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Someone is in trouble!

Trouble yes, but not the serious kind

No surprise Stoffe's extensive networking eventually resulted in three friendships with secret society members, leading to this late night surprise-abduction.

Hard thing to convey in pictures (and as mentioned in last post apparently I forget to take screenshots when playing Stoffe >_>) but Stoffe could rival Sally-Mae on somehow having more hours per day than other Sims. Sims in my hood get their skills reset when they age up, keeping 0-3 points depending on what it was before, which means in order to keep top grades all Sims still have a lot of skilling to do. In Stoffe's case, since his major is economy he is required to attend all lectures. But Stoffe being the overacheiver he is plans to do a double major, one in economy and one in business management and for business management you are required to hold down a job on top of your studies. Being the workoholic he is, he started working right away even though it's only required from term 3 and on, and despite not having switched major yet. And as if skilling, keeping top grades, attending lectures and holding down an adult Sim job wasn't enough, he also opened his business daily working on his fortune. The last thing I'd want to do after all that is go out and socialize and make connections, but Stoffe seems to thrive on stress. Living in the Sims-verse he does have the added advantage of being able to use community lots to extend his day, but even so I am not really sure how he manages everything.

But manage he does! By the third semester he'd earned enough to pay off his degree in advance, which is no mean feat considering it cost 40,000 simoleons. He had top grades every semester, and made tons of so called friends. He often hung out with Vanessa after hours at the business.

As you can see by now it had become spring time. The season of love! Restaurant Adela had fresh blooms on every table (of the non-face-obscuring variety

) when Stoffe took Vanessa there for yet another date. Stoffe telling the waitress this is where they had their first dream date, while Vanessa peruses the menu. Can you guess what she ordered?

Creppes suzette, what else

Stoffe gave her some of his lobster too though, so not just dessert for dinner

This date turned out to not just be any ordinary date though. I think spring must have gotten to Stoffe's head, or perhaps it was the flowers, or those youth-hormones, but all of a sudden he got this rather sneaky look on his face as he pulled something from his pocket.

At first Vanessa seems only mildly interested

But once she opened it and saw what was inside, she seemed quite spell bound. You can almost see the shine of the diamonds reflecting in her eyes...

Still admiring the shine! I think you better put it on your finger Vanessa, plenty of time for that later

Eventually she did put it on her finger, and made it official. They are engaged!

Waste not want not! Most couples in my game have a long engagement, not in any rush to get married. But Vanessa wanted to get things settled. Every student at university comes there with some kind of purpose, whether it is to get good grades, make their parents proud, or simply have a fantastic time. Vanessa did not come there to study, or prove anything. She went to find a husband. A promising husband with ambition, someone that could ensure her life continued to be a comfortable low demands one, just like the one her parents had given her. She signed up for an economy major to give her access to men of the "right kind", and she took the job at Stoffe's business because she'd heard about him on the grape vine. It didn't take long for her to realize he was exactly what she wanted, a driven man with the brains to actually start an empire and sweet enough to dote on her and not object to her being a housewife. Plus he was kind of hunky, so even if she wasn't madly in love with him he was attractive enough to make good husband material. So when he proposed she saw no reason to delay the wedding, but instead suggested they get married as soon as possible. Stoffe already knew of a venue thanks to Sally-Mae's wedding, so planning did not take long.

Some of you asked if matron keeps in touch with kids once they leave, and I said that she lets them decide. Some keep close contact, some don't. Stoffe hadn't talked to her much since getting into university, since he's so busy all the time running around chasing his goals. But once again the game had one of those really sweet moments you just can't plan for. Stoffe and Vanessa decided he would take her name, so to get things settled properly he moved in with her just before the wedding so they could go there together. When Vanessa invited him over in order to propose he move in, he asked if he could bring a friend which she agreed to. And who should come along if not matron Lena! I guess Stoffe wanted her to meet his future wife before the wedding, and maybe he was a little nervous about this life journey he was about to start and felt more safe having her by his side as he started it :lovestruc She may not be his biological parent, but it's pretty clear that Stoffe sees her as his mother, and knowing her I am pretty sure she's on board with that.

Vanessa convinced Stoffe the wedding was so last minute it was too late to invite guests, and not wanting to trouble anyone he agreed. I am pretty sure her motives were more along the lines of not wanting him to invite influencial people at the same time as his orphanage family, and deciding that no guests were better than the rich side of town being closely reminded of his past. But Stoffe believed her, so they left for the wedding venue on their own.

Despite the no guests it did turn out to be rather a beautiful ceremony. Stoffe sure looked handsome in his tux, and that grin is too cute.

Stoffe being a gentleman went for a less extravagant but more romantic kiss than Billy-Bob opted for during his wedding. Some passersby served as witnesses.

