Sims 3: Athena Sparks 37

 “Excuse me,” I say to Renee, before walking over to Lisette.

 “Oh my gosh, look at you!” Lisette says when she sees me.  “You look beautiful!”



“I don’t feel beautiful,” I answer.  “I feel huge...”

 “…and slightly embarrassed,” I add.


“What’s to be embarrassed about?” Lisette asks.

 “I’m having a bachelorette party and a baby shower at the same time,” I answer.


“Please,” Lisette says dismissing my reasoning while gently placing her hand on my belly.  “This is a blessing, not an embarrassment,” she corrects.

 “Oh Athena!  I’m so jealous,” she says while continuing to rub my belly.  “But at least I can live vicariously through you.”


“You never struck me as the motherly type,” I say, hoping that it doesn’t hurt her feelings.

 She doesn’t seem offended.  “Yeah, sometimes I think that I’d just talk a baby to death…let’s dance,” she says.

 Usually I don’t like to dance, but lately I’ve been doing a lot of things I wouldn’t have normally done, so I think why not. 



We begin to dance.  “I never said that you wouldn’t be a good mom.  I just never thought you wanted to be,” I say just to clarify myself.

 “Who knows, if I luck up on Mr. Right like you have, maybe our children can grow up together…and go to the prom together,” she says with a smile.

 “Now that would be great,” I reply, wobbling in my attempt to dance.

 “So when do I get to meet Wendell?”  Lisette asks


“I was jus thinking about inviting him over.”

 “You can’t invite your husband to be to your bachelorette party,” Lisette says, referring to an unsaid rule.


“Obviously, I’m not exactly following tradition here,”  I respond.

 Before she gets an opportunity to further object, the pizza arrives.

 I take the piping hot pie from the deliver’s hand.  “That’ll be 20 simoles,” she says as if I plan on running away without paying.

 I pay for the pizza.

 Lisette and Renee are still dancing when I come back in.  I can’t say that I’m not enjoying their company, but I would really to like to have a quiet evening cuddled up with Wendell right now.

 I open the pizza box and inhale deeply.  The pizza smells so good and I can feel my baby moving around as if she can also smell it.

 I’m sure that if I put my mind to it, I could eat the whole thing right now.  “Pizza’s here,” I call to Lisette and Renee instead.

 Although it would probably be more polite of me to make sure that my guests eat first, I grab the first slice.

 “I’m so sorry Athena.  I totally forgot to think about food,” Lisette says apologetically.


“That’s fine, nothing beats a hot pizza,” I answer truthfully.

 “Good point,” she says walking over to grab a slice. 

 Renee sits down to join me, while Lisette grabs a slice, chatting the whole time.

 She and Renee begin talking about things that I have no idea about, so I concentrate on my food.

 While they continue to chat, I see an opportunity to sneak off and invite Wendell over.

 Ignoring what Lisette said about not inviting my fiancé to my bachelorette party, I quickly dial his number.

 Wendell answers on the second ring.  “Is everything OK?”  He asks; a sense of urgency in his voice.


“Yes,” I answer quickly.  “I just missed you and wanted to see you.”

He tells me that he has a couple of papers to grade, then he’ll come right over.  I’m anxious to see him.

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Sims 3: Athena Sparks 36

 I arrive home feeling worn out.  I swear that I can feel the weight of the baby already.

 I fall asleep dreaming about future possibilities and building a marriage with Wendell.

 I drag myself out of the bed the next morning.  The bigger I get, the harder it is to rest. 

 The first thing on my mind is food.

 For the first time, my meal turns out perfect.  I’m sure the baby will appreciate a less burnt meal for a change.

 As I’m eating, I realize that I haven’t let Lisette in on what’s going on.  I hurry through breakfast so that I can call her.

 I can just imagine her reaction when I tell her that I’m getting married.  She’ll probably think I’m crazy.

 I dial her number.

 I don’t beat around the bush this time when she answers.  “He asked me to marry him!”

 I sit patiently through her screams and shouts of joy.  She spends at least ten minutes non-stop chattering.

 “Is it crazy for me to be marrying him so soon?”  I ask her.


“Life is short! And if things go wrong, there’s always divorce,” she answers.


“Lisette!” 

