When you're alone and life is making you lonely You can always go downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are prettyHow can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown Belladonna Cove
(lyrics by Petula Clark).
The Baldwins
With the promise to clean up corruption in the Downtown Belladonna Cove area Benjamin took the Mayoral seat. As wife Isabel rose through the ranks of the downtown School District. Emphasing to their children the rewards of hard work and a good education will do for them. For Sophie her dreams were to become a doctor, while pulling straight A's in school Sophie took on a part time job at the community hospital. She did so well that she earned the Young Entrepenual Scholarship. Benjamin and Isabel made sure that both children got the best education so they had enrolled them into the prestigious Private School in the City.
With the children getting older with Sophie getting ready to head off to college and Marcus growing up so fast. Benjamin and Isabel felt it was time to try for another baby or two. Soon they welcomed a new daughter Magdalena named after Isabel's mother.
The Wirths
After leaving their daughter Hannah in Desiderata Valley . Samuel andMariantook their pregnant daughter Sharon with them when they moved to downtown Belladonna Cove where Samuel started his own law firm.While Samuel spent his days working Marian spent her days going shopping the gym and taking care of Sharon. Marian even took in the stray cat named Kim that kept wandering from house to house on her street. It wasalways Marian who had the wondering eye but never acted upon it, but when the piper came calling for childsupport hmmm Samuel ???? No not Samuel he is a family sim and would never cheat on me??? Must be for Sharon. Little does Marian know Samuel has been having a torrid affair with an intern at the hospital Vivian Cho..Marian has been feeling pretty ill lately though her mind is telling her that there is a possibilty but no way can she be preggers! It was on a late summer day whenSharon went into labor having been prepared for only one baby instead there were twin boys. This wasthe first time that Samuel and Marion were present when their grandchildren entered the world. Both boys looked looked like their father with their mother's eyes and hair. The announcements went out that the Wirth's hadtwo additons to the faimily Braydon and Elijah. When Marion went to call her other daughter Hannah she could not be found anywhere.
The Gavigans Nathan alongwith his wifeMary andtheir son Issiah movedfrom Simbin town to the big city of Belladonna Cove. Nathan pursuing a career in business found hisway to the SimPe Corporation, leaving little time for his wife Mary. Mary on the other hand was getting lonely and needed something to keep herself occupied so she began medical training and was studying under Dr Niccolo Lothario soon an affair ensued and before Mary knew it she was expecting. First afraid that Nathan would find out but that soon past when Nathan became excited about the baby so Mary thought to herself let him think that it is his. Both Mary and Nathan began prepping Issiah for Privateschool because that iswhere all children of SimPE emplotees goe to . Before she knew it Mary delivered a daughter Nikki having done everything herself becauseshe just completed her training in childburth. Boy was Nathan surprisedwhen he figured out the baby wasn't his. Nathan has his own secrets and one of his biggest secret ist hat he is bisexual and has hookedup with Dr Loki Beaker which may be a VBT. Mary also had an affairwith Vicund curious which gave her a total of three children. Nathan helped raise the children and then when Vera arrived Nathan didn't want anything to do with Mary. In many words the marriage was one of convenience and in name only.
The Travellors
Trisha, Trent and theirdaughter Tina had been on a worldwide excursion visiting exotic locals from the Far East to Monte Vista to the beaches of Barnacle Bay. It was when they were in Simbin that trisha got the call from the Rock Bandthe Gereheads that they needed a personal Celebrity Chef that brought them to downtown Belladonna Cove. First settling into a spacious townhouse Trisha startedwork right away while Trent was having problems finding a job. The payments at the townhouse was little out of their means so Trent resorted to becoming a criminal. His work did not go unnoticed forTrent wasbeing watched by noneother than the Uberhood Crime family, soon Trent foundhimself being inducted into the ctime family by his friend Gavin Goldstein, Soon money began to come into the home on a regular basis. Informing hisfamily that he had gotten a job working at the downtown docks Trisha and Tina were none to the wiser of what Trent actually did. It was Gavin's intentions to eventually have Trent run the downtown family extension.
Tina found the downtown Belladonna Cove to be an adventure. Meeting newfriends came very easy for Tina. There was one in particular that became her BFF. Marcia Bruenig. Trent and Trisha found it kindof odd at first that Marcia was at their hous all the time. Not quite figuring out why until one afternoon Tina informed them that Marcia was a foundling and that she had no parents. Feeling rather sorry for the child both Trent and Trisha agreed that it would be a good idea that they adopt Marcia. Tina was elated to finally have a sister and BFF too boot! Marcia settled in with the Travellors and was thrilled to finally have a family that she could call her own. That was until one day when Trisha announced at dinner that she was expecting. Fear rose through out Marcia's very core. The fear that if Trent and Trisha were going to have a baby then they would not have anymore room for her and it would be back to the Belladonna Cove orphanage. With reassurance from both Trent and Trisha that adoption meant for keeps slowly Marcia began to like the idea of maybe a brother or a sister.
Trisha's pregnancy flewby having little to no morning sickness which by her standards was a good thing. Trips to see Dr Mary Gavigan her neighbor reassured her that the pregnancy was going just fine. It was just at one of her visits to Mary that the labor pains began. Mary quickly called Trent to come to the office which he got their just in time to see his daughter Tatum come into Sim world, then came Turner and finally Trini. Triplets! Holy Simtooski! Trent gave Trisha a loving hug and kiss on the forehead and told her that it looks like they'd be moving out of the townhouse!