From there they went straight to their new home. A luxury apartment by the water in Bluewater village. They decided on Bluewater village since it is the business metropolis and being close by was handy for Stoffe while he was working on building up his empire. Both of them wanted to live in the rich part of Evergreen, but those mansions are not cheap and neither of them was a fan of loans so they decided a luxury apartment would do fine while Stoffe saved up for a proper mansion.

Housewife-aspirations or not, cooking is not really Vanessa's thing so they celebrated with some take out. Quite the gorgeous view from their living room.

After dinner they celebrated in a more physical way

Wedding first, then wedding night. Vanessa was not disappointed by her hunk, he is attractive enough that the experience was acceptable for both of them.

Vanessa made herself an office by the entrance, with her desk overlooking the water. And even though the idea was to save money, she convinced Stoffe their home had to look right and so he let her spend a small fortune on art. She was an avid art lover, and made sure every wall and surface displayed beautiful things.

She also loved music, and dancing, or really anything creative or artistic. She spent quite a lot of time in their living room dancing, and sometimes Stoffe would join her for a spin.

Though most of the time he could be found in his study, typing away at some business proposal or other. Or cramming in some online economic advice for an extra buck here and there, before he was off to work.

Vanessa did not mind though. She was quite happy to spend her days on her own, doing the things she liked.

I imagine she was quite glad nobody was walking by when this incident happened. I saw though, and got a good laugh out of it

She also put her new access to almost unlimited funds to good use. A new wardrobe full of expensive clothes, for a start. And then some well-placed gifts, always a good investment. Like to Alia Fransson, a dormie who unbeknownst to Stoffe was coerced into doing Vanessa's assignments so she didn't have to bother herself.

After all, who wants to spend time doing boring economy assignments when you can sit on your balcony sipping wine and gazing out over the sea?

Or enjoying the perks of living in an expensive apartment complex, like for example the rooftop hot tub.

But uh... Vanessa, it's the middle of summer so a hot tub might not be the best idea, even if there is a nice breeze blowing in from the sea.

Stoffe was at work and wouldn't be home for hours, but luckily for her, matron Lena had been walking by and heard the noise of the hot tub all the way down at street level. Being the caring soul she is she came up to make sure whoever was foolish enough to use it hadn't been cooked alive.

Upon finding a heatstroked Vanessa, Lena came to the rescue with a glass of freezing cold water.

Her kindness prompted Vanessa to invite her to stay so she could meet Stoffe once he came home from work.

She even did her best to socialize with their guest, though she chose to do so while the stock report was on the news and Stoffe was not entirely pleased

And so time passed. Stoffe worked, Vanessa did her things. By now Stoffe had completed his economy major, and had switched to business management. He'd opened a Bluewater Village branch to the car dealership, and business was booming. One night he suggested they go out to dinner and try Bluewater Village's romantic Cupid's Restaurant. Never one to turn down an excuse to go shopping for a new fancy dress and to show off some of her expensive jewlery, Vanessa agreed.

As the waitress took their order Vanessa was telling Stoffe about one of her ladies-who-lunch-friends mansion.

Changing the subject he choose to focus on congratulating her on her new best friend. Some of you may remember her, Rakel Ivarsson, the woman Billy-Bob had some grown-up fun time with at her gym.

As usual Stoffe had lobster, and Vanessa creppes suzette. And while Stoffe may dress the part and act the part of a well-bred gentleman, I don't think anything is ever going to cure him of his sloppy eating. Vanessa doesn't particularly enjoy it, but she endures it.

After dinner, Stoffe surprised Vanessa with a gift.

Whatever could it have been, causing Vanessa to drop her carefully orchestrated facade?

Turns out Stoffe's avoiding the subject of her friends mansion had been to not spoil the surprise. Inside the box were keys, keys to a large house next to the mayor's mansion, and just down the street from Rakel's red-roofed mansion. His Bluewater Village branch had done so well he already earned enough money to buy the house. It wasn't the prettiest from an architectural standpoint, but it had a music room, and a rather pretty balcony in the master bedroom. He knew how much she enjoyed the balconies in their apartment, so he thought she'd quite like it. Plus the proximity to the mayor and his family was a real plus.

Vanessa suggested they return home so she could thank him properly. Stoffe once again showed that he may be a gentleman, but he does have a weakness for staring at breasts. Vanessa doesn't mind, it's nice to know your husband appreciates your figure.

All in all, things seem to be going fairly well for the two. Not even through university yet and already Stoffe is a married man, and owner of two successful car dealerships, and now a big expensive house in the rich side of town. Vanessa has achieved her goal of finding a rich husband to take care of her, spending her days leisurely enjoying a life of expensive clothes and art. While their relationship can hardly be called true love, Stoffe is too much of a workaholic to really notice it, and Vanessa seems quite pleased as long as he cares enough to let her have the things she wants. And that is where we leave them today, getting ready to move to their new home.

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