"You were always my impossible dream."

**18+ -Warning blog may contain some content not suitable for some readers**//Currently writing The Grant Legacy //Cat Mom//

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Starting out as a Rags to Riches challenge, the story grew and became a mini- legacy (Five generations).

☘️Generation 1 - Evie Jean Grant

Beginning / End

☘️Generation 2 - Vera Cleo Grant

Beginning /

☘️Generation 3 -

Beginning /

☘️Generation 4 -

Beginning /

☘️Generation 5 -

Beginning /

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Character Profiles (work in progress)

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Im around. Just been working a lot. I haven't felt like doing much outside of it. 😑

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June 3

Joey Gates is meeting up with his old college friend, Olivia Kim-Lewis in Innisgreen. After Jackson Kumar’s funeral, Joey has done his best to try to keep in touch with Olivia online. Today they have a chance to meet up in person.

Olivia tells him that she finally got Jackson’s body from Lilith Vatore and that she and Lurch buried him in Ravenwood with his family. It’s closure in some ways for Olivia. Jackson is finally laid to rest but the question of why he’s gone still lingers and who did it? Oddly, Lilith has been sharing information here and there with her. Olivia knows it’s only out of respect for Jackson. Still, she appreciates being kept in the loop. She too wants answers.

Joey shares about his budding friendship with Callisto but that she has totally friendzoned him but that she has valid reasons for it. Olivia tells Joey if he really does think there’s something there with Callisto to give her time. If he doesn’t think there’s something there, drop it and move on.

While their conversation only lasts about an hour and they share a non alcoholic juice together, it’s been a good visit for them both.

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June 3

Joey Gates is meeting up with his old college friend, Olivia Kim-Lewis in Innisgreen. After Jackson Kumar’s funeral, Joey has done his best to try to keep in touch with Olivia online. Today they have a chance to meet up in person.

Olivia tells him that she finally got Jackson’s body from Lilith Vatore and that she and Lurch buried him in Ravenwood with his family. It’s closure in some ways for Olivia. Jackson is finally laid to rest but the question of why he’s gone still lingers and who did it? Oddly, Lilith has been sharing information here and there with her. Olivia knows it’s only out of respect for Jackson. Still, she appreciates being kept in the loop. She too wants answers.

Joey shares about his budding friendship with Callisto but that she has totally friendzoned him but that she has valid reasons for it. Olivia tells Joey if he really does think there’s something there with Callisto to give her time. If he doesn’t think there’s something there, drop it and move on.

While their conversation only lasts about an hour and they share a non alcoholic juice together, it’s been a good visit for them both.

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June 2

Caleb arrived back very early this morning.

Lucky was very excited to see him.

So was Este. Me? I may have given him the silent treatment….

Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day and I plopped Este down in her kiddie pool. She absolutely loves water. It’s still early but I really think she might be a mermaid.

Unfortunately, fun was not all that happened today. When Este went down for her nap, my husband and I had to talk.

“Vera, I know you are upset with me.” Caleb told me, he timidly touched my shoulder. Which is funny if you think about it. He’s a vampire yet acted like he was almost afraid of me.

“What gave it away?” I asked, though it lacked bite.

Caleb grasped my arms gently and turned me to face him. “The silent treatment was a clue.” He commented before continuing. “I had to find Inna and warn her to stay away from our family.”

“So. You did find her.” I said it more as a statement than question. He simply nodded. I stepped back and thankfully he released my arms.

“I know you think you did the right thing. But what if it just ticked her off? Not to mention she could have sent someone after us while you and Lilith were off chasing her.” I said, maybe the last one was a stretch. She isn’t James but then again, I don’t know Inna. I don’t know what she’s capable of.

Caleb sighed “Inna has a good heart. I hurt her and I think she has never gotten closure over it.”

I remained silent for a moment. Caleb did hurt her. And that is what makes her dangerous in my mind.

“That is why I asked Dakota to stop in and check on you and our daughter. He is the only one, outside of Lilith, that I trust to protect you both.” He continued.

“You need to remember that Dakota has his own family now and while James has been leaving us alone, for some reason Dakota and Jillian are still dealing with him.” I state, though Dakota still made time to check on us. But that’s just who Dakota is.

Caleb stiffly nods.

“I just….I don’t like it when you do stuff like this. I know you have a valid reason – in your mind anyway. I love you. But I don’t particularly like you at the moment.”

With that, I left him standing in his study. I know I’ll forgive him for being away. It’ll just take time.

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All I do is work and sleep it feels like anymore. Just did five days. Gotta work tomorrow. The last two I've actually had to work in the kitchen due to call ins, which I don't normally do.

I am tired. The 4th of July weekend is a butt kicker where I work.

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Viva La Outtakes!

Tucker takes after his Mommy. (Vera used to get stuck on top of things. Behind things...)

Excuse me while I go scrub my eyeballs.

Este "Duuuuuuuuuuuude"

Walk slowly, don't run, from fires. Sims number 1 tip of the day.

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I know y'all can't use mirrors but c'mon!

