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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 21-Baby Shopping

After the fun filled weekend Joy and Bjorn spent with his girl's, Joy was starting to get into the Halloween spirit. The hearing was set for the first week of October which was in 2 weeks, and if Bjorn won, they would be spending Halloween with the girls taking them to a party in town. Joy wanted the house to look festive for when they came over, so she and Bjorn pulled out her Holiday Decoration Box and started decorating. It took them all day but they had the best looking house on the block when they were done.

Joy was still surprised by how fast she got fatigued, most days pregnancy was kicking her ass, but the days she did have energy she tried to get a lot done. The day after they decorated, Joy convinced Bjorn that they needed to go to the Baby Store a few towns over to look for baby furniture. Bjorn tried to explain for the fifth time that there was no use in going to shop for furniture now, since they barely had any room for themselves at the moment, and there would be plenty of time to shop once they got a new house in a few weeks. They had already put in a call to a Realtor and told them their unique situation and she was pulling listings for them every day. They weren't sure if they would be buying or renting, but they were enjoying looking at the houses right now.

Bjorn and Joy drove the 30 minutes to the Baby Store called “On The Way”. The moment Joy walked through the door she became overwhelmed. Ever since she had announced her pregnancy at work, she was constantly being told how much stuff babies need, and how people hoped she had a good support system, as it would be hard to raise a baby on an interns salary. Mostly her office just liked to gossip about who Joy's baby daddy could be. Mark was thrilled for her, but the promotion she felt she was about to earn hadn't come to fruition yet, and Joy had a feeling it was because of the baby. Bjorn told her not to worry about anything, they would make it all work, and stress wasn't good for her, so she tried not to think about how many zeros were on the price tags in the store.

Joy never realized how expensive babies were. Growing up wealthy she never paid attention to prices, and all her friend's were wealthy too so their parents weren't complaining about the cost of raising children. Movies didn't do the expense justice! Some of these cribs cost more than her mortgage. As she was having a silent panic attack, Bjorn looked elated. He couldn't stop looking at everything, saying “Babe did you see this?”, “Oh my God, how cute is this!” It took some of the stress off of her seeing how happy Bjorn was, so she decided to embrace this moment like she still had her Platinum Amex. Joy was testing out a Rocking Chair Crib Combo when her stomach started feeling weird. It wasn't gas as she'd had a lot of lately, and she wasn't exactly hungry so she wasn't sure what the sensation was.

She walked over to Bjorn who was looking at a top of the line stroller with great amusement. She told him her stomach was feeling weird and she wasn't sure why. He looked at her and his eyes got big. He pointed for her to look at her stomach and as she looked down, she saw a tiny little poke coming from inside her belly. Bjorn got a huge smile on his face and told her it was the baby kicking. Joy was amazed. This was the first time she ever felt the baby kick, and she knew it was because he or she knew they were shopping for it. Bjorn was so excited he told the sales person he wanted to buy the stroller right now. He didn't care that it was $600, he was just so excited that the baby was kicking. He said it always felt so real to him when they kicked. It was one thing to see the tiny speck in a picture but to see it move inside you was a whole other story. They had 10 days until their Ultrasound and they were anxiously counting down the days. As soon as they knew the gender Bjorn and the girls were going to start planning the baby shower. While they were driving home Joy couldn't help but feel so happy she could burst. Her little prince or princess could kick. She could now feel her baby, she was experiencing something only woman who had been pregnant knew what she was feeling. It was the most magical feeling in the world, and he couldn't wait to feel it again.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 20- Creating A Family

It had been a little over a month since Bjorn and Joy found out they were expecting. The only thing that had really changed was the size of Joy's belly. It was like once she knew she was pregnant her stomach doubled in size overnight. She had her second ultrasound coming up and she and Bjorn were very excited, because they would get to find out the sex of the baby. Bjorn wanted to wait and have a Gender Reveal Party, hearing it was all the rage on the Instagram. Joy told him there was way to much going on for them to plan a gender reveal, and any way she couldn't wait to find out any longer. Bjorn wanted a little boy, but Joy felt in her heart it was a girl.

Bjorn and Clara's divorce and custody hearing was coming up too, and Bjorn was really hoping he would at least get the girl's half the time if not full time. They were spending all their free weekends with the girls, doing family things they knew Clara didn't do with them. Clara wasn't a super hands on mom, preferring to spend time with her girl's shopping or at the salon. Since it was September and Summer was over, most of their weekends were spent doing homework and getting ready for the week, but this Saturday was special. Joy was finally starting to feel better, as she had a terrible bout of morning sickness (more like all day sickness). She was in her Second Trimester and her energy was slowly returning, and her stomach was growing. Telling the girl's Joy was pregnant had actually gone a lot better than they had planned. They knew it wasn't something they could hide for long, and Bjorn's attorney said it might actually help with custody, showing that he had a new family unit. Elsa was very excited to become a big sister, she was hoping it was a little girl so she could be the cool older one like Sofia was to her. Sofia was disgusted with the idea at first, but came around when she realized the baby could potentially be a boy, and she always wanted a little brother. Joy was hoping she would be just as happy with another little sister, since she was 90 percent sure that's what she was having.

The girl's started warming to Joy and even asked if Bjorn was planning on marrying Joy before the baby was born. They explained that Bjorn couldn't even consider getting married again until his divorce from their mother was finalized, and he knew he shouldn't be saying this but, you didn't need to be married to have a baby and be a family. He didn't want that to give the girl's any ideas though. He wanted them to have beautiful grand weddings before they gave him grandchildren. When the 4 of them were together, it felt like they had been a family forever. Elsa talked endlessly about all the things she was going to teach Speck. That was her nickname for the baby. When they showed her the ultrasound pictures, she told them it looked like a little speck, and it just kind of stuck. She wanted to teach it how to paint, and run, and where all the best hiding spots in the house were to which Sofia chimed in, "You dope, the baby isn't going to live with us. I bet it won't even be aloud near our house, let a lone in it."  Apparently Clara was furious about Joy's pregnancy, and anytime Elsa brought it up she was yelled at not to mention that little bastard in her presence. As much as Clara was trying to poison her girl's against Bjorn, they loved him to much. Nothing he did made them angry, because he was constantly righting his wrongs. He explained to them how none of this was planned and even they knew he and their mother didn't get along that great. Sofia didn't care either way because it just gave her another place to go when she was fighting with one of her parents, and Elsa was happy that the divorce didn't mean the end of her family.

During their Saturday breakfast out at the local diner, Bjorn and Joy discussed their upcoming plans to move. They explained that Joy's house was very small and there was no way a baby let alone the girl's would fit there, and if all went well next month at the hearing the girl's would be able to come stay half the time with them. Bjorn's lawyer told him the sure fire way to get custody was to procure property of his own, which had been hard since Clara was trying to take him to the cleaners. She and her lawyer were trying to devise a plan to make it seem like Joy and Bjorn had been cheating for over a year which would never work considering Joy didn't live here a year ago. Bjorn still had Clara's infidelity in his back pocket, but was trying to avoid bringing it up as not to hurt the girl's even worse. Sofia asked if Joy was planning on having a baby shower, and Joy told her she would love one, but she hadn't really made a lot of friends yet, and friend's or family were usually the ones who threw it. Elsa jumped up and yelled that she had a brilliant idea.

"Dad were Joy's family now too right? She's going to be the mom of our little brother or sister, so that makes her family. Since were family, we should throw her a baby shower. Isn't that a great idea dad?!" Elsa was practically vibrating with excitement. This would be her first baby shower and she was clearly very enthusiastic about it.

"Yes honey, of course Joy is our family. Baby showers are a lot of work, are you sure you up to throwing one? Sofia what about you?" Bjorn looked hopefully at Sofia.

"Yeah that would be fun. Our baby shower pictures are so cute, the new baby should have pictures to look back on too. I'm in."

Joy was overcome with emotion. She had really wanted a baby shower, but had kind of given up hope, but now it was really going to happen. She was now even more excited to find out the gender of the baby. As they finished their breakfast, Bjorn suggested they all go bowling. Elsa had so much energy from her chocolate chip pancakes, it would be a good way to tire her out before taking them back to Clara's. Even though he was their father and didn't need to, he still texted Clara every time they went somewhere new, just to be kind. Of course Clara wouldn't extend the same courtesy, but why would she? She was the "primary" parent, but after next month, he was hoping that wouldn't be true anymore.

They pulled up outside the bowling alley and rented their shoes. Joy was feeling extra bloated today, probably the 5 pieces of bacon she ate at breakfast. The pregnancy cravings were very real, so she decided to sit out this game and watch. Plus she felt it was good if it was just Bjorn and his girl's doing this together. Joy couldn't believe that in just 3 and half short months how much her life had changed. She never in her wildest dreams expected this to be her reality but she was very thankful it was. Sure she was scared shitless to become a mother, and her body was expanding every day but the thought of holding her baby was all she needed to get through the hard times.

Joy walked over to the bar, normally she would have grabbed a vodka cranberry but of course she was off alcohol for the next 9 months. She ordered a plate of french fries instead. She was trying to be good with her cravings and eat as healthy as possible, but what the baby wants the baby gets, and right now it wanted a big plate of fries.

While she was waiting for her fries, Joy made a mental list of all the things she needed to do in the coming week. It was the middle of September so she wanted to decorate for Halloween, She needed to confirm her next ultrasound, and start looking at baby furniture, and most importantly of all she needed to start house hunting with Bjorn. They decided that since Bjorn's money was tied up in the divorce Joy would put her place up for sale and use that money for the down payment on their new place. The only thing holding them back was the custody arrangements. If they lost custody all together they would get a 2 bedroom. If they got 50/50 they would get a 3 bedroom, as the girl's could share on their nights over and if what they really wanted happened, getting full custody they would get a 4 bedroom so all their kids had their own space all the time. Joy was nervous for the hearing. Bjorn's lawyer felt good about it but Clara was ruthless. Joy was just praying it would all work out.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 19- Your Going To Be  A Father... Again

It had been a few days since Joy found out she was pregnant. So far she was doing a good job of hiding her pregnancy from everyone. Luckily on sushi night Bjorn didn't offer her wine or question her change in order. Joy made up an excuse about going on a cleanse so she wouldn't be drinking alcohol or eating bad food for a month. Bjorn told her she looked great, glowy even and he didn't think she needed a cleanse but whatever she wanted to do he supported her. She wished he was saying that about the baby and not a fake cleanse.

Her Dr. had told her there would be days she would have a bunch of energy and days where she was dragging along. Today was one of the dragging days. She was so exhausted that when she came home from work she immediately put on her pj's and got into bed. Bjorn asked her if she was feeling sick and she told him she was just really tired and needed to rest. He told her not worry he would make dinner and clean up around the house. She wondered what she did to deserve such an amazing boyfriend. Maybe everything was going to be okay, but she would worry about that later, right now she needed to rest her mind.

Bjorn put a load of wash in, it seemed like they were always doing laundry and he saw the bathroom trash was overflowing so he took it outside to empty it. As he was about to dump it in the trash can, something caught his eye. It was a little white stick with a blue tip, he knew it was a pregnancy test. He has seen his fair share, Clara took 12 tests when they were pregnant with Sofia. He picked it up not knowing what to expect and saw that it said “Pregnant”. He didn't know what to think. Was Joy pregnant? Surly not she would have told him. Wouldn't she? How long has this been in here? The tip was all dried out so he guessed a few days at least. He wanted to know why she had thrown it away and not told him. He got up to walk in the house and suddenly realized what this meant. He was going to be a father, again. Holy shit.

Bjorn walked into the bedroom and saw Joy sleeping. He knew pregnant woman needed their rest, but they needed to talk about this right now. He climbed on the bed and gently shook Joy.

“Joy, baby I need you to get up. I found something in the trash and we need to talk about it.”

Joy slowly rolled over and opened her eyes. As her eyes were focusing she saw Bjorn and then she saw what he had in his hand. No there was no way, she had thrown the test in the trash. In the trash that she and Bjorn shared, in the trash Bjorn took out! How could she have been so stupid?!

“Bjorn honey I can explain.” Joy got up and faltered with what to say.

She sat on the edge of the bed and put her head in her hand.

“First off this is not how I wanted you to find out. I was planning on telling you when I figured out how to make it sound like a good thing and not something that could potentially ruin our lives.”

“Well I'm grateful you were planning on telling me, but I guess now its too little too late. Why did you throw this away? Weren't you the least bit happy when you saw it?” Bjorn seemed hurt not angry but hurt over the fact she had thrown away her test.

“I didn't know what to feel when I saw that test. Wait your not mad that I'm pregnant? I thought you would be furious?” Joy was baffled, she was sure she was going to catch holy hell when Bjorn found out, but he actually seemed happy.

“Of course I'm not mad! I'm a little sad you didn't tell me about this right when you found out, but how can I be mad. We talked about starting a family one day. Sure this isn't the ideal time, but it wasn't when we had Sofia either and I wouldn't change a thing about how she was brought into the world. When did you find out, how long have you known?”

“I've only known a few days. I was working up the courage to tell you. I was so afraid you were going to leave me or force me to get an abortion. Believe me I thought about getting one, but once I saw the heart beat I knew I couldn't go through with it.”

“I would never force you into an abortion, God Joy what kind of man do you think I am? Wait you saw the heartbeat? So you've been to the Dr. already? Without me?”

“I'm sorry! I had to go to make sure I really was pregnant. I have a sonogram photo, I'll show it to you. It's not much yet, I'm only 9 weeks. I did the math and we conceived this baby the night we met, on my couch.” Joy turned red at the thought. This was the father of her child but she couldn't help feeling embarrassed about that first night they slept together.

“Wow I'm really in disbelief. I can't believe your pregnant!” Bjorn's head was swimming with the news, he could feel a small headache coming on. He still had the pregnancy test in his hands, it somehow felt glued to his fingers.