The Clevelands
Leon and Cybil were not the bit pleased when they found out that their teenage son Jason and the Rutherford girl had eloped and to make matters worse she was pregnant. Both the Clevelands and the Rutherfords had the teen marriage annulled and Marissa and the Rutherfords had their frandson Justin. Though they did somewhat of a decent job with the child . Justin just didn't seem to want to do anything he would just sit in his nursery and do absolutely nothing!. Leon was the first to speak his mind and recommend that Justin come live with them. From the fisrt moment that Justin arrived he was an entirely different toddler he was talking more and playing with his toys as well as skilling. Both Leon and Cybil felt that the right decision was made that and this would give their son Jason a sense of responsibility. So the Clevelands had informed Jason that in addition to going to High School he was to also get a part time job.Leon and Cybil brought Jason into their Telephone company at ground level. Andwith the monies that he earned he was not to spend a single simoleon on himself for having fun but to put it away. Half his earnings were to go into his college fund and the other half for Justin's education. Jason reluctantly agreed to the terms and thus began his business career as a Mailroom Clerk.
The Cho's
It had been 3 years since Vivian had seen her husband according to the Navy Etokas had died in the line of fire. The military had informed Vivian that they were not able to retrieve his body for burial due to being across enemy lines. So it was the Navy that arranged the full honor military funeral with honors. As Vivian struggled to raisetheir daughter Estu and attend medical school everything was not a total loss. For at first she held a torch for her late husband forthose 3 long years she finally found love with Samuel Wirth a lawyer that represented the hospital in different lawsuits. Both fell madly deeply in love and were seeing one another any chance they got. There was one thing that Samuel failed to tell her....He was married. That bothered her at first but then she accepted the fact that he would probably never leave his wife and took comfort in the stolen moments that they shared.. Upom leaving Simbin Memorial Hospital's campus with Estu Vivian made her way to Downtown Belladonna Cove where she was hired as an intern for the Belladonna Community Hospital. Still seeing Samuel whenever she could . It was on her day off that she was teaching Estu how to walk that there was a knock on the door. Asking who was there no answer came as she looked through the peephole she fainted. For on the other side of the door was her thought dead husband Etokas!
Vivan had always dreamed of a day that Etokas would return but always knew that he would never see her or their daughter because after all the Navy was 100 percent sure that Etokas had perished. After coming to Vivian let Etokas into her tiny apartment, Not sure if she was dreaming Etokasbegan hisstory of what had happened and why the Navy had pronounced him KIA. It seems that the Navy was very impressed with Etokas 's logic and athletic skills that they recruited him first into special forces and then eventually he was reecruited intro the SCIA as a covert operator. He had been undercover for the last 3 years and could not have any contact with anyone close to him for fear that their live would be in danger. But now that the mission was over he could return to his family and work out the SCIA home office in Belladonna Cove. Vivian questioned the death certificate that she received and Estokas informedher that it wasa forgery . Vivian became ill so ill that it was a mad dash to the bathroom.and threw up. At thie time Vivian believed it was due to the overwhelming information that she received from Etokas but on the other hand could she be ???
Vivian's worst dreamshadcome true one one hand she was thrilled beyond belief that hertrue love Etokas had returned home to her and Estu but on the other hand she had fallen in love with the very married Attorney Samuel Wirth and possible expecting his child? Oh what to do. Keeping the pregnancy secret not only to her husband but also to Samuel. Even though Samuel kept calling Vivian. Vivian refused to take his calls. As motherhood began to show Etokas assumed that the child was his. As Estu's birthday approached Etokas thought what a surprise it would be for Vivian to have a birthday bash and have her parents there. That way Estu will be ableto meet her grandparents! So the day before Estu's birthday Ekotas called Vivian's parents Chandra and Thuyant Karana whowere currently residing in FourCorners as well as his parents Sylvan and Emiko who were in Hidden Springs. What a surprise it would be for both Vivian and Estu!. The Karana's and the Cho's arrived while Etokas was at work putting poor pregnant Vivian into shock! But it was a pleasant one because neither her parents nor Etokas' parents hadever met Estu! After a perfect dinner of Filet Mignon cake and ice cream followed. Then Vivian startedhaving a very funny feeling, Thuyant asked her daughter if she was okay..Vivian blurtedout that shethought that she was going into labor it was way too soon if Etokas was the father..OH No! The baby's father is Samuel Wirth! Thinking fast Vivian lied to her parents, in laws and Etokas stating that the baby had to be premature! With several spins and and a big push the Cho's welcomed baby Worth!
The Clevelands
Leon and Cybil Cleveland were not too happy to findout that their teenage son Jason had run offand eloped with his girlfriend Marissa Rutherford andneitherwere the Rutherford's. To make matters worse Marissa was pregnant. Knowing that this would definitely ruin both of their childrens lives both the Rutherfords and the Clevelands had the teenage marriage annulled. With Marissa being pregnant she went to term and delivered a son Justin. Living with the Rutherfords, even though Marissa did all she could to teach Justin walking and talking it was her mother who potty trained Justin while Marissa was in school and it was Justin'suncle Geoff who taught him his nursery rhyme. After that Justin did nothimg more than just sit in his room not playing with the abundance of toys he had nor did he did any skilling with his other toys. Leon had heard this through his son Jason who still had some contact with Marissa . Jason and Cybil sat down and discussed the welfare of their grandchild and felt that it was time that they took over . So a call was made to the Rutherfords and Leon requested that Justin come live with them for awhile.
With Justin joining the household this was going to mean more responsibility for Jason not only was he to care for Jason and keep his grades up he was also going to have to get a job, and the money he earned half was to go for Justin's future and the other half was to go for his own education. Jason exceeded his parent's expectations. Not only did Jason pull straight A's and max out his skills for scholarships but he also got a job at his parents TS3 import company and was promoted to the top of his teen career level. With that under his belt Jason was ready to head off to college on the eve of Justin's Birthday. Not only was he ready for his son to grow up Cybil delivered twins Suzette and Marek.