your place soon. Is that alright?" "Sure," he said before hugging her and leaving.

The family had dinner together. Salline and Alex sat on opposite sides of the table, and Alex saw Salline's new look. He didn't show it, but secretly he felt a mixed emotion of love and lust for her. He missed her, but he didn't want to be the first one to admit it. Salline didn't show him any emotion either, just kept her distance and stayed confident.

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After putting everyone to bed, Salline finished teaching her little Night Owl his skills, and decided to age him up. There were no free cribs anyways, so he would need to sleep in a kid's bed. Salline was sort of sad to see her sweet baby growing up, but it was worth it. All needed to grow up and spread their wings someday.

Apparently although Zander aged up, he still loves his "Lorissa" deeply. Who knew a toy could be so meaningful. He says it's his friend though, so Salline doesn't go against him on it. Though she did have to make him put it away so he would go to bed.

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After everyone went to bed, Zander snuck out of bed and invited Lorissa to a "tea party." He was wide-awake. That toy sure did cause a lot of problems. Zander had school in the morning. Hopefully he didn't fall asleep during class. He eventually put her away and went to sleep though.

The kids were running a little late because they decided to sleep in until the bus pulled up. There wasn't time for breakfast, so they all got onto the bus with empty stomachs.

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Charmain Trish

Salline decided to age up the twins so she could teach them all their necessary skills. Charmain was stunning, her father's true daughter. She got his black hair, pale features, and blue eyes.

Danielle Trish

Danielle was just as cute as her sister. She inherited Salline's blond hair, and her father's blue eyes and pale complexion.

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Zander's Imaginary Friend, Lorissa, became real. Zander almost couldn't believe his eyes, but they weren't lying. She even helped him with his homework.

Landon also stopped by the house unexpectedly, totally oblivious to the distance between Salline and Alex.

Charmain Smith decided to stop by and Salline explained what happened at (and after) the bar and where she had gone apparently. Salline also showed Charmain Trish to her new friend, whom she had named her after anyways. "She's a cutie," Charmain said, smiling at the toddler. "She got her daddy's hair and eyes," Salline mumbled. "That she did," Charmain agreed. "So what about Alex? What should I do?" she asked. "I mean, I need to continue the challenge, but he won't agree to be the challenge father with all this nonsense about me 'cheating' on him when I didn't even know." Charmain thought it out for a moment. "Continue the challenge without him. I agree with Micah. Besides, it could bring him crawling back to you." Then Salline asked her to spend the night; Charmain agreed.

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 Further into the night, Salline was feeling younger again. They had pillow fights, and shared deep down secrets about each other that nobody else knew. They were best friends, and Salline felt like she could trust Charmain better than anyone. She also gave Charmain a makeover. She was stunning! She's always so beautiful; Salline only changed her hairstyle and clothes and added some makeup. After joking around with her new best friend, Salline went to sleep.

Alex decided to take a shower, unaware that one of the kids had put a trap in it. Let's just say he didn't like yellow hair much. He had to ruin the fun though, and took another shower to wash it out.

Charmain decided to hold baby Charmain before she went to bed. It was cute.

Charmain eventually got tired and slept in Salline's bed, and Alex took the couch. Salline's bed was warm, cozy, and soft. It was nice.

Alex found the man behind the phone call: Yuin Xi. Alex was disgusted by the man's jerk-ness. He was horrible. "Ah, so you're that pretty girl's little Boy Toy?" Yuin asked sharply. Alex's eyes narrowed. "I'm not her husband anymore. Not since you." "Oh, did I cause that? Sorry. I just saw a pretty girl at a bar and was drunk. Poor thing. She didn't even know what she was doing." Yuin had a sickening laugh and Alex's eyes widened. "She didn't know?" he wondered. "Hell no. But it would have been funny if she had, don't you think?" Yuin's lip curled in an evil smile. Alex had it with this jerk. He couldn't hold himself anymore.

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"And don't you dare treat another girl like that. Especially not my girl!" Alex huffed as Yuin got up from the ground.