Joy began to cry, the built up emotions from the last few days washing over her. On one hand she was relieved that Bjorn now knew about the baby, but on the other she had wished he had found out in a much nicer way. She never knew he would take the news so well, or that he would actually be hurt over her throwing the test away. She made a mental note to check with him before making anymore Dr.'s appointments so he could make sure to be there.

He put his arms around her and stroked her hair. He whispered that everything was going to be alright. No matter what happened they loved each other, and a baby born into love was all that mattered. Everything else would work itself out eventually. They stayed cuddled up neither one of them wanting to pull away. They didn't talk but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence. Joy wondered what Bjorn was thinking, but she didn't have the energy to ask. Eventually she fell asleep in his arms and had a wonderful dream of a little baby girl, it felt so real, Joy never wanted to wake up. She just wanted to stay in her little dream world, with her dream baby, where everything was perfect and nothing bad could happen to them.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 18- The Little Flicker

That night when Bjorn came home she tried her best to act normal, but when they were cuddled up on the couch as she was scrolling though instagram he asked her if something was wrong. She told him she had been working really hard and was hoping she would hear about the promotion soon. He didn't completely buy it but he didn't push her further. She told him she was going to work early the next day so she could get a head start on some stuff she needed to do.

The next morning Joy woke up from a restless sleep. She had spent the night tossing and turning dreading seeing the Dr. She was so anxious she was up at 6:30 am. Her appointment wasn't until 10 so she busied herself with house work. She washed the dishes, cleaned her shower and counters, washed the laundry and made breakfast. It was Bjorn's day off so he was still sleeping and she was trying to be as quiet as possible, but she kept dropping things. Around 8:20 she hopped into the shower and got ready for her appointment. She told Bjorn the night before she was leaving around 9:30 so she wasn't worried about him asking her why she was up so early. As she walked to her car she took a look at her cute little house and thought about how after today she would have to decide what to do about her living arrangements since her house was too small for a baby.

She arrived at the Dr.'s Office around 9:45 and checked in. The nurse asked her to fill out a series of questionnaire type papers as well as her medical history. Joy was still on her dad's insurance and she knew there was Dr.-Patient Confidentiality but she was hoping nothing would show up on the bill about her OB appointment. As she checked the box pregnant on one of the forms she couldn't believe she was sitting in a Dr.'s office about to get checked for pregnancy. She turned in her forms and her stomach started to turn, she wasn't sure if she should go to the bathroom but they called her back before she had a chance.

The Ultrasound Tech took her back and he started the sonogram. He asked her how her day was going and if this was her first baby and how far along she thought she might be. She told him her day could be better, this was absolutely her first baby and she had a vague idea of how far along she was. He squirted some gel on her stomach that was cold and he started the ultrasound. At first the screen was blurry but then a little tiny spec came into view and Joy thought she was going to cry. That was her baby. It was so d different actually seeing it on the screen. Even though it wasn't much yet, that was going to be her future son or daughter. She was in awe, and then she silently scolded herself for ever thinking she could abort this little miracle.

The tech told her she looked to be about 9 weeks almost into her second trimester. He told her in 4 weeks they could come back and find out the gender if they wanted to. She thought back to the last 9 weeks and realized that she had moved to Oasis Springs exactly 9 weeks ago, which meant she and Bjorn conceived this little angel the first night they met. She thanked the Lord they were still together and it didn't end up being a one night stand, how horrible that would have been to explain to her child. “Yea I'm sorry honey, I actually don't know who your father is because I was a drunken slut that night.” She shuddered to think of how badly that would screw up a kid.

Joy felt this overwhelming excitedness as she was scheduling her next appointment. They told her next time she should bring the father as the dad's liked to see how their babies were developing just as much as the moms. She told them she would try to get him here as she took her prescription for prenatal's and vitamins as well as a bunch of brochures on pregnancy.

While she was driving to work her mind started to drift to all things baby. Cute little clothes and shoes, cribs and changing tables, bouncy chairs and teethers. There was so much she was going to have to learn, but one of the papers her Dr. gave her had a number to call to sign up for baby classes. She guessed they taught you everything you needed to know about caring for newborns. She still didn't know how she was going to tell Bjorn but she was hoping he would eventually become excited like she was becoming.

She got to work early and started on her daily tasks. She made the coffee, set out the danish on some plates and cleaned up the toast crumbs. Her skill set was much higher than what she was doing but she knew she had to start at the bottom to make her way to the top.

As Mark walked in he stopped Joy and told her she looked good, like she got a great night of sleep. He said she had a glow about her, and whatever she was doing it was working for her. Joy couldn't help but feel happy. She knew she was going to have to tell Mark about the baby soon, but right now she wanted to enjoy this moment by herself. Once she and Bjorn figured out what she was going to do, then she would tell other people.

The work day went by fast and before Joy knew it she was back in her car on her way home. Bjorn had texted that he was out picking up sushi, Joy didn't know much about babies but she was pretty sure raw fish was a no no. Spicy tuna rolls were her favorite but she texted Bjorn and asked him to get her veggie rolls instead. It was going to be hard to hide this pregnancy for long, he would probably offer her some wine tonight and she wasn't sure how she was going to decline it without looking suspicious.

Joy pulled up to her house and decided to put all her paperwork in the trunk until she figured out how to tell Bjorn. She didn't want him to accidentally come across anything. The one thing she did keep with her was her sonogram picture. The tech who's name was Arthur took one for her and he showed her the heart beat, it was just a faint flicker but it was there. She sat down on the couch and stared at the picture. This was her babies first picture. She was going to have a baby, a little tiny version of her and Bjorn. She wondered if it was a boy or a girl, if it would have Bjorn's blonde hair or her black hair, if their eyes would be dark like hers or light like Bjorn's. There was so much possibility rolled into this tiny little person to be.

She saw Bjorn's headlights as he pulled up to the house. She put the sonogram in her pocket saying a silent apology to her little bean, that she had to keep them a secret for right now. Bjorn walked in with the sushi and she got up to go help him, all while hoping he wouldn't see the small grin she couldn't wipe off her face.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 17-The Biggest Surprise of My Life

The weeks following Joy and Clara's blow up were rough. Clara was being an absolute bitch to Bjorn, barely letting him see the girls, and not agreeing to anything he and his lawyers were offering. They were still waiting for the perfect time to play on Clara's infidelity per Bjorn's lawyers advice, so things weren't getting very far. Because Bjorn's money was tied up in the divorce he couldn't afford to even rent a new place so he was staying with Joy and contributing with what he could. Joy thought herself lucky Clara didn't call the cops on her for shoving her, but Clara had also got a few licks in so maybe she called it even.

Bjorn was working a lot more to afford his divorce and save some money. Joy was still working towards a promotion to permanent team member so she was trying her best to be as available as possible at work. That sometimes meant going in on her days off and staying later than normal. Between her and Bjorn's schedules it was like they barely saw each other even though they were living together. It had been almost a month since he had moved in and when they were together it was great. They were having fun playing house and making plans for the future.

Joy had been so busy with work and maintaining a house and with all her overtime, it was no surprise when she got sick. She woke up one morning with the worst nausea of her life. She felt like she was dying. Bjorn made her some tea but it didn't help and she threw up off and on through out the day. She was hoping it was a 24 hour thing and would be gone the next day so she didn't have to miss work, but the next day the same thing happened. Feeling closer than ever to her promotion she didn't want to call out so she muddled through and went to work and by lunch time she was feeling much better. She thought her bout of sickness was over but the next morning she was sick again. She was almost positive of what this meant, but she didn't want to entertain the thought until she was sure. She checked her phone to see when her last period was and she realized she has hadn't entered her period since the end of June right before she moved here. She and Bjorn had been safe...mostly. She was on the pill, when she remembered. There was no use getting anxious about it right now. She would have to buy a pregnancy test after work and take it before Bjorn came home.  

The next day at work after throwing up her snack of yogurt she was certain she was pregnant and that put her on edge the whole day. She was so distracted and had a hard time accomplishing all the tasks she had to do. Even Mark noticed she was acting weird but being kind he just told her to maybe take work easy the next few days because she was doing a terrific job and he didn't want her to burn herself out. Joy thanked him and told him she would, but on the inside she was freaking about what would happen to her job if she was in fact pregnant.

After work she drove to the drug store and bought a home pregnancy test. This was the first time she ever had to buy one. She had lost her virginity to her High School boyfriend Clay during the summer between her Sophomore and Junior year and she had been more than prepared, being on the pill for two months, buying and learning how to properly use a condom so this sort of thing wouldn't happen. Joy wanted children just not yet. She worked hard on her body she didn't want to give it to a baby right now. As she sat at the kitchen counter staring at the pregnancy test, she thought about how badly she wished her mom was here or that she had a friend to talk to. Since moving to Oasis Springs Joy had been so wrapped up in work and the Bjorn stuff that she hadn't really made any friends yet. She wanted to call Michelle and tell her what was going on but they hadn't spoken in so long it would be weird, and plus she didn't even know if she was pregnant yet. Well no time like the present she grabbed the test and went to the bathroom.

As she was peeing on the test she thought about how gross this whole thing was. You would think there would be a cleaner way to do this at home, but then again the act to get you here wasn't clean at all so she put the thought out of her head. The box said it would take 3 minutes and it would say “Pregnant” or “Not Pregnant” none of that two line bull shit. She wanted to know for certain if she was or wasn't pregnant. She waited for what felt like an hour for the the little sign to appear and when it finally did the air left her lungs. Even though she had known in her gut she was, to see the word “Pregnant” on the little test made her feel like she couldn't breathe. She stood up and not believing this was happening. What was she going to do? She didn't want to look at the test anymore so she threw it into the trash can and went to her room.

Joy sat on the floor as the tears fell from her eyes. Why now? She was only 21 years old. She wasn't married, her boyfriend was going through a nasty divorce, he had two children he could barely see as it was. He wasn't going to want another child, not now. She had no one to talk to, she couldn't call her father. He had been so cruel when she told him she was moving out. Her coworkers would spread this news like wild fire. She was very careful to not spill too much of her life at work, since the lives of their coworkers seemed to be their favorite topics.

She thought about if she would have to tell Bjorn. Maybe she could have it taken care of before he even knew that she was pregnant. No she couldn't do that. Not the abortion, that she could do, but not telling Bjorn would be a mortal betrayal, not unlike keeping a wife and children from her. Hmm maybe she could? Oh she didn't know what to do. She was kind of disgusted with herself for even having to think about these things. Then it dawned on her she had a baby inside her. A tiny little bean of a future person depending on how you looked at it. Could she really have an abortion? She figured the first thing she should do was see how far along she was and talk to a Dr. about her options.

She went to call her new Dr.'s office and asked them for the earliest appointment they had. Just her luck there was a cancellation for tomorrow and they could take her at 10 am. They told her to arrive a little early to fill out new patient paper work and they were looking forward to meeting her. Joy put her hand on her stomach and even though she knew it was way to early for the baby to kick her, she thought she felt a little movement.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 15- The Next Day

The next morning Joy woke up feeling like rotting death. Her mouth tasted disgusting her head was pounding and her stomach was dong flips. Slowly the memory of last night came into view and she felt like she was going to throw up. She couldn't believe not 10 hours ago she and Bjorn were having a shouting match on her front porch that somehow turned into a 2 hour story about his version of how they met, all for him to tell her his wife had kicked him out. She considered if letting him stay the night was the right decision. She really needed to think about if she was going to continue this relationship or call it quits. She didn't hear anything outside her room, so she figured Bjorn was still sleeping.

She walked into the living room and saw Bjorn still sleeping on her couch. She knew last night was traumatic for both of them so she quietly walked to the bathroom to brush her teeth and shower. The hot water in the shower was amazing. Her shower had just the right pressure and her hot water heater was great, she felt like she could stay in here forever. As she was rinsing off her soap she heard on knock on the door. Bjorn asked if it was okay to use the bathroom and she told him it was fine. As he walked in Joy suddenly got self conscience. It wasn't like he hadn't seen her naked before, but after all that had happened she felt like her soul was exposed. Bjorn told her to enjoy her shower and he would make her breakfast. Before Joy could protest, the thought of breakfast turning her stomach he was out the door. She decided to stay in for another 5 minutes trying to prolong the inevitable.

Joy put back on her pj's not feeling like getting ready just yet.  She saw Bjorn placing two plates of eggs and bacon on the table for them. She hadn't wanted to eat, but now that it was made her stomach growled with hunger. She sat down and they started eating, not saying anything for a few minutes. Bjorn was the first to break the silence.

“How are you feeling? He took a bite of egg and looked at her solemnly.

“I've been better, I feel like last night was a nightmare I can't wake up from. What about you?”

“I too have been better, but I'm also sort of relieved. Now that everything is out in the open I feel better.”

“Well I guess I'm glad you feel better, but you've given me a lot to think about. I've never been in a situation like this in my life and never thought I would. What are your plans since Clara kicked you out?”

“I'm not sure, I guess meet with a Realtor and look into renting a one bedroom somewhere in between work and our house, so I can still see the girls regularly.”

“How old is Elsa? I know you said Sofia is 14.”

“She just turned 8 in May. Both my girls are wonderful human beings. I would love for you to meet them, of course when you all are ready. I know they will love you.”

“I highly doubt that. They probably think I stole you from their mother.”

“I would never let them think that about you. I'm going to go by the house tonight to talk to them. I wanted to last night but Clara was hysterical and there was no way she was going to let me talk to them. I'm hoping she's a bit more level headed today.” Bjorn finished his plate and watched Joy finish hers.