 Before I can get off the phone, Lisette insists on throwing me a bachelorette party.  Despite my protests, she assures me that she’ll only invite one other person.  I reluctantly agree.  “See you in a few hours!”  She says before hanging up.


Lisette is always a bundle of energy and surprise.  I think about how much I’ll probably need her positive energy around once the baby arrives.

 With a few hours to spare before Lisette and her friend arrives, I attempt to try and get a few chapters completed on my book.  I discover that it’s a lot more difficult to concentrate with a baby moving around inside me.

 Lisette’s friend Renee Valdez arrives.  Lisette assured me that Renee is a nice person, but I’m still feeling shy about meeting her.

 “Congrats,” Renee says.


“Thank you.  Um…I have pizza arriving soon if you’re hungry,” I say, not knowing what else to say to her.

 “Sounds good…so when’s the big day?” She asks.


I chuckle a little, “Which one, the baby or wedding?” I ask amused that both are basically happening at the same time.

 “Wow,” she says realizing her mistake.  “Um…the wedding?”  She says sounding like she just randomly picked one.

 “Well we plan on marrying tomorrow, that is…if the baby doesn’t come first,” I answer to spare her the need to ask about the baby.

 “Well congrats again.  How exciting!”  She says, her face not quite matching her words.


Outside, I hear a car pull up.  I pray it’s Lisette because I’m not comfortable continuing to try and make small talk with Renee.

Finally Lisette arrives and I have an excuse to leave the attempted conversation with Renee. 

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Sims 3: Athena Sparks 35

I arrive at the park too early.  Wendell has not made it yet.  I wonder why he picked this beautiful park as the place to break my heart.

Before I get the opportunity to make up a dozen possible scenarios in my head, he arrives.

Just seeing him makes me happy.  Even though I’m sure that this is the end.  What man wants to be tied down to some chick who gets pregnant the first time they woohoo?

“Hey there beautiful,” he says.  Not exactly the way you greet someone that you’re getting ready to hurt.


“Hi,” I say quietly.

Wendell surprises me by grabbing me and pulling me close into a hug.  I don’t know what to think.

“How are you feeling?”  He asks.

“Confused,” I answer honestly.


He pulls back.  “Confused about us?”  He asks with a slight tone of fear in his voice.

“I don’t know.  I don’t know why we’re here.  I don’t know how you’re feeling about this pregnancy,” I say.

“Oh Athena!  I’m so sorry that I’m making you feel that way…” he begins.

“I want this baby.  I want you,” he answers earnestly.  “I mean, this has happened sooner than we both expected, but I believe the outcome would have been the same whether it was now or later.”

“Really?”  I ask, knowing that he has to be tired of me needing reassurances.


“No doubt.  I told you, I have never felt this way before.  I love you, I want to be with you.  I called you here, because I want you to marry me.”

“But we barely know each other.”


“Does anybody?  I know I love you.  That’s all that matters to me right now.  We have a whole lifetime to get to know each other.”

“Wendell, I don’t want you to do this just because I’m pregnant.  I’m not trying to tie you down with all of this.”

“Girl, you’re going to be the death of me.  Listen to me…I love you.  I loved you before we found out about this baby and it hasn’t changed.”

“I love you too!”  I respond, knowing in my heart that it’s absolutely true.

“Well that’s all I need to hear,” Wendell says before kissing me.

“Does that mean you’ll marry me?”  He asks after we part, recognizing that I didn’t really answer his question.

“Yes…yes I’ll marry you,” I answer.


He gently takes my face in his hands.  “You’ve just made me the happiest man ever.”

“I promise that I will take care of you and our child,” he continues.


His words bring tears to my eyes.

“Come here,” he says pulling me close once again when he sees me getting emotional.

“So when do we do this?”  I ask.

“Before the baby is born if possible,” he answers.

“I want to keep it small…just you and me,” I say.

“Whatever you want,” he answers.


“I love you so much,” I say once again.

I chuckle,” And to think, I thought you called me here to say you didn’t want to have anything to do with me.”


“Never,” he answers as if it’s the most absurd thing he’s ever heard.

“I need to go take care of some things.  See you tomorrow?”  Wendell says.


“OK,” I say.

Wendell leaves and I remain in the same spot wondering how I went from single and lonely to becoming a mother and getting married within weeks.  It’s amazing how quickly things can change.

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