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Gabriel stared at the pile of papers waiting for him to read and grade. When he agreed to be the settlements school teacher he hadn’t realized how much work it would entail. The most unexpected thing was he really enjoyed it. Seeing the kids faces light up when they learned something new. He had led a team of guards to raid the old school and library for books and materials they could use for the school they had set in the community center. It wasn’t very big, more like a one room school where he taught a variety of classes to various age groups.

“Dad.” Blaze’s voice cut into his thoughts. “Can we go over to Sora’s to play?”

Smiling at him he nodded, “just be home for lunch.”

“Alright,” he turned to go then reversed his steps to throw his arms around his dad, hugging him tight.

Esme giggled as she pushed past her brother to hug Gabriel as well. “Thanks Daddy,” she pulled him down to plant sticky kisses on his cheek.

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“Blaze I’m so happy you came. It’s going to be so much fun.” The boy grabbed Blaze’s hand and pulled him inside before he could resist.

“What are you waiting for? Go on, go play” Gabriel urged his daughter who hung back holding his hand. Looking for a second it looked like she would protest then she squealed running after the boys.

“I see you made it,” Azalea said as he entered the house.

“Yeah I thought a good home cooked meal would be nice for the kids,” he said, giving her a hug. He knew by the look on her face that she didn’t believe him.

“You better be careful,” Logan said shaking his hand. “Your sister’s already planning the wedding.”

“She’s just a kid” he protested, facing a rosy pink.

“You’re not exactly an old man” Logan pointed out “what are you 28? That’s not a big age difference.”

“I have two kids” he pointed out “I may as well be twenty years older than her.”

“And she has her kid brother to raise,” he pointed out “I fail to see the problem.” Laughing Logan shook his head “you know you like her…”

He opened his mouth to protest but what could he say? He’s used every excuse he could think of and yet he was here. His stomach had butterflies the size of birds flying around inside him. He’d never considered falling in love again. Losing Emma had ripped his heart out, it was a pain he’d gone through each time displacement event. Watching her suffer the loss of their kids had been unbearable and for that fact alone he didn’t regret changing the past. He only regretted that she didn’t live to see them grow up.

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“What have you been eating?” he asked growing suspicious “did you get into the candy?”

She stepped back fidgeting with fingers staring at her feet.

“Esme. You know we were saving that candy for a special occasion,” sighing he rubbed his chin hating when he had to be both the good and bad parent.

“I’m sorry” she hung her head, her long hair covering her face.

“Esme go to your room” he said.

“But Daddy, we’re going to play with Sora,” Blaze said, giving his sister a look of apology.

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“Great,” she hopped a little as she bounced down the steps “I’ll expect you tomorrow at 6:00.”

Watching her leave his stomach churning at the prospect. It had been years since he’d been on a date and even then it hadn’t always been the best experience.

The next evening once the kids were finished with their schoolwork they walked over to the Robinson house. “Do we have to?” Blaze complained once more as they walked up to the house.

“Keep your voice down,” Gabriel hissed “and yes you have to. I would think you’d jump at the chance to eat someone else’s cooking besides mine.”

“But dad,” his voice rose cutting off when the door opened and Harley stuck his head out.

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6.54 The Invitation

Chelsea tried to pretend she wasn’t disrupting his class and that the older girls weren’t talking about them. No doubt they were talking about why she was there and whether she liked their teacher.…

Someone gets a dinner invite. The next chapter of NSOL is available. It’ll be added to the queue. If you want to read it now just go to my WP Blog.

Chelsea and Harley Robinson were made by @amuhav

Logan Catania was made by @justasimthing

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“You can still go but Esme is staying here” Gabriel said in the tone they both knew meant business.

“That’s not fair” she stomped her foot.

“You do the crime you do the time” he said “you know we were saving that candy for Asher’s birthday party.”

“But I wanted some now” she cried a defiant look in her eyes.

“And that’s why you’re grounded,” he pointed towards the stairs. “Your room. Now.”

“Your mean” she cried running from the room. Her bedroom door slammed shut a moment later.

Undecided what he should do, Blaze took a step to follow his sister. “Let her be,” Gabriel advised, “go on and play with Sora. After lunch you can go and console your sister.”

Nodding he walked over to his Dad “she’s just upset. She knows you’re not mean.”

“I know Blaze but sometimes words hurt even when you’re old like me” he hugged his son before shooing him outside to go play with his friend.

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6.45 You’re Mean

Gabriel stared at the pile of papers waiting for him to read and grade. When he agreed to be the settlements school teacher he hadn’t realized how much work it would entail. The most unexpected thi…

A new chapter is available on my WP Blog. It will be added to the queue for tomorrow. I’ve been pondering putting this out there but I’m wondering if any of my TS3 followers would like to make any child / toddler sims that will appear in the story in story. They’ll more than likely be paired with one of the kiddo’s. If you’d like to see one of your sims featured in story. They’ll more than likely appear in part 3 as part 2 is already written. If interested please either DM me or leave a comment. 

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6.49 Assignment

Gabriel hid his grin behind his hand. His younger brother, Basil was doing his best to impress the two young girls they’d found beyond the barrier. In Gabriel’s opinion he seemed to be concentratin…

The next NSOL chapter is available on my WP Blog. A little look at the kids of Gen 6 and a project at school. It’ll be added to the queue but if you want to read it now just go to my blog.