“The eggs were good, thank you for cooking, I appreciate it. I'm feeling a bit ill from all the wine last night, but breakfast really helped. I need to start getting ready for work but I'm so drained. It's still so early to call in sick, and I'm working really hard for that promotion, so I guess I'll just have to suck it up and go play happy.” The last thing Joy wanted to do was go to work, but somebody had to pay the bills, and besides adults didn't get to take vacations from their problems, they just had to push through so that's exactly what she was going to do.

Bjorn was being extremely nice and helpful. While Joy was getting dressed he started a load of laundry, cleaned up all the dirty dishes from the night before and this morning and offered to make her a lunch to take to work, but Joy told him it was okay. He showered and got ready for work. Joy was feeling much better after doing her hair and makeup and she told herself if she could get through last night today would be a piece of cake. She still didn't know what she wanted to do but she figured she could think about it at work and she probably wouldn't see Bjorn until tomorrow since he was going to see his kids tonight. They walked outside to their cars and it was quite awkward as neither of them knew what to do. Should they kiss? Shake hands? Kissing seemed to intimate for what had happened last night but oddly shaking hands didn't seem intimate enough. They settled on a quick hug and they both got into their cars and headed to work.

During lunchtime, Joy was kicking herself for telling Bjorn not to make her lunch. She was absolutely ravenous. The food in the cafeteria wasn't the best but it would have to do. She walked in and decided she would get a turkey sandwich, some chips and a fruit cup, but right when she walked to the counter she caught a whiff of fried fish and she felt like she was going to blow chunks right there. She swallowed down her nausea but left the cafeteria without anything to eat. It surprised her that her hangover had come back so fast. Ever since breakfast she had felt fine, but hangovers were like that as she was experiencing. The rest of the day meandered on and she couldn't wait to get home, she was going to get comfy and curl up on the couch watch a movie and think hard about her options.

When she pulled up to her house she saw Bjorn was there waiting for her. He told her he had gone by his house to talk to his daughters but Sofia was so mad at him she didn't want to see his stupid cheating face and Elsa was so sad she had been crying all day off and on and was too exhausted to come down. Clara called Bjorn a jackass and closed the door in his face. Joy said she was sorry but she didn't understand why he didn't just confront Clara about her infidelity. The sat down on her couch and he told her it wasn't that easy. Clara was smart and she would somehow find a way to cover up her cheating or spin it in a way that made Bjorn look bad. The best thing to do per his lawyers advice was to let things play out in court and when the time was right they would lower the boom.

Joy could see that not being able to talk to his kids was really weighing heavy on him. She didn't know what to say but she felt like she wanted to comfort him. She reached for his hand and gave it a little squeeze. He rubbed his thumb across her knuckles the way he did when they would hold hands while watching a movie. Joy felt that electric spark in the pit of her stomach, the same spark she always felt around him. She thought she had lost it yesterday, but it was still there. He looked at her almost like he was going to cry and told her even though this wasn't the ideal situation, and he knew she still had a lot to think about, she was worth everything they were going through, and he was so happy she let him explain himself last night and didn't just cut him off without hearing him out.

For some reason and she didn't know what reason but for some reason that seemed to be the thing she needed to hear to make up her mind. She was worth it. She was worth the ugly divorce to come with Clara. She was worth the potential hatred his oldest daughter was going to have for both her parents. She was worth the emotional trauma an 8 year old was experiencing right now. That shouldn't have made her feel good but it did. She was finally worth someone going through hell for her. Maybe it was a daddy issue cliché that because her own father didn't see her as being worth pulling his life together after her mom died, she was now searching for that love in someone else, and it was true that Bjorn was closer to her father's age than hers, but what could she do, she loved him. She knew the minute she felt that spark that she loved him and she would go through hell and back to keep him.

She climbed onto his lap and started kissing him. She wanted him to know she loved him and would be there with him through it all. Their love and passion ran deep. So what he had a wife and kids. He was planning on telling her but fate intervened, it did that sometimes. You just had to go with the flow of life, and when you found someone who made you feel the way Bjorn made her feel you just went with it.

They made out for what seemed like hours but was actually about 45 minutes. They pulled apart and embraced each other lovingly. Joy rested her head on his chest and as he stroked her hair he whipered he loved her. That was enough to send Joy over the edge, she started crying and grasping onto him. She told him she loved him so much it scared her. He kissed her forehead and assured her he felt the same way. He glanced at the clock and told her it was dinner time. They decided they would order a pizza and just cuddle up on the couch. Tomorrow Bjorn was going to meet with his lawyer and catch him up on everything that was going on.

They put in a movie and ate their pizza entwined on the couch feeling content for the first time in what seemed like days but was really only a day and a few hours. Things were going to be okay Joy felt it in her gut. God didn't bring two people together and make them feel the things they felt for each other only to ruin them. But of course God also has plans you may have never planned yourself, it's all just a matter of time.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 14- The Talk

Joy walked out of the bathroom and sat down at her dining room table. Bjorn was already sitting down waiting for her. She didn't know if she should speak first, but luckily Bjorn started.

“Joy I want to tell you everything, from the beginning. Is that alright with you?”

Joy just looked at him and shook her head yes. She didn't have the energy to fight anymore and she still didn't know what to say, still a bit shocked from Bjorn's blow up.

“Okay. The night we met I was drowning my sorrows at Rattlesnakes. I know I told you I went there a lot but actually that was only the second time I'd been there. You see I live a few towns over, but my work isn't far from here. A co-worker of mine took me there once and told me it was a good place to get lost for a little while, and after the day I had had I definitely needed that.”

Joy started remembering back to their first night together. She had just finished unpacking, and she wanted to get out and meet some new people. She found Rattlesnakes on Yelp.

“Earlier that day I was working from home because Elsa my youngest who you saw today, had the flu. Clara is an up and coming Caterer and she had a party that day she couldn't miss. So I stayed home with Elsa and my oldest daughter Sofia was at school. I was in my study doing my work, when I hear a loud scream. It was Elsa, she had just thrown up all over her night gown and bed. She was crying hysterically, so I tried my best to calm her down and make a plan for what we were going to do. Look I'm a really good father but every time my girl's have been sick, Clara takes care of them, she knows exactly what to do. I however am still learning, so I gather up the soiled sheets blankets and nightgown and drop them out in the hall. I run Elsa a hot bath and let her clean herself up. I google what's best for when you've thrown up so I grab her some Gatorade and look  for some Chicken Soup. As I'm getting all this together I realize she needs clean sheets and to air out her room, so I go back to the bathroom tell her when shes done to put on fresh jammies and climb into our bed while I get her something to drink and change her sheets. I grab the dirty sheets and take them to the laundry room. I know how to do laundry mind you but Clara has a whole system for how she does things and I don't want to mess it up so I avoid going in there at all costs. That being said these sheets were ripe and I had to wash them now. As I'm rummaging in the cabinets and drawers for soap and all that, I come across a folded up note shoved into the back of a drawer. It was addressed to Clara but didn't say who it was from. There was something about the writing and the way it was shoved in a drawer that made me think there was something weird about it. I was going to read it but I heard Elsa yelling for me so I put it in my pocket and went to help Elsa.

Joy was interested in the story and she was surprised at how nice it was hearing Bjorn care for his sick daughter. She knew on the surface she was furious with him, but on the inside her heart started to thaw a bit. She didn't want Bjorn to stop talking but she was starving, she was turning to get up when he asked her if she was leaving. She told him no she was just hungry and he offered to make her something to eat while he told her his story. At first she said no, but once she stood up her head started spinning and she sat back down. He was in the kitchen before she could protest. He grabbed a packet of Ramen and started boiling the water.

“Carbs are good when your drunk.” He said as he started the Ramen. “Anyway back to what I was saying. So I got Elsa tucked into our bed with a Disney movie and I went back to make her soup. I walked past the laundry room and realized I had forgotten to put the sheets in when I found the note. I finally found some soap and threw them in. As I was making Elsa's soup it felt like the note was burning a hole in my pocket. I wanted nothing more than to settle Elsa down and read the note. I made her soup got her her Gatorade and grabbed some new sheets for her bed. I made her bed in record time, not the neatest job but it was clean and puke free. I re-settled her back into her bed and helped her fall asleep. All this took about an hour and Sofia would be home from school soon and I wanted to read the note with no distractions. I walked back to my study and pulled out the note. I gave it another good look and slowly started to unfold it. I was just about to read it when my cell rang. It was work so I had to pick it up and talk to my co-worker. Their completely lost when I'm not there, so I had to walk them through things step by step it took so long that Sofia was home by the time I got off the phone. Clara was usually home by the time the girl's got home from school but when she had a party all bets were off. Another thing Clara is good at is always having a healthy snack ready for when the girl's get home.  I had not prepared a snack for Sofia and even though she's 14 she can't make a simple snack for herself. I knew it would be easier to make the damn snack for her than it would be to tell her to do it herself. Don't get me wrong Sofia's a smart sweet girl, she's just been taken care of her whole life and it's spoiled her in certain ways.”

Joy was internally freaking out. So the second child was a teenager at the most terrible age. She remembered being 14 it was the absolute worst. Bjorn kept talking as he put her Ramen in a bowl. They walked back to the table and Joy ate her noodles listening to Bjorn.

“I cut up some fruit and veg for her and told her I had work to do and to get started on her homework.  I figured that would keep her out of my hair long enough for me to read this fucking note. As I sat down to read the note, I started to realize I should have left this note exactly where I had found it.

Clara my beautiful Clara. At night I dream of your face, your eyes, your breasts, your thighs. I yearn to touch you and feel your soft skin, I want you like it's the first time again. Please come to me at our secret place. Until were together again, all my love.

-O

“I didn't know what I was expecting to read when I opened the note but it definitely wasn't this. I read and re-read it over and over again, at first thinking this was some kind of joke. My wife is a lot of things but adulteress never seemed like one of them. She was very devoted to me and our family. We had an active sex life and I thought we were happy, but apparently we weren't. I never had the intention of cheating on my wife. If you think I set out to one up her on the affair, that was never the case. I didn't know what to do so I just put the note back and tried to pretend I hadn't seen it, but it was all I could think about. I knew Clara was going to be home soon, the party was over so she and her crew were just cleaning up and that could take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending. I tried to get some work done but I couldn't focus. I had no idea what I would say to Clara, if I should confront her or let it go. Maybe it was some freak who was obsessed with her, my wife takes good care of herself and still looks very young it's not out of the realm of possibility. We don't keep a lot of booze in the house, Clara says the calories aren't worth it but when they are it's Proseco or Light Beer. I needed something that would help me forget what I'd seen until I could figure out what I was going to do. We live in a pretty nice area and the bars around town are very upscale and everyone knows each other. I didn't feel like explaining why I was getting piss drunk at 4:30 in the afternoon so I remembered this place my co-worker Slade took me to once. When I got to Rattlesnakes it was happy hour so I ordered a beer and then I ordered a few more. Then I decided what the hell I'm not driving anytime soon, let's do shots so by the time you walked in I was on my way to being very drunk.”

Joy had no idea Bjorn had been so intoxicated, he had seemed so sure of himself when he came up to her.

“Listen if I hadn't taken those shots I would have never had the balls to walk up to you, but when I saw you walk into that bar I knew I had to at least find out your name. I was surprised by how confident I sounded talking to you, because on the inside I was a mess. I ordered another beer just to have a reason to sit with you. You seemed like you weren't exactly sober yourself so I thought we could hang out and chit chat. I wasn't sure if you were from Oasis Springs or one of the surrounding towns and I didn't know if you potentially knew my wife or not, she knows a lot of people I can never keep track. So I asked if you came to Rattles a lot and when you told me you were new here I thought perfect she has no idea who I am or better yet who Clara is. When we got our own table I just felt this electricity between us that I knew wasn't just the alcohol. You told me about your parents and I tried really hard to keep my shit together since you had been through so much already I didn't want to dump my problems on you too. Then you ordered the fireball shots and that about put me over the edge but I didn't want to stop talking to you. I had to get to know you more. I was being totally honest when I said you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen and it's true I've seen a lot but as far as dating I had one girlfriend before Clara. I was elated when you asked me to come back to your place, and even though that's a pretty obvious invitation I still didn't plan on cheating on Clara. I knew I couldn't drive so I was glad you grabbed a taxi. When we got back to your place I was amazed at how much work you had done in such a short time and intrigued by your stories about your past and what brought you here. I knew I liked you a lot and part of me wanted you so badly but the other part the married part was screaming Don't Do It. But then you kissed me on the cheek.

Joy was amazed by Bjorn's version of their first night. She had her own point of view of course, but hearing everything from his point of view was crazy. She would have never known he had spent the hours while she was moving and unpacking taking care of a sick child, or that he had been at the bar hours before she turned up drinking his problems away. At the time she had thought he came on quite strong but were compliments an invitation for sex?

“At this point I was very drunk and I was just speaking my mind and heart. I really had never met a woman like you. Clara waited until after we got married and had two kids before even thinking about what she wanted to do with her life. We had Sofia young and she fell into the mother role really easily, but she didn't have much ambition besides being a great homemaker, until a friend of ours told her she had a superb knack for cooking and throwing dinner parties. So when Elsa was around 4 she started cooking for parties and it's grown into a full blown business. I'm happy that she's found her passion, but things have been so different since she has and I wonder if her decision to start working is what caused these affairs to happen. Anyway I think we both know what happened after that and while I don't regret anything that happened that night, I never set out to sleep with you when I met you. I thought some shameless flirting with a beautiful woman would be enough to make me feel better, but after being with you I didn't even care about Clara anymore. I wanted to stay with you so badly, but I knew if I didn't go home I'd be in a whole mess of shit the next day and I couldn't deal with that on top of everything else so I told you I had to work, which was also true but I was working from home. I took a taxi home and arranged to have one pick me up early in the morning so I could go pick up my car from the bar. I snuck in the house, everyone was asleep so I tried my best not to wake them. I had told Sofia I was going to the office and to hold down the fort until her mom got home and made dinner. I found a plate for me in the fridge devouring it while sobering up in the process. I didn't want Clara to hear me so I used the girls shower and went to sleep in the guest room. On nights I worked late I usually slept in there as not to wake Clara. I went to bed dreaming about the night we spent together.”