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June 1

It’s a rainy evening in Del Sol Valley. Inna Cents has just returned from a charity auction.

Then she feels it. Someone is in her house.

“What are you doing here?” She asks, after getting over the shock of seeing him again. She hasn’t seen him since he turned her – without her permission. Hearing about him and seeing him are two very different things. She finds herself almost shaking from the weight of it. The emotion.

She barely registers that Lilith is with him.

“You involved yourself in my family.” Caleb states coldly. He stares Inna down. Caleb knows he didn’t do right by her. He hurt her but he can’t tolerate a threat to his family. He has to protect them.

“I didn’t know Naya is your sister-in-law when I agreed to the interviews.” Inna says truthfully, crossing her arms with attitude, finding her inner fight. She’s determined to not let Caleb intimidate her.

Caleb leans forward, looking up at her. “I believe you.” He states and works his jaw briefly. He believes she didn’t know at first but Inna is intelligent and given the questions she asked Naya, he knows she figured it out. “You figured it out. Then continued when you should have bowed out.”

Inna looks like she wants to defend her actions. Caleb rises quickly.

“I do not care why you continued. What your motifies are. Innocent or not. You stay away from my family, Inna.” Caleb’s tone is almost deadly. “Or there will be consequences.”

Inna is actually a bit frightened. She’s never heard Caleb speak that way before. While she is admittedly jealous of the family Caleb has gotten to have, she never planned to hurt any of them.

Caleb feels slightly bad Inna is scared but he doesn’t show it. He backs away, he’s made his statement. It’s time to leave in his mind and go home to his wife and daughter.

Inna follows him, why she isn’t sure. Maybe to ask him the one question she has never gotten an answer to. Why did he turn her?

Lilith stops her, grabbing her by the throat. Despite both being vampires, Lilith is stronger due to her age.

“Caleb might not actually lay a hand on you today but I will. You take a step near my niece, sister-in-law or any of our family and I will end you myself.”

Inna stares at her with a mask of defiance – she is an actress after all. The two female vampires stare each other down as Caleb watches.

“Lilith.” Is all Caleb says. His sister releases his former lover and they take their leave.

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May 31

The first thing Dakota saw when he arrived home yesterday was his son.

It hits him how fast Slade really is growing. Sometimes Dakota thinks it may be time to cut back on some of his work hours. Between him, Joey and Jillian, they do well financially. He doesn’t want to miss everything in his son’s life. He wants to be the kind of Dad for Slade that he never had growing up.

Today however, Jillian surprises Dakota by sitting down with him to talk about Jackson following her. It had been a few weeks since Jillina contacted Jackson’s spirit on Lilith’s behalf. Jillian hadn’t been ready to talk about it but the more she thinks about it the more it bugs her. Not only was she in danger but who stopped Jackson? It’s the million dollar question. She feels she knows but a certain warlock has disconnected his phone and she can’t get in touch with him without stepping foot back in Forgotten Hollow – something she really doesn’t want to do.

“I didn’t really know he was following me. I mean, I felt like something was but….I should have been more aware. It’s freaking Forgotten Hollow.” Jillian begins “But who stopped him? A good samaritan? Had to be someone with powers. He said he couldn’t move. But some vampires have powers….”

“That’s true.” Dakota agrees, though he has a feeling in his gut who it was. The question is why? He’s going back and forth between two options.

“I had no idea anything happened. I just tried to leave as quick as possible once I felt something was off.” She continues, briefly thinking about that day and why she was there to begin with.

“I think it was James.” Dakota flat out says. He looks at his girlfriend’s face and figures she thinks the same thing. “Maybe he wants to use it was a way to cash in a favor later on down the line since he was trying to be all buddy buddy with me months ago? But that don’t totally make sense because he isn’t claiming credit.”

“Well. Lilith is out for blood, so to speak.” Jillian says quietly.

Dakota pauses and nods. “I don’t know, James doesn’t strike me as a guy who is afraid of much.”

Jillian can’t argue there, she agrees with him. Silence stretches as the couple think on theories.

Dakota looks at his girlfriend, a main theory burning in his chest. One he really doesn’t want to voice out loud. He has a suspicion James has feelings for Jillian. That’s the only thing he could think of that would motivate someone like James to save someone and not come forward about it.

Jillian stares at Dakota, watching the wheels turn in his head. She wishes she could just confront James and find out the truth. There’s a small flicker of a thought in her head. Given James’ past behavior with her. His words that he doesn’t seem to mean to say at times…maybe James cares…and that thought scares her.

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May 30

I wasn’t expecting Dakota to make breakfast this morning.

I wasn’t going to complain either.

Este has gotten to the point where she insists on not eating in her high chair. My little girl is growing up.

Caleb is still gone. I got one text late last night – he’s in Del Sol Valley with Lilith, still looking for Inna.

Dakota and I talked about his family while we ate our breakfast. Slade is growing like a weed too from the pictures he showed me.

Sometimes, in moments like those, it hits me. If I had made different choices, my life might more simple now. But Este wouldn’t be who she is and I would have missed out on my life with Caleb. Even though I’m a bit upset with him right now, I love him and I know he loves me.