Salline and Charmain were giggling as Alex walked in. Salline had just finished telling Charmain her favorite joke. Charmain was in her bra and panties; it would have made his day if he didn't have eyes just for Salline. He needed to talk to Salline though. "Salline? I need to talk to you." Salline smiled at Charmain but Alex couldn't see. Charmain giggled about their plan they had. "Well, goodbye Charmain. I hope you come and stay real soon! Right now I need to go work on the challenge though. See ya!" Salline said, attempting to tease Alex. Charmain left, and Salline didn't give Alex another look or word. She aged up the teens so she could continue the challenge.

Jayde-Ann

Micah-Lee

After the girls had left, Salline called Marty to make sure everything was ready and set. He would be the new challenge father. He said he was and expected her soon. "I'll be there," she said calmly and hung up. She would be doing this for her challenge, and for Alex's jealousy. Salline put on her new clothes and started over to his place.

Alex stopped her a few feet from the door. "Where are you going all dressed up?" he asked. "To the next challenge father's house," Salline said confidently. "What? I thought we were going to talk, I have something to tell-" he started. Salline cut him off though, just as rudely as he did to her days ago. "You don't control my life. Remember? You're not my husband anymore." She walked around him and out the door.

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They sealed the deal, but I hate to admit that Salline was thinking of Alex the whole time. Marty was gentle with Salline though, he was really strong, and not just because he had muscles. He was a vampire!

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When she got back, she was surprised to see that Alex didn't yell. He asked her to watch the stars with him though, and she accepted. They sat on the front porch, and she couldn't help but smile as he stared at her. She still loved him, and she knew in her heart he still loved her. "So I met that guy today," Alex began. "Who?" "Yuin--the guy from the bar." "Oh," Salline said, looking at her shoes. "Turns out he used you.. and you didn't even have a clue what you were doing, because you were drunk," Alex said. Salline nodded. "I tried to tell you." "-and I wouldn't listen. I'm sorry, Salline." Salline glanced at her stomach. "I'm pregnant with Marty Keaton's baby, Alex." "I know." "And this doesn't bother you?" she asked. "Well.. You are my ex-wife, after all. Your decisions are yours to make." Salline rolled her eyes. Maybe her plan wasn't working after all. What Alex said wasn't what he wanted to say though; in truth, his head was screaming. He wanted to be her husband again. To hold her, and to love her, but that would have to wait. He sighed and stood. "I'm going to bed." Salline stared up at the stars before going back in the house.

Salline fed the twins before she went to bed. She was exhausted; who knew why. The next morning, Salline noticed how cramped it was getting in her small little house. She knew she needed to move. She totaled up all her money she'd made so far and spent it on a new house.

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Charmain had helped Salline move her stuff into the new house, but Salline wanted to ask her a important question. "Charmain, there's an apartment right next to me. Do you want to move into it? I could talk the owner into it. He owns both of these." "Omg. Really? I mean, I wouldn't want to be a burden." "Nonsense!" "Then of course! Wait. Can a friend of mine move in with me?" "Sure, it's not like I can tell you not to." "I think you'll like her. She's really sweet and nice," Charmain said. The girls smiled at eachother before going downstairs to fix breakfast. Charmain called her friend over and told her to pack her bags.

"So what's your name?" Salline asked Charmain's friend. "Shayla Shoopman, but most people call me Shay," the girl said shyly. Salline turned from the stove and looked her over. "Aren't you that girl that likes to write blogs?" "I do enjoy writing. It's very fun," Shay said. "I've read your blogs. I think they're pretty good. Pretty unique too, don't ya think, Charmain?" Salline wondered. "Shay already knows how much I love her blogs. I'm her number one fan!" Charmain exclaimed happily.

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Shayla and Charmain took pictures together while they waited on Salline to finish breakfast. They're apparently best friends, though Salline never knew that. Salline felt like she fit right in with them. Shayla seemed nice enough, just like Charmain had said.

They finished a good breakfast, and Salline asked if they could all get a group picture. They did so; they were all best friends now, and Salline was happy she had such great friends to lean on when she needed them.

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After that, Shay and Charmain went home to their new apartment, while Salline went up to check on the twins. She remodeled their bedroom and found the new version quite pleasing.