Joy was baffled by this confession. She couldn't believe this was Bjorn's version of their first night. Sleep with her then back home to his wife and kids. She was finally about to speak when he started talking again. She felt like he needed to get everything out first and then she'd have her chance to say her peace, so she let him continue.

“When I woke up the next morning or should I say afternoon, Sofia had gone to school and Elsa was asleep. Clara was off to Pilates and would be back later. I had a screaming hangover, probably one of the worst ever, I made myself some coffee and went about trying to remember all the details of last night I forgot-not your body  or the sex, one could never forget that, but the tiny details, like me promising to take you out tonight. I couldn't believe my drunk ass had made dinner plans with you, but there was no way I was going to cancel them because I desperately wanted to see you again. All day was spent sobering up and getting ready for out date. Elsa and Clara thought I caught the flu from her so I just let them think I was getting sick. I still didn't know if I was going to confront Clara but at the time I didn't care she could have O I was going out with you. I texted you and told you the time I'd be there I told the family I was going to get some work done at the office, since I'd spent all day in bed. We went to an Italian Restaurant that I told you was my favorite but it was in fact my first time there. The food was great so I'd say it was a good choice, and believe me I didn't want to lie to you but I needed to create this other single persona, and I thought single me would dine her often on my many dates I feel you assumed I had. We talked about all kinds of things that night and the more we had in common the more I was falling for you. It shocked me how fast I could go from 14 years of marriage to falling for someone I'd just met. I knew there was a chance this could become something so on a whim I asked if you liked children and if you wanted to get married, I just wanted to know if we wanted the same things and if you would potentially be open to being a step mom. You asked if I had a dead wife, and I said no feeling like it wasn't a total lie but I know it was. I just wanted more time to get to know you, it was always in the back of my mind to tell you about Clara and the girls but it just never seemed like the right time.”

That's where Joy had to stop him. She knew of a right time, she remembered it clear as day.

“No that's a lie you could have told me the night I made you dinner. We were talking about cheating it was the perfect opportunity.”

“I know I wanted to tell you so badly. But when you told me there was never a reason to cheat and that people should have enough respect for their partner that I decided I wasn't going to tell you until after I had called it off with Clara. From that day forward I started getting my affairs in order so to speak. I was researching divorce lawyers and custody arrangements, because no matter what happened I could never leave behind my girls. I know I started becoming a little distant and I could tell you felt it, but I knew I had to take care of these things now so we could be together in the long run. Those days I would leave out of nowhere killed me because I wanted to tell you I had to pick up Sofia from her friends house or Clara needed me to run an errand for her but I thought I would explain all this when I told you about them. We were having so much fun getting to know each other and when we made our relationship official I knew I had to break things off with Clara right away, I wanted to be with you marry you if you'd have me and I needed this chapter with Clara to be closed. At this point she was a little suspicious of my behavior but I was still treating her the same so she had no reason to suspect cheating. I hadn't let it slip I knew about her affair but I was taking notes and keeping tabs on her and I kind of got an idea of when she saw this mysterious O. Part of me wanted to find out who he was but then I realized I really didn't care but I thought maybe I could use her affair to gain more custody so I started spending more and more time with my girls so they would want to stay with me over their mom. So that's what I was doing all last month when I wasn't with you, pretty much and then this month I finally found a lawyer I trusted and we were going thru with me serving her divorce papers on the count of infidelity. I knew it was going to be a busy few days and I wouldn't be able to get over here or talk to you as much so I told you I was going away on business. I hate lying to you but I knew it was for the greater good. That brings us to yesterday. Sofia was at a sleepover with her friends so I thought I'd give Elsa one last good day with her parents by herself before I turned her world upside down. Believe me Joy if I had even the slightest inkling that you would have been at that donut shop I would have taken them anywhere else. This was never how I wanted you to see my children or find out about Clara or have Clara find out about you. When you walked up and kissed me my brain shut off and I forgot where I was and who I was with so of course I kissed you back and well you know what happened. Clara and I were in a heated argument the whole ride home while Elsa cried in the back seat, it was awful. I came clean to Clara about our relationship and how I was going to be serving her with divorce papers. Of course around that time Sofia came home and we had to talk to both girls and that was not fun. I wanted to call you multiple times but someone was always crying and I was trying to clear things up and comfort them where I could.”

Joy's head was swimming with all this new knowledge she didn't know how to process it all with this much wine in her blood stream so she asked him why he came by instead of calling.

“I came by because Clara kicked me out. I could have and probably should have gotten a hotel room but I knew there was no way I could go to sleep tonight without talking to you first so I drove straight here. Clara still has no idea I know about her affair, my lawyer told me it was best not to tell her since I have proof of her affair we can blind side her in court. I know you hate me but I'm hoping now that you know the whole story you can forgive me and maybe we can work this out. I really don't want to loose you but I would understand if you want to end things right here and now.”

Joy didn't know if she wanted to end things. She needed to sleep on it and think about it more tomorrow.

“I'm not sure what I want to do, but what I am sure of is I need to go to sleep. My head is reeling with all this news, I feel like the person I've spent a month falling in love with is a complete stranger and that scares me, but I also know in my heart I still love you. You can stay here tonight but I'd prefer you to sleep on the couch. We can talk more in the morning.”

“Yes I completely understand I'm exhausted as well, and of course, I'd sleep outside if you asked me too. I'll just change and go to bed. I'll see you In the morning, I hope you sleep well.” Bjorn went outside to grab his pajamas and toothbrush while Joy went to her room and got ready for bed. She couldn't think anymore about what happened tonight so she crawled into bed and quickly fell asleep.

Bjorn didn't hear anything in Joy's room so he figured she was already asleep. He forgot to ask her for a spare blanket and couldn't see where she would have stored one out here so he curled up on the couch into a ball to keep warm. Luckily it was summer and not snowing, he would survive one night on the couch with no blanket. He knew he should feel like a weight was lifted off of him, but something told him his problems were just now beginning.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 13-The Fight

After what felt like the longest work day in history, Joy returned home and decided to pour herself a glass of wine. She drank her first glass down in two sips, so she poured another and then another. Before she knew it she had drank ¾ of the bottle and was severely buzzed. She started to get very angry at the situation that was causing her to drink. How could Bjorn lie to her like that, and worse not even take the time to explain things to her right then and there. She felt like the biggest idiot standing in that donut shop. The way all the patrons looked at her or avoided looking at her. They didn't know the whole story. They were going to think she was a dirty slut, who stole a husband from his wife, but she never even knew a wife existed. Not just any wife, Clara. The tall skinny blonde perfect model like Clara. How could Bjorn cheat on a woman like her? And little Elsa, she was so beautiful and shy looking. She knew what happened today, would greatly impact the rest of Elsa's life. Joy felt awful about how that little girl would think of her. She wasn't a dirty cheating slut, she was just a girl who fell for a man in a bar.

As Joy poured the last of the wine into her glass the doorbell rang. It was late, but she had a feeling she knew who it was. Bjorn hadn't called her like he said he would, and she wasn't even sure she had wanted him too. She was dreading having this conversation, but she knew it needed to happen.

She answered the door and it was in fact Bjorn. He looked as bad as she'd ever seen him. His face was sallow, his eyes were red, he didn't have that shiny professional look about it him at all. Joy walked out the door and closed it, not wanting him to go inside her house. She didn't care if the whole neighborhood heard what she was about to say, but she needed the cold night air on her face to steady her while she did this.

“Bjorn what the hell are you doing here? What in the world makes you think I want to see you right now?” Joy was livid, as soon as she started speaking, the anger boiled out of her.

“Baby, I am so sorry. I never wanted you to find out this way.”

“Yeah you said that already, and I'm not your baby, at least not right now.”

“Okay I understand that, I don't blame you for how you feel, if it were me I would be just as mad believe me. Look the thing you need to understand is, although I may be “married” to Clara, we don't really have a marriage.”

“Oh I'm sorry Bjorn, does a fucking wedding ring and a child not constitute as a marriage?!

“Your right it does in any other circumstance but the key thing your missing is love. Clara and I haven't been in love or happy for a long time.”

Joy couldn't believe what she was hearing. All she could do was scoff at him. That woman was ready to rip Joy's head off when she saw her kiss Bjorn. If she wasn't in love with him anymore, why get so crazy and slap him in front of 6 strangers?

“I don't believe you. Your wife flipped shit at both of us! If she wasn't in love with you she wouldn't have acted that way. Your just trying to justify being a cheating prick. Your poor daughter, did you ever think of her when you were having this affair? Huh? No you didn't because if you had, you would have told me about her from the start. You wanted me to be your little secret whore! Where did your wife think you were all those nights? Now I get why you could never sleep over, it's because you had to go back home to your real life. Tell me did it make you feel good cuddling up next to your wife at night knowing you'd just fucked me? Did you even shower off my sweat before you climbed into those sheets?” Joy was on a roll, she knew she may be crossing a few lines but whatever, he crossed a huge one by cheating on his wife. She was about to start yelling again when Bjorn surprised her and started yelling at her.

“HOW DARE YOU INSINUATE THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY DAUGHTER. I LOVE BOTH MY DAUGHTERS WITH ALL MY HEART! YEAH I SAID BOTH I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR THEM, SO DON'T YOU EVER TRY TO JUDGE ME AS A FATHER BECAUSE AS PARENTS GO I'M A DAMN GOOD ONE!”

Joy was speechless. She had never been yelled at like that by anyone but her father. It took her back to her old house with her dad in a drunken stupor. She burst into tears as the color drained from her face. This was all too much. She was clearly drunk as she was having a hard time standing straight. Her whole neighborhood probably thought she was pure trash, and now the man that she thought she was going to marry and have kids with already had two kids. Daughters no less. How did all of this happen? Last night she and Bjorn had been so in love and now what were they?

As joy cried Bjorn walked around in an angry huff.

“I'm sorry Joy. I didn't mean to blow up on you, but my girl's are my world and I don't like it when anybody has a go at my parenting. I know this is a lot for you to take in and my yelling doesn't help matters at all. Can we please go inside and talk about this some more? I think you need some water and possibly some food. What did you bathe in Chardonnay? I can smell that alcohol from here, which of course I don't blame you for drinking. I frankly wanted to do the same but figured staying sober and talking to you would be a smarter idea, now I'm not so sure.”

Joy felt like she'd aged 30 years in the span of 30 minutes. As Bjorn took a step towards her she walked around him, she mumbled he could come inside if he wanted. She guessed they would have to talk about this like grown ups, and she really could use some water and the bathroom, her bladder was about to burst.

She walked to the bathroom and heard Bjorn close the front door. She wondered how long she could hide in the bathroom before he came to check on her. She wanted to flush herself down the toilet. She felt like such an idiot. Of course this would happen. This is what happened when you were new in town and fell for the first guy you met. She should have known she was the side piece. There was so much evidence she just chose to ignore. Now she was paying the price, and so were two little girls. Well one little girl for sure, she didn't know how old the other daughter was. Oh God what if she was only a baby? Clara looked young enough to still pop em out. How could she ruin a tiny babies life? She felt even worse about herself, but she needed to pull it together and handle her shit.

She counted down from 10, flushed the toilet, washed her hands, splashed some water on her face to cool down, and went out to talk to Bjorn.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 12- My Boyfriend’s Secret

It had been a month since Joy moved to Oasis Springs. She was really enjoying her job, and she even earned herself a promotion. She was still interning, but she had more responsibilities, and Mark told her if she kept up the good work, she could be looking at a full time job. Joy was feeling so good about her decision to move, and she was feeling even better about her relationship with Bjorn.

They saw each other almost everyday unless Bjorn was stuck at work, in which case they talked on the phone. He made her feel like a princess, spoiling her with lavish dinners and shows. They were having a great time getting to know each other more and more. There were a few times where he had to abruptly leave her house and he never invited her to his place to sleep over, always saying he loved getting away from his place and being in Joy’s bubble. She thought it was a little weird, but figured with how much he worked and hung out with her, he probably didn’t have much time to clean up. Joy always kept her place neat, so she didn’t mind having the company.

One night when Bjorn and Joy were cuddled up on the couch, he told her he was going away on business for a few days. Joy was surprised, she didn’t know his job required traveling, but she smiled and told him she would miss him terribly and he must call her any chance he got so she could hear his voice. She knew she sounded a bit needy, but she just loved him so much she didn’t know how she could go even a few hours without talking to him. He promised he would call, and that he would miss her so much. That night he slept over for the first time. He always made some excuse for not staying over, saying he had to get up early for work, or he snored and didn’t want to disturb her. They made love multiple times and fell asleep in each others arms completely spent. The next morning Bjorn woke up before Joy, he thought she looked so peaceful so he gently kissed her on the cheek and left a note on her desk before slipping out the door to leave.

A few hours later Joy woke up with a start when she felt the bed for Bjorn. She lept out of bed and saw the note on her desk. It said “Baby, you looked like a sleeping angel, I couldn’t wake you. I’ll miss you so much these next few days, but just think of how amazing the next time we see each other will be. I’ll call you when I have a chance, Love you beautiful. Bjorn”

Joy hugged the note to her heart feeling sad she didn’t get to say good bye but excited for when she saw him in a few days. She knew he wouldn’t answer but she called and left Bjorn a quick message wishing him a safe trip and how she couldn’t wait to talk to him later. She checked the clock and saw it was already after 7 am. She had been doing well with her gym routine before work, but today she wasn’t going to make it. She had time to do a quick 30 minute video on the tv, so she popped in her  power sculpt video and worked out. Even though it was short she broke a sweat and felt good. She jumped into the shower and got ready for work.