After breakfast, Dakota headed back to Brindelton Bay. I spent the rest of my day taking care of Este and the pets. Cleaning.

Cutting my hair.

Lucky approves anyway. Maybe tomorrow I’ll go into the clinic and see if Rashidah can watch Este. It’ll keep me busy.

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First. How did she get ahold of a phone? How does she know this strange man? Also her vocab has totally improved overnight.

Then she shows up BY HERSELF! Just strolls up to the front door. It's like a mini version of James. She's going to be a handful, isn't she?

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May 29 – Part 2

After Dominic and Ellie left, I laid Este down for a nap. I was restless but not in the mindset to to try to go into the vet clinic. So I redecorated the foyer a bit.

And cleaned up a mess in the spare bathroom -after I got Lucky to stop rolling in it that is. It was a good distraction. The day went on as normal but not normal. Caleb texted me that he and Lilith are safe. It did little to ease my nerves.

I turned to yoga after Este went to bed – until there was a knock at my front door. The moment I saw him it all came out.

“Caleb’s gone. He’s off chasing Inna Cents across who knows where. I checked her social media and she’s been silent for days. I tried to find out where she lives but apparently she’s really secretive about it. What if something happens? What if he doesn’t come back?” I asked. I barely took a breath during my whole rambling.

Dakota hugged me tightly. Next to Caleb walking through the front door, it’s the thing I needed most.

“It’ll be okay. Caleb is crafty and infuriatingly hard to kill. Plus he has Lilith with him.” Dakota whispered to me.

It hit me. Caleb had asked Dakota to check on me and knowing Dakota, he wouldn’t hesitate in agreeing to. We had a small discussion about that fact before I invited Dakota to spend the night, given the fact that it was pretty late when he arrived and we do have a spare bedroom. I gave him some clothes of Caleb’s to wear – Dakota was so thrilled over that, ha.

We decided to watch movies together like we used to do years ago. It actually has made me feel a bit better having Dakota here.

“This movie doesn’t make sense. If Grandpa Joe has been in bed all this time, how the heck can he jump up and start dancing?” Dakota asked me, confused.

“Don’t use logic, just enjoy it.” I told him. We had found the old Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie on TV.

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May 29 – Part 1

I had a hard time sleeping – knowing Caleb is off looking for Inna. That he isn’t here.

I think Tucker sensed something is off because he slept on the bed with me, something he rarely does. Thank God for pets.

Still, I know I can’t stay in bed all day. I have animals to tend to. A daughter who needs me. A daughter who won’t understand if her Dad doesn’t come back soon.

Thankfully we had some vistors today.

Dominic brought Ellie over to visit us. We’ve transitioned to Ellie only staying with us one night a week, but she comes over often for visits. That’s the benefit of having her living just across town.

“You seem down.” Dominic commented as sat down on the porch, stepping out for a bit but not far from the girls.

“Oh…just life stuff.” I said softly, not really wanting to talk about it. Thankfully, Dominic has known me long enough to know not to push.

“They set the court hearing to make Ellie’s adoption legal. It just happened this morning so I’m sure you’ll be notified soon.” Dominic shared, beaming. The happiness radiates off him and I’m happy for him, Zoe and Ellie. I truly am. It’s good to have something happy to focus on right now.

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May 28

I knew it was coming. Between what happened yesterday and the way Caleb spent extra time with Este, Lucky and Tucker. I could feel it.

“Tesoro?” Caleb asked worriedly, sitting down beside me.

“You’re going to go find her, aren’t you? Inna…” I said with a sigh. My anxiety about the situation was and still is gnawing at me. I don’t see what good can come from confronting her.

Caleb sat back as I sat up. I didn’t look at him, trying my best to keep my emotions in check.

“We need to know what she is up to. Why did she keep Naya in the dark during the interviews? It is troublesome.” Caleb stated calmly.

It’s not that I don’t agree with him. I do.

“Inna has a lot of good in her but I did hurt her. I am concerned she may have waited all these years to extract some sort of revenge. If that is the case, I need to know so I can protect our family.” Caleb continued.

“What if you’re walking into a trap? What if she wants you to confront her?” I asked. Too many what ifs. Too much that can go wrong.

“Lilith is going with me.” Caleb assured me.

It made me feel only slightly better. I stood up and tried not to pace.

“I will be back. Remember all we have come through?’ Caleb asked me after pulling me close to him.

I do. We’ve been through a lot. Even up to Este’s birth when we thought James might try something. I blew out a breath and tried to focus on all that.

My husband will be leaving after midnight.

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Outtakes time!!

......nope.

This is Vera's maid. I purposely made him walk like this just for the amusement of it. He's slow as molasses but boy is it funny.

How dare you.

HOW DARE YOU.

Vera got sick with that simoleon sickness? Yeah. She's calling everyone to complain.

"bye bisch"

hahahahahaNO

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I just spent an hour messing with my game & mods because one drive🤬 decided to pop back up & duplicate my mods, which stopped my game from loading. 😡

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Doesn't everyone garden in their finest robe?