Salline was exhausted from the move, but she decided to teach Charmain to talk before she went to bed. Danielle was content to play at the table, so didn't mind when Salline taught Charmain a skill before her.

Meanwhile, Zander asked Alex to read him a bedtime story. The move had apparently taken a toll on him the most, because he was very tired and going to bed at only 8 pm. Salline felt a pang of jealousy because he chose Alex over his mother, but decided it wasn't personal, and the hormones from the pregnancy must have been making her overeact.

Salline fed both twins, and put them in their new cribs. Salline was ready for rest just as Zander was. (Sorry guys for the short captions. :\ I'm tired. Been up already 21 hours.)

Alan Trish

Salline was about to go to bed when the sparkles surrounded Alan, and he aged into a fine teenager. Salline sighed, still coping with the idea of her children growing up and moving out. She hugged her son and headed off to bed.

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Salline didn't reach the bed before she felt sick. She weakly stood up and walked to the bed. She truly was exhausted. The floor even looked like a good resting place to her.

Salline finally found sleep a little after midnight. She was lucky to have made it to the bed, or else she would have passed out on the floor.

Salline got out of bed stiffly about an hour after she'd finally fell asleep. She got a baby bump! Not matter how tired she was, she still loved knowing baby 10 was inside her, waiting to make it's appearance in the world. Then she went back to sleep. It would be a rough day tomorrow without alot of sleep behind her.

Alan was apparently having an off-day because he accused Alex of being mean. It made Alex feel ashamed, though he didn't take it too far. He knew that Alan was just having high hormones on his first day of teen-hood.

Alan also changed his sister's diaper for Salline. He was such a good kid once you got to know him. He'll probably make a good dad. Who knows? Maybe he'll give Salline her first grandkids.

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Alan got ready for his first day of school and ate some cereal for breakfast while Alex discovered the 'joys' of football. Ugh . . men.

The twins slept silently. They looked so sweet and innocent while they slept so well.

Alex thankfully prepared waffles for the family, but only he and Zander ate any; Salline was still asleep, and Alan had already ate. They ate in silence; Zander didn't know what to say to Alex, and Alex felt it more awkward than the silence considering Zander and Alex didn't have much of a father/son relationship. Zander was more of a Momma's Boy, and didn't plan on changing that now.

Danielle had apparently woke up, since Alex held her in his arms. She seemed to want Salline more than him, though, since she was screaming to the top of her lungs for no reason. Salline smiled at Alex as she got out of the shower and took Danielle from his arms. "Ah. Danielle, shhh, Baby. Momma's here," she calmed her. She bounced her in her arms gently, like most mothers did. Alex scowled and walked away.

After Salline calmed Danielle, she found Charmain playing with the activity table. She decided to teach her how to walk, and then work on Danielle's skills. She picked her up. "Ready to walk, Charmain?" she asked. "Yesss, Mummy." Salline smiled and sat her down.

Salline held a wobbly Charmain by her palms and pulled her up on her feet. "Okay, now you walk like this," Salline said, walking back a few steps, but not letting go. "Think you can do that? Don't let go unless you think you can." Charmain nodded, and Salline took a few steps back and bent down to the ground. "Okay. Come here," Salline said patiently.

Salline laughed as Charmain sat down in her place. She must have been too afraid to take her first steps. "Thanks okay, Hunny." She stood up and walked over to her again, picking her up by her palms and lifting her to her feet. "Try again."

It took a few tries, but eventually Charmain was confident enough to try it on her own. She took her first steps, and Salline was proud of her. She picked her up. "Yay, Charmain!" "Mummy! I did it!" Charmain exclaimed, giggling.m

About an hour later, Charmain could walk all by herself. Salline picked her up. "Aww. I love my baby girl. You're growing up, aren't you?" Salline asked. "Ywes, Mummy," Charmain said. Salline sighed and kissed the top of her head before going to teach Danielle her skills.

"Okay, Danielle. Say 'Boogie Man.'" She shook her head. "Easel?" She shook her head again. "Garbage?" Salline tried. "G-gar-garbrage." That was pretty close. "Good, Dani!"