Every morning she checked all her social media’s and updated them with what she was doing for the day. She had gained a few hundred followers just in the few weeks she has been interning, and couldn’t believe it. Once she reached a certain number of followers she could potentially become a brand ambassador and influencer. She thought that would be such a glamorous job, working from home, traveling on company dimes, getting products for free. She would be perfect, but she had to gain a bigger following so in the meantime, she wanted to get as many promotions as she could and climb the social media ladder.

Joy had another great day at work, but when she came home she realized since Bjorn was out of town she had no plans for tonight. On the nights he worked late and couldn’t come over she was bored to death, so she started watching the cooking and baking channel. She enjoyed learning new recipes and ways to make healthy food taste even better. Her cooking had improved a bit and she was feeling more adventurous in the kitchen, branching out from grilled cheese and salad. As she was watching a cooking competition she started thinking about her old friends and what they were up too. She hadn’t talked to Michelle in months, they started drifting apart when she moved in with her boyfriend. Last she saw on instagram, they had gotten a dog together and were on their way toward marriage. Mollie on the other hand actually was married. She graduated from cooking school and accepted a job in Paris as a chef. She met a really attractive Parisian man, got married and they were now expecting their first child. She never thought her friends would settle down so young, of course they wanted to meet their  end game men in college, but they would enjoy their youth a bit before having their triple wedding. 21 seemed young to be married and pregnant, but she knew in her heart if Bjorn proposed to her tomorrow she would definitely accept. That got her thinking about if she and Bjorn had a marriage future. He said he wanted to get married but he only mentioned it once. He said he liked kids, but every time Joy tried to bring up that stuff he got kind of quiet and changed the subject. She figured it was just because their relationship was still so new. It was a cardinal rule not to even bring up marriage until at least 3 months, but she just felt in her heart Bjorn was the one, her one.

Joy decided she had watched enough cooking shows, when she contemplated making brownies at 1 am. She turned off the tv and went to bed. Even though he had only spent one night with her and they had only slept a few hours, the bed some how felt empty. She could faintly smell his cologne on her sheets and that comforted her a bit. She drifted to sleep with sweet thoughts of her and Bjorn’s future.

Joy’s alarm had been going off for 20 minutes before she heard it and woke up. She was having a wonderful dream about marriage and babies that she didn’t want to end. She checked her phone and saw there was a message from Bjorn. He told her he was sorry he didn’t call last night, he had knocked out after his meetings, and he would be in meetings all day today so he would call her when he could. She decided to skip the workout today, her body was super sore from her workout the day before. She worked on her speech for a little bit and decided she had time to get coffee so she took herself out to the local Donut Shop. She had the biggest craving for a chocolate donut out of nowhere.

She got to the shop ordered her coffee and donut and sat down where the sun was warming the seat. She was admiring how cute the shop was with it’s décor and wallpaper. She would have to come here more often, maybe not for donuts but just for the atmosphere. As the waitress was clearing her plate the door swung open and she couldn’t believe her eyes. It was Bjorn.

Joy’s logic completely went out the door as soon as she saw him. She jumped out of her seat and ran straight to him grabbing his face and kissing him hard on the mouth. She didn’t notice the blonde woman standing behind him or the little blonde girl standing beside the woman. She broke the kiss and just as she was about to ask him what he was doing here, the blonde woman let out a scream.

“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!?”

Everyone in the shop stopped what they were doing and looked their way. Joy was so confused she started to giggle. Who was this woman and why was she freaking out, that she was kissing her boyfriend.

“BJORN WHO THE HELL IS THIS TRAMP?”

Joy quickly realized the tramp this woman was referring to was her.

“Whoa just wait a minute, who are you calling a tramp? How do you know my boyfriend Bjorn?”

“BOYFRIEND?! BOYFRIEND BJORN, THIS WOMAN THINKS YOUR HER BOYFRIEND?” The blonde woman looked appalled. Before Joy knew what she was doing, the blonde woman was slapping Bjorn across his face multiple times. Now it was Joy’s turn to be shocked. She couldn’t believe this crazy blonde bitch just slapped her boyfriend across his face, and worse he took it.

“Bjorn what is going on, who is this woman?” The blonde woman got a crazy look on her face and then started to laugh a scary high pitched laugh.

“WHO IS THIS WOMAN? HONEY I’M HIS WIFE OF 14 YEARS CLARA. WHO IN THE HELL ARE YOU?”

Joy thought she was going to throw up. Wife, a wife?! Bjorn did not have a wife, he couldn’t have. He propositioned her. She never saw a wedding ring, or any indication that he was married. Well except when he would abruptly leave their date, or when he’d get a phone call or text and he would act a little different and there was the fact he never invited her over but surly that was just work being annoying right?

“What do you mean wife? Bjorn what does she mean wife?” Bjorn had yet to say anything he just stared at both woman with his scarlet cheek. He took a deep breath like he was about to say something but it was the blonde woman-Clara who spoke.

“I KNEW IT. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON WHEN JENNY SIMMONS SAW YOU AT THE SUSHI PLACE A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH A YOUNG GIRL I KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP. YOU TOLD ME SHE WAS A NEW INTERN AND YOU WERE TAKING HER TO LUNCH TO CELEBRATE HER JOINING THE TEAM. HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID?!”

Joy thought back to their sushi date and remembered that woman who wouldn’t stop staring at them. That must have been Jenny Simmons.

“Clara I don’t think here and now is the best place to talk about this. Go get Elsa and meet me in the car. I need to speak to Joy really fast.” If looks could kill Clara would have murdered Bjorn right then and there.

“OF COURSE SORT THINGS OUT WITH YOUR LITTLE WHORE, I’LL GO MAKE SURE OUR DAUGHTER ISN’T OFF SOMEWHERE IN A DITCH IN COMPLETE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS FROM HER FATHER’S INFIDELITY.” Clara turned on her heel and burst out the door to find her daughter.

Daughter. Not only was Bjorn married but he had a daughter. A beautiful little girl, from what Joy saw of her. What was she going to think of her father? What did Joy think of him? She wasn’t sure. She felt like she was looking at a stranger, but in her heart she knew she wasn’t.

“Bjorn, what is going on? That woman Clara, she’s really your wife, and that little girl Elsa is your daughter?” Joy felt the tears sting the back of her eyes. Whatever she did she would not cry in front of all these people not so subtly staring at them.

“Baby I want to explain everything to you. I was going to tell you everything after this week was over, I never expected to run into you here. I’m so sorry this is how you found out, but right now I need to talk to Elsa. Can I please call you later once things are settled with Clara and Elsa? I just need a chance to explain.” He seemed so sad and sincere Joy felt like she had no choice but to say okay. She was still so shocked from seeing him get slapped that she wasn’t thinking straight. Her work alarm on her phone went off, and she was suddenly zapped back into real life. She felt like she had lived 100 years in the span of 15 minutes. She realized that it was only 8:30 am and she still had a full day of work ahead of her before she could talk to Bjorn. She told him to call after work and they could talk, but right now she needed to leave. As she left the Donut Shop and walked to her car she caught a glimpse of Clara talking to and hugging little Elsa. She couldn’t see her face, but she knew if she wasn’t crying she was probably close to it. She felt awful she was the source of this little girl’s sadness, but she also felt like a child who’s world just came crumbling down.

Bjorn, the love of her life, her future husband, was already someone’s husband. A tall leggy blonde woman named Clara’s husband. Not to mention a father to a little girl named Elsa. This was all to much to fast. Joy didn’t know how she was going to survive work, but she pulled out of the parking lot, and that’s just where she was headed.

[simsislife93]

Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 11- My Boyfriend

Driving to her interview Joy felt like she was going to puke. She missed her exit and was about 5 minutes late. She walked into a pretty nice office, and told the Secretary she had an interview scheduled at 9. The Secretary a petite blonde woman with a bob, escorted her to a room with two other women and a man sitting inside. She quickly realized this was a group interview, and become extremely nervous.

She took a seat on the other side of the man and a few moments later a young man who looked no older than 30 walked in. He introduced himself as Mark Haines, the hiring manger. He told the group he didn’t really like formal interviews and thought a group interview was a much better way to get to know people. He started by asking them all their names and why they wanted to work in Social Media. When it got to be Joy’s turn, she told Mr. Haines, that she had always kept up on the trends and what was hip by using Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She enjoyed being able to see people she grew up with and people she didn’t know lives. She took pride in her social media feeds, and had a decent amount of followers. The other candidates said similar things, so she felt good about her answer. Next he asked them how they planned to attract more followers on their platforms. Joy said she would promote the business on all of her platforms and be sure to network where ever she went on behalf of the business.

Joy was feeling really good about the interview when all of a sudden her stomach started feeling weird. She could feel the bubbling in her low gut and was praying to God no one could hear it. She was listening to one of the women answer the question and as she turned her head to get a better look at her competition, her stomach unleashed itself, with a loud gurgling fart. For a minute no one said anything, they all just stared at her in silence. Joy feeling mortified quickly apologized, feeling the skin on her cheeks turning crimson.  She wanted to die right there on the spot. Mr. Haines remembered his words, and told her it was no problem, they were all human and it happens. The two woman looked disgusted and the man was trying not to fall over with laughter. Joy went into complete panic mode, not knowing what to do. Did she get up and leave or stay and play it cool?

Just as Joy was about to get up and leave, the Secretary came in and told Mr. Haines he had another appointment in 5 minutes. Joy felt relief wash over her. The group got up to leave and as Joy was walking out the door, she heard one of the woman say to the other one, “Looks like we just landed new jobs! There’s no way in hell, he’s going to hire the bitch who almost shit her pants in the interview.” Cackling as they gathered their purses to leave. Joy was humiliated, she hated to admit that they were right, but what chance did she have of getting hired now. Not wanting to walk out with the other applicants, she hung back a few minutes. The Secretary who’s name she would find out was Lindy, speed walked over to her. She said she was so glad Joy hadn’t left yet because she had some good news. Mr. Haines wanted to offer her a job if she still wanted it. Joy was shocked, she couldn’t believe after her fart fiasco, that Mr. Haines would even consider her. Joy asked if he was sure, and she said absolutely, she was the only one in the interview who seemed human and kind. The other women were to snobby and the man too immature. Joy felt amazing. Of course she would accept the position and she asked Lindy to please thank Mr. Haines for the opportunity. She was to start tomorrow at 9am and tonight they asked her to make a brand new Instagram just for her job. Joy told them she was so excited to start and she would see Lindy tomorrow.

Joy was so happy she had to call Bjorn and tell him the good news. He picked up on the second ring, happy to see her name on his phone. She told him all about the interview. She didn’t want to mention the fart, but felt she had to so he could greater understand why it was so amazing she got hired. He chuckled a little and told her he was so sorry that had happened but she may not have gotten the job otherwise, so maybe it was a good omen. He wanted to take her to lunch to celebrate but couldn’t get away from the office for another few hours. They agreed to meet up at an Asian Fusion Restaurant near his work around 1.

They both arrived at the Restaurant around the same time and were seated right away. Back home sushi had been one of Joy’s favorite meals, she was so excited there was an Asian Restaurant so close to her that not only served sushi but other Japanese fare as well as Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai delights. They ordered two iced teas and Joy started her meal with a Lobster Coconut Curry, while Bjorn got the Hot and Sour soup. As they dined they talked about the beautiful weather they were having, It was Summer so the heat was strong, but the sky looked amazing. As they finished their soups, the waiter took their entree order, Joy got the Sushi Platter and Bjorn got the Sweet and Spicy Pork. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was nice. Even though it was the middle of the day on a Tuesday there was still a decent amount of people there. Joy excused herself to go to the bathroom while Bjorn finished his meal.

Their conversation had been good, but Bjorn seemed a little odd. He was looking all around the Restaurant like he was looking for someone. Maybe he was, they were close to his work, possibly he dined her often and had a favorite waiter, or he saw a co-worker and wanted to introduce her to them. She washed her hand and walked back to the table. She saw their waiter clearing their plates, but no Bjorn. He probably went to the bathroom too. She sat down to wait for him, and thought about what she could do after he went back to work. The waiter came back over with a note saying Bjorn asked her to give this to her.  The note was written on the back of an order form. It said “Baby so sorry I couldn’t wait for you to come out of the bathroom, but I got a phone call from work and it was an emergency. I feel like a real jerk leaving you but just know I thoroughly enjoyed our lunch date. I’ll call you after work and maybe we can hang out. I paid for the meal so your good to go. Talk to you soon. -Bjorn.”

Joy was a little stunned and a little more embarrassed. Whatever the emergency was it must be big, for him to not even say goodbye. She grabbed her purse and headed to her car. She supposed she should go home, sushi on a hungover stomach was probably not her best idea. She wanted to be close to her toilet in case she got sick. While she was walking to her car, she got a very weird glare from a woman she had noticed looking at her and Bjorn in the Restaurant. She was used to people looking at her for all kinds of reasons, so she didn’t think much of it. She got in her car and headed home.

Joy had just made it home as her stomach started doing flip flops. She ran to her toilet and let it all out. The sushi was good and she would go there again but not anytime soon. Her stomach felt like it was exploding. She stripped down to her underwear and a tank top, wanting to have easy access if she had to go again. She decided to make her new Instagram profile for work tomorrow, and somehow got sucked into the internet for a few hours. When she looked at the clock she saw it was after 7pm. She had no appetite again and she had yet to hear back from Bjorn. She didn’t want to bug him and she was bored of the internet so she decided to see if there were any good movies on tv.

She settled on an old Marilyn Monroe movie, “Some Like It Hot”. She loved old movies, especially the ones with Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. She was half way into the movie when her phone pinged, it was a text from Bjorn. He apologized again for running out on her, work was crazy right now and he really shouldn’t have taken an hour lunch break, but he wanted to see her. They texted back and forth until way after the end credits were done rolling and a new movie was set to come on. Feeling exhausted from the day Joy told Bjorn she would talk to him tomorrow and to have a good night.

She climbed into bed and almost as fast as her head hit the pillow she was out. She had set her alarm for 5 am. She figured 4 hours should be enough time to eat breakfast and workout before having to be at work. She felt much better this morning, the wave of upset stomach and hangover gone. She was so excited for her first day of work she practically skipped to the kitchen. She made herself some Rolled Oats Oatmeal with fresh Raspberries. She would have to find a Farmer’s Market so she could get some yummy seasonal produce, the grocery store berries were a bit small and tart.

She finished her oatmeal, put away the leftovers, cleaned up her dishes and got dressed for the gym. Today was the first day she was going to workout at her new gym and she couldn’t wait. She loved getting her sweat on it made her feel good about herself, and it didn’t hurt that her body was rocking. When she was walking to her car she noticed a few of her neighbors out and about. She hadn’t had a chance to meet them yet but they looked friendly enough.

She got to gym around 6:30 and went immediately to the treadmill. She liked to warm up with a quick sprint before lifting some weights. By the end of her workout she was dripping sweat and feeling amazing.  She didn’t realize she has been working out for almost 2 hours. It was after 8 and she needed to shower and get ready for work. It would look terrible if she was late to her first day. She zoomed down to the showers and grabbed the first one she saw, not caring someone else’s towel was hanging on the door. She washed her body and hair as fast as she could. She toweled off the water as much as she could before throwing on her clothes. Just in case she had no time to go home she had packed her makeup and hair stuff. She quickly dried her hair and applied her makeup.

It was 8:45 when she left the gym and she just prayed 15 minutes would be enough time to get to work.

She made it on time to work, and was introduced to a few other Interns. She was told right now her duties would basically be helping around the office, getting coffee and pitching in new ideas for their profiles. The day went by pretty fast, except for when someone asked her if she was the girl that farted during her interview. She never imagined anyone outside of that room would hear about it, but she realized drama in the office traveled quickly. By the end of the day she had heard about two affairs happening, and how one of the CEO’s had just had a new baby and was unsure of who the father was because she was sleeping with several people in the office at the time. Joy knew this job would definitely not be boring.

While she was driving home, Bjorn called to ask if she wanted to go to dinner. Wanting to spend time with him but also wanting something home made, she instead invited him to her place so she could cook dinner for him. He loved that idea and told her he’d see her in an hour. When Joy got home she looked through her cabinets to see what she could make. She decided on a Cucumber, Tomato and Basil Salad. She got to chopping all the veggies and putting them into a bowl. She set the bowl on the counter and waited for Bjorn. She contemplated opening a bottle of wine, but decided she better lay off the drinks for a day or two. She knew if she drank she would stay up late and she wanted to make sure got good sleep for work tomorrow.

Bjorn arrived and gave her a kiss on her lips. He told her he had been thinking about her all day and couldn’t wait to hear how her first day was. As they dined on Joy’s Salad which was actually pretty good, she told him all about the drama at her office and the many adulterers she was working with. She told him how she never understood why people cheat. They should have enough respect for their significant other to end the relationship before sleeping with someone else. Bjorn told her it wasn’t always that simple, when kids were involved it could make it hard. Joy thought that would be all the more reason to end things sot they didn’t end up hurting their kids more by finding out their parent was a big lying cheater. She said although her dad may be an alcoholic now, he never to her knowledge ever cheated on her mother. He worshiped the ground she walked on, it would be totally preposterous for him to cheat on her. That would be like breaking his own heart. Bjorn told her she never knew, that everyone kept secrets, especially spouses. Joy didn’t think that was true but she changed the subject. She asked him how the emergency turned out. He told her had hoped for a better outcome but was dealing with it the best he could right now. They finished up their salad’s and decided to watch a scary movie together.

The only thing they could agree on was “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Bjorn had never seen it. They cuddled up on the couch, and although she wasn’t scared she grabbed on to him when something was supposed to be scary just to get closer to him. She told him how much she enjoyed spending these last few days with him. He told her she was a beautiful light that had come into his life at just the right time. She stroked his arm, and told him she had something she wanted to tell him.

“Anything beautiful.” Bjorn caressed her cheek

“I know we’ve only known each other a few days, and we’ve only had a couple of dates but I’m falling for you. I would never normally do this, but I don’t want to see any other men, Just you. I know there’s a chance you might not want to get into a relationship, especially so soon but I just had to tell you how I feel.” Joy looked down at her hands afraid of what he was going to say.

“Joy I feel like I could spend the rest of my life with you. I’ve been wanting to ask you to be my girlfriend since the night I met you, but of course I didn’t want to scare you. The fact that you feel the same way, makes me feel like I’m in Heaven. Joy would you be my girlfriend?”

Joy shook her head yes with the biggest smile and grabbed his perfect face. They soon started kissing which turned into some intense making out. Joy was starting to feel that sweet delicious tingle between her legs, and she could feel Bjorn becoming aroused as well. She had told herself she wouldn’t sleep with him again until at least the third date, but since they went to lunch yesterday and he had dinner here today, maybe it was okay. They were now boyfriend and girlfriend, in a committed relationship, they could have sex whenever however they wanted.

She was about to undo his pants when she felt his phone vibrating in his pocket. He broke their kiss and answered it. His eyes became dark and he stood up so fast Joy almost fell off the couch. She stood by the tv staring at him wondering who it was. As he got off the phone she felt her heart beating so fast. Her adrenaline running wild after their make out sesh. Bjorn started apologizing before she could ask who it was. He told her it was work again, they needed him to come to the office and help them out with some stuff. It was all secret information he couldn’t elaborate more. Joy felt the disappointment spread through her body. She told him she understood and if he was going to be done in an hour to come back and finish what they started. He said he would love nothing more than that but he knew it would take longer than an hour and he wanted her to get good sleep for her second day of work. He kissed her softly on the lips and left.

Joy was standing by the door all hot and bothered not believing the day she had had. Now this was twice Bjorn got a cryptic call and left her. She knew his job was super important to him and that he was working on a promotion so she tried not to be too upset but she needed that release only an orgasm could give her. She walked to her room and decided if she wasn’t going to have sex with Bjorn she would have sex with herself. Masturbating wasn’t something she did often, not ever really feeling the need but tonight she couldn’t think of anything better to do. She pulled one of her pillows to the middle of her bed and started grinding against it. It felt so good and her body started becoming warm. As she quickened her pace, she thought about when she and Bjorn had sex, how wonderful he felt inside of her and how she wished it was him she was grinding against. She humped her pillow as hard as she could feeling her orgasm climbing. She let out a loud moan as she came so hard convulsing a little as she slowed down. She instantly felt tired as she laid back in bed spent and satisfied. She didn’t bother to put on clothes, loving the feeling of the cool sheets against her nipples. She drifted off to sleep with thoughts of making love to Bjorn.

[simsislife93]

Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 10- The Date

Bjorn arrived at Joy's house right around 6. She hopped into his cute red sport's car and instantly felt glamorous. She had been on a few dates with rich guys back home, but being with an older man who made his own money was a totally new experience. They listened to some smooth romantic music, and conversed lightly about the day and Bjorn's work. Bjorn told her he worked for the Government as an Agent Handler. He enjoyed his job but ultimately he wanted to move up to the very top. Joy was enthralled, everyone back home had such normal boring jobs, Doctor, Lawyer, College Professor. No one she knew worked for the Government and in such a classified field. Bjorn wanted to know more about Joy's day so she recounted her day by telling him about the purple haired barista she met, and the hideous clothes she saw at the Promenade. She briefly mentioned how someone with better style should buy it and re do everything. He seemed interested in the idea and told her she had great style and would make a killing owning her own boutique. She laughed and told him it was a dream of hers to own her own boutique, but it would take years to be able to buy one on the salary she would be making.

That started her on the new job she applied for. Bjorn thought it was a great idea, to start a career in Social Media. He didn't know much about Instagram but he had heard from some of his friend's kids how it was all the rage now. People were making $2,000-$5,000 a post. He said if he wasn't so stuck in his ways, he would give the Instagram a go.

They pulled up outside Bjorn's favorite Italian Restaurant Il Cibo Meraviglioso. It was packed with people all dressed in their best. Bjorn had made reservations for them, so they were seated right away. Joy couldn't believe her eyes when she saw how much the food and drinks were. She would have to work for two weeks, just to be able to afford their meal. I guess she had an appalled look on her face, because Bjorn grabbed her hand to lower the menu, and told her not to worry about a thing. He wanted her to order whatever she wanted as much as she wanted, this was their first date and he wanted it to be special. Feeling spoiled already she ordered a glass of Burgundy Wine and a Caprese Salad, Bjorn got a glass of aged Bourbon and a wonderful looking Cheese Board.

While they were waiting for their food, they talked about all sorts of things. Where Bjorn went to college, what he loved to do in his spare time and how Joy was liking Oasis Springs so far. She didn't know how it happened but by the time the appetizers and drinks arrived they were in a very deep conversation about the future. They ordered their entrees, Joy getting the Lobster Risotto and Bjorn getting the Volcano Pasta, his favorite dish, as well as another round of drinks. They ate their delicious and beautiful apps and sipped their scrumptious drinks and went back to their conversation. Joy admitted she hadn't thought much about the future, besides getting out of her family home and out on her own. Now that she had done that, she wasn't sure what her next move was. She supposed marriage and a booming career would be the next step. She didn't want to bring up marriage to a man who she'd only known 2 days so she asked him what was his next move.

As their dinners arrived, Bjorn was just finishing telling her how his biggest ambition right now was climbing the top of his career ladder. In his line of work, he said it was hard to get promotions because everyone was good, and showing up your competition was very hard, but he knew he could do it eventually. Joy imagined Bjorn climbing a ladder up a mountain and finally reaching the top, his fist in the air screaming “ I made it I made it”. She giggled to herself, the wine obviously swirling around in her brain. Bjorn got a boyish smile on his face and asked what was so funny. She told him nothing, just that she knew he would be on top one day, and she would love to be by his side when he got there.

Half way through her impeccable risotto, Bjorn randomly asked her if she liked children. Joy thought about it for a moment, she hadn't really been around kids a whole lot as she was growing up. She had a couple cousin's but they were older than her, and she was an only child. She did think babies were very cute, and all the movies with kids she had seen they seemed fun to be around, so yes you could say she liked kids. She definitely wanted at least one one day. Hopefully a girl, someone she could relive her childhood with. She told him yes she liked kids, and asked if he did too. He smiled and said he loved kids. Joy felt the smile spread across her face, and before she could stop them the words were coming out of her mouth.

“Do you see yourself getting married someday Bjorn?”

His smile straightened into a harsh line. Joy immediately regretted asking the question. How stupid could she be, he was obviously older than her, if he had wanted to get married I''m sure he had plenty of opportunity. As she struggled with what to say to change the subject it dawned on her that Bjorn could very well have been married before, and that marriage either ended in divorce or worse, death. Oh my God of course, that was why he became so grim he was a widower. She knew from being around her dad just how badly men could take the deaths of their wives. She started apologizing when he put his hand on her arm and told her it was okay, he was just taken off guard by the question. Joy told him she could tell it was a touchy subject, but he could talk to her about it because she knew how awful it was to loose your wife, from seeing her dad after her mom died.

Bjorn reassured Joy that he didn't in fact have a deceased wife and he would very much like to get married one day when the time was right. That made Joy start picturing wedding bells and Bjorn standing at an alter dressed in a gorgeous tux. She went to take a sip of he second glass of wine and saw it was empty. As the waiter came to clear their plates, Bjorn asked if she wanted another, and although she would have loved one, it was getting late her head was already swimming and her bladder was bursting. She excused herself to the ladies room while Bjorn payed the bill. She didn't get a chance to see the price but she knew it had to be at least $200, her Risotto alone cost $65. While she was washing her hands she looked in the mirror and saw the wine had given her a blush all over her body, it looked nice. She checked her phone and saw she had a voicemail from an unknown number. She listened to the message and it turned out to be a man named John asking if she was available for an interview tomorrow at 9 am for the Intern Job. He told her to send him a text if she was or wasn't available and if she was he looked forward to meeting her tomorrow. She quickly sent a text that she couldn't wait to meet him tomorrow at 9.

Bjorn was waiting for her in the front of the restaurant, he opened the door for her and they walked hand in hand to his car. Joy struggled with if she should invite him in or just say a quick goodbye at the door. She had had such a wonderful night, and she didn't want it to end, but if she didn't go to bed soon, she would not look her best in the morning. It was already midnight when they pulled up to Joy's house. She couldn't believe they had spent 5 hours at the restaurant talking it felt like 10 minutes to her.

Bjorn put the car in park and opened her door for her. He really was a gentleman. Right as they got to the door Joy blurted out the words, Do You Want To Come In? Bjorn smiled and said absolutely.

Joy went and put her purse in her room, she was swaying a little from all the wine so she decided to take her shoes off. She saw Bjorn looking out the window in her living room. She walked toward him and just as natural as could be, she put her arms around him and leaned in for a kiss. He met her lips expectantly and this kissed so passionately it nearly knocked the wind out of her.  

Right in this moment neither of them could think of anywhere better to be as Joy took Bjorn's face in her hands and gently kissed him on the lips. She knew deep down in her heart she was falling in love with this man, and although it excited her, it also terrified her. She knew men didn't fall in love as fast as women, and with him being older he was probably selective about the women he fell in love with. He and Joy just met, and she knew it was crazy but she loved him. She would be crazy to tell him this on their first date so she just kissed him again, and hoped he could feel her love for him through her lips. As they pulled back to catch their breaths, Bjorn looked her in the eyes and told her he was so smitten with her it almost scared him. It was like he knew what was in her head. She told him she felt the same, that maybe it was the drinks but she could feel this amazing connection with him, something she didn't even know existed. They kissed some more growing more passionate by the minute. Bjorn whispered how badly he wanted to take her to her room, and as much as she wanted that too, she couldn't be so easy two nights in a row, and she had her interview. She broke their kiss and told him quickly about her interview tomorrow, which brought on another round of kisses from Bjorn, who was so happy she was getting an interview so fast. He told her he knew she would get the job and he didn't want to keep her up any longer.