Alex thankfully took a bubble bath. He stunk; bad.

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Zander told his brother that Lorissa was real, but when Alan looked, he didn't see her. "Dude. . Stop imagining things. It's not real." "That's not true! She is real! Aren't you, Lorissa?" He looked over his shoulder to his imaginary friend who nodded. "See?" he questioned Alan. "You're delusional." "Am not!" "Now be quiet. I can't think about this Algebra problem with you pestering me about your hallucinations." "But-" "SHHH." Zander sighed and finished his homework.

"Yay, Charmain!" Salline exclaimed and clapped her hands after her daughter learned to talk. It was nearing sunset, and Salline was growing hungry again. She decided to teach Danielle to walk tomorrow, and then have a birthday party for them because their birthday was only a day away.

For that night's dinner, Salline made every one Spaghetti. Zander told her it was great! Salline blushed, but Alex said nothing. Then Zander broke the silence by announcing that his bed was the comfiest one there was. Alex chuckled at his son's randomness, and Salline just finished eating quickly, and took her plate.

Salline saw someone out the window as she was feeding the twins. Paparazzi again! Ugh. What is it about challenge mothers that attracts them? ...Probably 100 kids. Still, I wish they'd leave. So she went out on the porch to see, and was shocked to see that it was paparazzi. BUT, it was her daughter! Allie had become one of them! She didn't give Salline enough time to talk because she left. "Mama! I'm twired," Charmain called. "Coming," Salline mumbled. Hmm.

 
Before saying goodbye to his imaginary friend for the night, Zander talked to her. "Do you think I'm pretty?" Lorissa said, brushing away her imaginary hair. "Yes," Zander said. Aww, I taught him well.

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Alex walked in with a very sleepy Danielle just as Salline was putting Charmain in her crib. She smiled. He seemed to truly stepping up as a father, even if they weren't his. "Alex, we need to talk-" "What is there to talk about?" he said coldly. He kissed the top of Danielle's head before leaving the room and heading to bed. Salline sighed. There would be no reaching him this way. . But two could play at this game. She went to bed that night with a grin.

The boys had a breakfast of cereal and bread&jam the next morning. Salline and the twins were still asleep, while Alex was beginning to awaken.

Soon after Alan put his dishes in the dishwasher, the sparkles surrounded him and he became an adult. He chose a more wild hairstyle. .

Then they surrounded Zander and he aged up into a fine young teenager. He seemed more surprised than his brother though.

~and you know Salline was there to support them! "My boys!"

Zander's imaginary friend apparently aged up with him, while Alan moved his stuff out of the household. Zander had three days before he was expected to be at school, so he decided to stay home.

Salline was about to grab the twins and throw them a little birthday party outside when she noticed Alex holding Charmain. He pulled her a little closer. "Salline. . the truth is- you just hurt me. I love you. I'll always love you. I didn't know the full story. And I'm sorry. Forgive me? Love me?" he pleaded. Salline smirked. This was one of her mind games. "Oh I dunno. ." she said, turning away innocently. She looked over her shoulder. "Maybe later." She winked and took Charmain from him. "Get Danielle and follow me. It's their birthday." He frowned, but did as he was told.

Salline lit the candles on the Girls' cake, and the family sung Happy Birthday to them.

Charmain Trish

Danielle Trish

The kids hit the sea-saw as soon as they finished aging up. Since they didn't have school for 3 days either, Salline decided to let them play as long as they'd like.

Last baby bump~

It'd been a while since Salline could relax, so she watched some television to calm her nerves. 

Salline stunk. Literally. After watching television for a good solid hour, she went and soaked in a soothing bubble bath.

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For dinner, Salline made sushi. She didn't remember ever making it before, but she was going to try at least. The family seemed to like it. They didn't eat in silence though. Alex started talking to Danielle about how her mother was going to be having a baby.

Then after dinner, when Salline was about to paint, she went into labor!

Baby 10: Aleesha Trish!

Baby 11: Lateesha Trish

Baby 12: Patreesha Trish

More soon~ and don't forget to check out Salline's facebook page! Clicky!