She walked him to the door and they kissed a few moments longer. Bjorn told her to text him right after the interview to tell him how it went. If he could break away from the office he wanted to take her out to lunch to celebrate. She watched him walk to his car and couldn't believe her good luck moving to Oasis Springs. In 24 hours she had met the man of her dreams and she had an interview for a great job. She had to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. It was almost 1 am when she finally crawled into bed, feeling the exhaustion of the day washing over her. She set her alarm for 7 am and happily drifted off to sleep.

She woke to the worst sound she had ever heard. It was her phone's alarm. Her head was pounding and she had an eyelash stuck to her forehead. She rolled out of bed feeling like she was going to puke. She hobbled to the bathroom, and turned on the shower. She thought expensive wine wasn't supposed to give you headaches. Oh well it is what it is. She showered and started on her hair and makeup. Because of her hangover she was moving slower than usual and it was already 8:33 by the time she was done. She wasn't sure where she was going so she didn't risk wasting more time by eating breakfast, not that she had an apatite any way. She checked herself in the mirror before leaving and told herself no one would know she was hungover. Hoping the interview wouldn't take more than 20 minutes, she headed out the door and was off.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 8-First Morning

Joy woke up feeling refreshed and renewed, despite her 12 hour move, night on the town and wild sexcapade with a stranger. She reflected on the day before and couldn’t believe what she had done, but after thinking about it a moment more she realized, this was her life and she could now live it any way she wanted.

All the drinks from the night before and her late night/early morning grilled cheese made her feel extra bloated. She didn’t have a personal gym any more, and hadn’t had the chance to get a gym membership. She looked through her dvd’s for and old workout tape she had since she was a teen and put it on the tv, to do a quick 30 minute Power Sculpt.

After her sweat sesh Joy was feeling extra ravenous. She made some eggs real fast and devoured them, burning her tongue in the process. She thought about what she needed to do today, and made a mental check list.

* Go to the Grocery Store

*Get a Gym Membership

*Find a New Coffee Spot

*Get a New Dress for tonight

That seemed liked a good amount of things to accomplish on her first real day in town. Despite drinking a few too many drinks, she didn’t feel at all hungover, just tired from not getting her 8 hours. Joy liked to get to sleep at a decent time so she could wake up early to workout and have breakfast before work. Oh yea she didn’t have a job yet, that was something else to add to the list, see if anyone is hiring.

*Find a Job!

As she was putting her dishes in the sink to wash, she glanced at the clock on the wall, and saw that it was already 10:15! Bjorn didn’t tell her what time he’d be coming to get her for dinner, but she wanted to make sure she had enough time to get beautiful before he arrived. This list was going to take a few hours so she needed to head out,

Joy jumped in the shower and washed herself furiously. She made a mental note of what she was going to wear; it always made it easier to pick out her clothes if she thought about it when she was in the shower. She decided on her cute floral two piece. She was living in the Desert now, so she stocked up on shorts and tank tops so she would be in style.

After checking herself in the mirror one last time, Joy grabbed her purse and keys and headed for her car. She felt like she was dragging when she got in the car, so she checked her phone for the nearest coffee shop. She didn’t have time to check a yelp review, so she hoped their coffee wasn’t tepid sludge. The sky started getting dark as she drove the 3 blocks to the Coffee Shop. Joy hoped it wouldn’t rain, she was wearing summer clothes and she left her umbrella at home.

Just as she pulled into a parking spot, it started to rain, She got out of her car and ran to the door as fast as possible, getting a little wet as she did. She checked the time on her phone, 11:23, she hoped this would be a fast experience so she could get to the gym and clothing store as soon as possible. She would go grocery shopping last in case she got something frozen, she learned the hard way that frozen food does in fact melt if you leave it in the car for too long. She wouldn’t make that mistake again.

Joy looked up and saw the Coffee Shop was decently packed. There was just one Barista, taking and making everyone’s orders, so Joy mentally prepared herself for this to take a little bit. Two people had just got their order, and the person in front of her was ordering their drink as she thought about what she wanted to get.

The Barista had funky purple hair, she liked it. Joy never had the courage to dye her hair crazy colors, but she admired the people who did.After she ordered her Machiato, she told the Barista how much she liked her hair and asked if it was always purple or if she changed it up sometimes. She told her she did blue and turquoise once but purple was her favorite. She also said most people criticize her choice of expression, but she didn’t care because she felt the most like her self with colored hair. For being so nice she gave Joy a free chocolate croissant and told her to stop by anytime.

Inside was crowded and the rain had stopped so Joy decided to sit outside on the patio. The chocolate croissant was flaky and delicious and her coffee was nothing close to sludge, Purple Barista could make a mean cup of joe. She checked where the closest gym to her place was as well as grocery store and clothing stores. She knew Oasis Springs was small, but she had no idea she’d have to go another town over to get her groceries. There was a gym not far from this Coffee Shop, about 2 blocks, she would head there next to get her membership. She found a promenade of stores a few miles from here and decided she would check them out after the gym, if her membership didn’t take to long.

She wanted to get a new dress and possibly new heels for tonight. She just knew Bjorn would take her somewhere fancy, and she wanted to look the part. Of course she had something she could wear in a pinch, but she never turned down and excuse to shop and she wanted to check out the local fashion.

As she was finishing her coffee she saw a beautiful fountain just down the way. She remembered as a kid, whenever she saw a fountain her mom gave her a coin to make a wish. Pennies were for small wishes like “I hope I don’t have to eat my vegetables tonight”. Nickels for a little bigger ones like “I hope my best friend can sleep over this weekend”. Dimes for wishes like “I hope I win the School President Election”. But Quarters, quarters her mother always told her, were for big ticket wishes. Leia wished with a quarter a week before she met Roland. She wished to meet a charming man and get married. Three months after getting married Leia, wished again with a quarter, this time to become pregnant with a daughter. Shortly after, she found out she was pregnant. She told Joy that you had to want your wish so badly, that you were willing to spend decent money on it, Dollars didn’t count because paper would get soak and smush, but coins lasted forever, and as long as the coin lasted forever so did your wish.

The only time Joy had ever wished with a quarter was when her mom had died. She wished for her to be alive again, but of course it didn’t come true. Deep down she knew it wouldn’t but she thought since the quarters had always worked for her mom, maybe they would work for her too. She hadn’t really thought about fountain wishes for a while after her last one didn’t work, but today she felt different. She looked in her purse for some spare change and realized the Barista had given her back a quarter as change. She took it as a sign from her mom and walked over to maker her wish.

She thought long and hard about what she wanted closed her eyes and tossed the coin in. A smile formed across her face and a tingle started in her belly. For some reason she felt like her wish was going to come true this time. Everything she’d been through the last 3 years, brought her here to this fountain and her wonderful Bjorn. She was looking forward to their date tonight, even more.

Joy hurried to her car feeling like a new woman, she would go complete her errands and then get ready for a fabulous dinner with the most wonderful man.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 7- Joy’s Seduction

“Joy I have to tell you, your unlike any other woman I’ve met before. Your gorgeous, charming, smart and you know what you want. You have to admire a woman who goes after her goals. I’m so happy your mother left you all that money, I feel like she brought us together.”

“Oh Bjorn, I’m so happy to, I know it’s probably the drinks, but I don’t care. I feel a special connection with you that I haven’t felt in a long time.” Bjorn swept Joy up and was kissing her before she had a second to think. His mouth tasted like beer but she didn’t mind. His tongue swirled around her mouth erotically. She pushed him back down onto the sofa and straddled him never taking her mouth off his.

Their hips started to move rhythmically. Joy thought to herself what am I doing, Bjorn is going to think I’m some common tramp if I keep this up, but that thought was soon washed away as he squeezed her ass. He wanted this as bad as she did. She was not usually the type to go home with men on the first date, did this even count as a date? It didn’t matter, Bjorn told her he admired a woman who knew what she wanted and right now she wanted him..

She pulled off his shirt and pushed him down onto the sofa. She kissed him from his neck to this belly button and back up, relishing in the way his skin puckered as her lips grazed him. He helped her take off her pants and shirt so she was just in her bra and panties. She straddled him again and kissed him fervently.

She was so caught up in the moment she didn’t even think to ask if he had a condom. Maybe part of her assumed a gentleman of his age would probably always have one ready to go. She slowly undid her bra and slid down her panties. She made a sexy little show of walking towards him, giving him a chance to take in her whole body. He quickly took off his shorts and boxers ready for what came next.

They teased each other mercilessly prolonging the moment their bodies would become one. When neither of them could take it anymore Joy sat back as Bjorn entered her so gently and sweetly she cried out in ecstasy. This wasn’t her first time, but it definitely would be her best time. She had always heard her friends going on about how older guys really knew their stuff, but Joy could never have imagined how wonderful this truly could be. They were doing things she’d only seen in videos and it felt incredible.

As Joy was riding Bjorn into her third and final orgasm her whole body quivered and shook. Bjorn was breathing heavily thoroughly spent. She eased off of him and sat down next to him, a look of pure happiness washed over her face. She leaned into his arms and he stroked her hair.

“That was incredible. I never knew it could be this way with someone.” Joy rested her head on his shoulder and spoke softly, she started dozing, it had been a very long day.

“Oh baby, that was just the beginning, just you wait.” Bjorn kissed her hair and stretched out his arms.

“Can you stay the night with me?” Joy yawned.

“Wish I could Love, but I have to be up for work really early, but this was amazing. We must do it again soon, are you free tomorrow?”

Joy thought about her plans for tomorrow, she didn’t really have anything other than finding a job and stocking her kitchen with something more than eggo waffles and orange juice.

“Yea I am pretty much, why don’t you give me a call when you get off work and we can do dinner?” Joy was having a hard time keeping her eyes open,she knew if she didn’t get up right then she would fall asleep naked on her couch.

“Sounds great, I’ll talk to you tomorrow, I’m so glad I met you.” Bjorn started pulling on his clothes one by one as Joy watched him. She hadn’t had the best look at his body earlier, but it was nice. You could tell her worked out and ate right. Joy put on her underwear and walked Bjorn to the door. He had an uber waiting for him outside.

“Until tomorrow my beautiful Joy.” He leaned down and kissed her passionately on the lips. It instantly woke up her entire nervous system to the point she felt like she could go three more rounds with Bjorn right there.

“Until tomorrow my handsome Bjorn.” She blew him a kiss and he walked to the car.

As she picked up her clothes and put them in the hamper she couldn’t help but think how out of character tonight had been for her, not that she was complaining. She liked the new Joy and she couldn’t wait to see what other lovely adventures were waiting for her in her new town.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1:-Chapter 6- So What Brings You To Oasis Springs?

“So you never told me what brought you to Oasis Springs.” Bjorn and Joy took a table away from the few people who were there.

Joy thought about what she was going to say, but her head was swimming from her drinks and for some reason she felt comfortable around Bjorn so she told him the truth.

“Well I’ve actually wanted to move here for a while, I just didn’t have the money yet. You see my mom died when I was 18 and my dad became and alcoholic recluse after so it was kind of up to me to get out of that situation.”

“Wow I’m so sorry to hear about your mom, I can tell that you were close. I lost my mother some time ago and you never really feel whole again. It’s like a piece of your world is missing.”

“I’m sorry about your mom as well, and your so right. I haven’t felt the same ever since and it’s been 3 years, but enough about sad stuff. I’m here to celebrate my new life.” Joy ordered two fireball shots, and she and Bjorn took them so fast their throats were on fire.

Joy now really feeling the alcohol coursing through her veins, started flirting with Bjorn. She had no idea who this man was or what he did for a living, but she figured having a little fun after the 3 years she’d had was okay.

“I swear your the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, and believe me I’ve seen a lot.” Bjorn was completely smitten with Joy and wanted to get to know her as much as she wanted to know him.

“Oh Bjorn your so kind. You know I had no idea what was in store for me when I left home early this morning, but I’m so happy I did and I’m even happier I’ve met you.”

“I’m so glad you decided today of all days to leave home as well. What made you pick today? It was pretty hot, I would have picked a cooler time, my ancestors are Nordic so I prefer the cold.” Bjorn could not stop staring at Joy, he wanted to know everything about her.

“Well it’s kind of a long story and it’s so loud in here, would you want to come back to my place to hang out for a little bit?” Joy didn’t know what came over her, she knew never to invite a man home the first night you meet him, but she was so drunk and he was so dreamy, she made the decision to just live.

They got up to leave and hailed a taxi back to Joy’s house.

Back at Joy’s house she was starting to get a few more of her faculties. She was able to open her door without dropping her keys and she silently praised herself for getting her house to look so put together in 12 hours.

“This is such a cute place” Bjorn said while looking around. They took a seat on the couch to continue their discussion from the bar.

“I’m such a terrible host, I wish I had some wine or beer to offer you, but sadly I only bought enough to make breakfast in the morning.” Joy hadn’t been expecting any guests so soon, so she only bought what she felt she’d need to survive through the night and morning.

“Nonsense beautiful, it’s your first night here, I’m just amazed you got this little house so spick and span so fast. You must have been working all day. So back to what brought you here today.”

“Well I told you that my dad is an alcoholic and that my mom died,” Joy went on rehashing most of what went on the past 3 years. Up until her 21st birthday.

“So I had just finished my AA at the Community College, and I was still working at the diner making some good tips but still just a drop in the bucket. My dad was still drinking heavily and the money was becoming so tight even with my pay, that we had to let our maid Norma go. She was like a grandmother to me, and it was heartbreaking seeing her leave. I was on the phone with Michelle when Laura came to my room to tell me she had some important documents to discuss.” Joy remembered the nonchalant way she hung up with Michelle, telling her she’d call her back in 15 minutes after she finished with whatever Laura needed her for. Since her dad was now pretty much always indisposed Joy had been the one to sign off on things Laura didn’t have the authority for. It seemed that no matter how much Joy put into the bank at least triple was coming out of the account faster than she realized. It took a lot to maintain such a grand house,and Joy didn’t want to be around when it all came crashing down.

“I’m sorry to bother you dear, but I have something very important to discuss with you.” Laura took a seat at her desk and pulled out a manila folder. Joy sat across from her wondering what could be so important to interrupt her phone call discussing her birthday plans with Michelle. She was turning 21 in two days .Finally, no more fake id’s and shady men buying her drinks.

“It’s okay Laura, Michelle and I were just planning my birthday. Were trying to figure out what clubs to go to after dinner. I’ve been working doubles all month to save for this night, so none of the house money will be touched if that’s what your wondering.” Joy had really tightened her belt since becoming mostly independent, any money she didn’t need for bills or necessities she put into the bank.

“No hon, that’s not what I wanted to talk about, and of course if you wanted to use some of the money I would be more than happy to take a little less in my paycheck this month. A girl only turns 21 once and you have to make it a grand occasion, although after I give you this folder I don’t think you’ll have any trouble having a fabulous birthday. Why I remember my 21st I wore a-”

“I’m sorry Laura but I’m itching to know what’s in that folder, can I have it please.” Joy felt bad about cutting off Laura, but she had heard about her 21st birthday 10 times already and didn’t think she could sit through and eleventh.

“Oh yes of course of course, here you go. Happy 21st Birthday Joy.”

Joy opened up the folder and saw a note written in her mother’s hand writing. Joy looked up to Laura, who just smiled at her with tears forming in her eyes.

The note told Joy how proud Leia was of her, and how she knew she would become a wonderful woman, because she was already such a wonderful daughter. It then talked about how if she’s reading this note, then Leia was not there to be with her and she was so sorry for that, but she loved her infinitely. At the end of the note there said something about, I hope this helps your start your life however you want to away from your fathers opinions.

Joy looked up to Laura confused now with tears in her own eyes.

“What does this mean Laura. She hopes what will help me start my life?“

“Joy I don’t know if you know this but when your mother married your father she kept her own personal bank accounts. She had the money she earned from working as a model as well as a few stocks. She knew you never wanted to go to Harman but that it was important to your father. She wanted to make sure that if anything were to happen on that journey you would financially be taken care of in the off chance your father couldn’t see reason and cut you off. She left me strict instructions that if anything ever happened to her you would be given access to your money so you could live your own life.”

Joy was flabbergasted, how could her mother have kept something so big from her? She knew her mom was successful so there must have been a decent amount in the bank.

“Why didn’t you tell me this right after she died? I could have used that money for school or a new car instead of driving my gas guzzling  5 year old Mercedes around every where?” Joy felt anger toward Laura bubbling up inside her. She had never been mad at her before, so this was a new feeling.

“I know, believe me I wanted to tell you, but I knew you were in such a vulnerable place, and that much money entrusted into a teenager who had no semblance of money or how it was earned was just not a good idea in my mind. I didn’t want you to blow it on parties or something frivolous. I know your mother never dreamed she would be gone so soon, or I know for a fact she would have put an age restriction. I just wanted to make sure that when you got your inheritance your were stable enough to appreciate it and use it wisely. I also didn’t want your poor father suckering you out of the money. He doesn’t know your mother did this and I think it best he never know.”

Joy was in complete shock. Money her father had no idea about, I guess all marriages had secrets but she never thought something like money would be a secret in her family. She took the note out of the folder and saw a check for $50,423.05 made out to Joy Aaron.

Joy almost fainted she didn’t know what to do. She was just given a check so big it made her small savings account of $3,560 look like chump change. Joy hugged Laura so hard she could feel her back crack. This money was going to change everything. She called Michelle and told her all about the note and the check. She no longer wanted to get crazy drunk and club hop, she now had a future to plan and she was going to plan it and get out as fast as she could.

“So after I cashed the check into my account I called up a realtor here in Oasis Springs, Midge Bennett is her name, maybe you know her? Anyway she e-mailed me some listings that day in my price range and I picked this one. I wired her the complete payment and then set up some movers and started packing. That was about 3 weeks ago. I heard it was always good etiquette to give a two week notice to your job so I did that right away and just packed and waited anxiously to move to my new life.”

Bjorn was completely amazed at this gorgeous young woman. To come from so much pain, but the way her eyes lit up when she talked about her future and moving to a new town, it was infectious. They talked a little more about her move and her plans and then Joy surprised him by leaning in close and giving him a peck on the cheek. Bjorn looked down at her staring up at him and he knew he was hooked.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1:Chapter 5- My First Night Out

Joy thought she would order a pizza and knock out early on her first night in Oasis Springs, but after everything was put away, she felt a strange surge of energy. She changed out of her moving clothes and took a long look in the mirror, psyching herself up to meet some locals.

Joy looked on her phone for the closest bar and took a taxi to the Rattlesnake Juice Bar. She wasn’t completely impressed with what she saw, but she had to remind herself she was in a whole new town and things were going to be different, that didn’t mean they were bad.

Joy walked inside and was immediately greeted by a young woman named Supriya. She took a seat at the bar and introduced herself.

“Hi honey, the names Supriya what will it be today?”

“Hello Supriya, I’m Joy, it’s so nice to meet you. Um I guess I’ll have whatever tastes the best.” She was used to going to high end bars and drinking the finest champagne and cocktails, even when things were rough, she always had a friend with a connection.

“I know just the thing.” She started mixing up some kind of fruity looking concoction. “I haven’t seen you before. Are you new in town or just passing through?” Supriya had a nice smile and seemed interested in Joy so she told her.

“Yes I’m new in town. I just bought a cozy little one bedroom not far from here.” Joy took her drink from Supriya and had a nice long sip, it was delicious. Little notes of pineapple and mango, made Joy feel like she was on vacation in Mexico.

“Good for you honey, that’s wonderful. What brings you to Oasis Springs? A new job or boyfriend perhaps?”

Joy knew this question would come up eventually and although she wanted to be honest she couldn’t completely divulge her truth. Just as Joy was going to say she came to Oasis Springs for a fresh start from city life, a blonde middle aged man sat down next to her.

“Well hello there beautiful can I buy you a drink?” the blonde man said.

“Uh hi, sure I’ll have another one of these please. I’m Joy, what’s your name?”

“Bjorn darling. I must say you are absolutely stunning. You have to be a model.”

“Oh thank you so much, no actually I’m flattered you think I could be a model. My mother was a model but that was a long time ago.” Joy looked down, the thought of her mother putting a familiar sadness in her heart.

“Well like mother like daughter, I’m sure. Are you new to Oasis Springs? I frequent Rattles a lot and I’ve never seen you.” Bjorn ordered a Heineken and another drink for Joy, she seemed to have downed hers in a few sips.

Joy starting to feel the effects of her second drink taking over, became bolder by the minute she leaned over to Bjorn and asked if he wanted to sit somewhere more private.

A sexy smile spread across Bjorn’s face as he stood up and escorted Joy to another table.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1:Chapter 4- New Beginnings

Three long years later and here Joy was moving into her first house. She knew everything was going to change, but she was so ready.

It had taken 12 hours to get all of her furniture and boxes moved in. She took a look around so proud of her hard work. Her new place was just a bit bigger than her old bedroom at her dad’s house. At her dad’s estate she had had maids, butlers, a chef, gardener and a house manager to keep it all running. She was not used to doing for herself completely on her own but she knew she would be okay. She had been preparing herself for this since her mom died.

18 year old Joy Flashback

“If he keeps drinking like this I’m going to have to leave.” Joy said to Mollie, while they were walking around the mall. It was 6 months after her mom had died and things were worse than she ever imagined.

“Well you know your always welcome to stay with us for a little bit, you know until you figure it out.” Mollie said

“Thanks Mol, but It would just be a temporary solution to a worsening problem. I thought it would take him a month to get back to normal, but the more months that passed the more he drank. He stopped going to work on time and then he just stopped going at all. I’m really worried about him, but he won’t let me help him.” Joy had no idea how to fix her dad. He was always wasted and it had made him a really hard person to be around. Roland had always been strict but this was a new level. He told Joy she spent to much money and that one day he would be dead and how would she support herself?

Joy had decided not to go to Harman right after the funeral, She knew deep down it wasn’t what she wanted and since school was starting only 3 weeks after her mom died, she knew she wouldn’t be in the head space to go any way. Her dad hadn’t taken the news well. Actually he threw his scotch bottle, not at her but close to her. That was the day she realized things were not going to go back to normal any time soon if ever.

20 Year Old Joy Flashback

“What do you think you got on the final?” Michelle asked Joy as they left their English Lit class together.

“Well I read all of War and Peace and since most of the questions were based around it, I feel like I got at least a B. What about you?” War and Peace had actually been a lot better than Joy was expecting. She usually only read fashion magazines, but two years in Community College had really broadened her horizons.

“Ugh I know that stupid fucking book. I only got through half before I couldn’t do it anymore. I’d say I got nothing higher than a C. But I passed all the other quizzes so hopefully I’ll pass this class with a B.” Michelle was a really good student but English wasn’t her thing. She was just dabbling in her AA with hopes to go to nursing school in the fall.

Joy had one more semester to go before she got her AA in Art and Michelle was graduating in a week. Since Joy decided to not go to Harman and things had gotten so bad at home she knew her only way out was getting some kind of education to help her find a job that would pay more than the minimum wage she was getting working as a waitress.

Shortly after her talk with Mollie at the mall, her dad had gotten completely smashed and ordered their house manager Laura to cut up and cancel all of Joy’s credit cards. He screamed some nonsense about how he was tired of busting his ass so she could blow his whole check on a new purse or a pair of shoes, which was totally ludicrous considering he hadn’t been to work in 4 months. They were living off his savings, and according to Laura even cutting back to one maid, herself and their chef Jon they wouldn’t last more than a few years. That scared Joy so much, she couldn’t loose her house or her staff, they were more of a family to her now than her own family.

Since her dad’s demise their friends stopped calling, family stopped trying to organize dinners and events. They just kind of disappeared. Even Mollie was gone. She was accepted into a really prestigious cooking school in France and they hadn’t really spoken since. Joy’s life was truly something she didn’t recognize anymore.

She had always thought she would appease her dad by going to Business School and when she was done he’d buy her a cute little condo by the beach she’d work to pay for her shoes and purses and her dad would take care of the rest until she got married. Now she was working to put food and alcohol on the table, put gas in her car and go to school. She was hoping that once she was done with school she would finally be able to leave this toxic pit and start a life of her own.

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Aaron Legacy

Generation 1: Chapter 3- The Funeral

It had been a week and a half since Joy’s mother Leia passed away. Her father had wanted as many people as possible to be present for the funeral, but being that it was the middle of Summer, most if not all their family and friends were away on vacation, yachting it up in St. Tropez and Turks and Caicos. Roland hadn’t even been able to get in contact with most people, seeing as the reception in the middle of the ocean isn’t so great. They decided that a week and a half was long enough and it was time to put Leia to rest. They would do some kind of remembrance when everyone was home just before the kids left for school.

Joy knew there would be two people who would be there for her no matter what. Mollie and Michelle were just as distraught as Joy. They both loved Leia so much and looked to her as a second mother. Sometimes they liked her better than their own mothers. Joy took a sort of pride in her mother. They were more like sisters than mother and daughter. Leia had been young when she got married and had Joy while the other mother’s in Joy’s class had at least 8-10 years on Leia. Having such a young mom made Joy feel like she could talk to her about anything, and so did her friends. Leia never judged them or told them their problems were minuscule. She understood them and gave them chances to learn on their own.

As Joy and Roland arrived to the Church they realized the service was going to be smaller than they thought. It was just them, Michelle and Mollie, Joy’s old babysitter and a few people from her dad’s work. Mollie and Michelle’s parents couldn’t even make it, they both had prior engagements they just couldn’t cancel.

When Joy and Michelle walked to the Casket they started bawling uncontrollably. Joy was sick with the thought that her once beautiful mother was inside this box getting ready to be put into the ground.

Leia had been so beautiful. She was a model for a few years before marrying Roland and having Joy. Everyone told her she could still walk right into any agency and be booked that day. As much as Leia loved modeling that was her old life, and she enjoyed her new life as a wife and mother much more.

Roland came up to Joy and hugged her so tight it almost knocked the wind out of her. Ever since her mom’s death, her dad just hadn’t been himself. She wasn’t either so she couldn’t blame him, but his drinking had increased a lot and he didn’t seem to have the zest for life he previously had. Joy just told herself in time he would get back to normal.

The service was lovely, the Pastor really made her mom sound like the amazing woman she was. Joy had been crying so much, her mascara had run all over her face. Mollie offered to help her clean it up but, Joy didn’t see the point, it would just run again a few minutes later. She went outside to say one last goodbye to her mom in her final resting place.

Normally after a funeral there’s a repast of some sort, but Roland decided against it. He couldn’t justify buying food and drink for just 10 people, they would do that for the remembrance. Joy’s friends asked if she wanted to get something to eat and maybe see a movie, but she was just to tired. All she had been doing was sleeping and she was still so exhausted.

When Joy and Roland got home, he retired to his office with a bottle of scotch and Joy went up to her room. Everything felt different. Their house was so much darker without her mom lighting it up. Joy sat on her bed and wondered if things would ever be okay again.