Round Ten - Davies 2

There was rarely a time in the Davies household when the phone wasn't ringing, but these days it was for Heaven as much as for anyone else; she would often stop in the middle of helping out with the kids to rush to the phone and talk to Noah.


"You're going to have to watch your kids tonight, I have a date down town," said Heaven a little smugly.

"But - " James didn't want to admit he had no idea how to look after two boisterous girls, but Heaven wasn't backing down.


Noah took her to a fairly swanky restaurant. Sure, his sister was there and Yuki Nakamura couldn't seem to resist stalking her, but when they sat down for a meal it was just them.


The date ended just like all of their days and evenings together - with a lot of kissing. Noah was even beginning to drop hints about getting engaged and Heaven moving in to his place, and Heaven wasn't exactly averse to the idea. She couldn't wait for him to propose!


Heaven may have been over the moon, but Jill was much less so. She was going to lose her free child care! And it wasn't fair at all! How had dumpy Heaven managed to bag a rich guy like Noah Knox? Of course, what Jill failed to take into account was that not only was Heaven prettier than she gave her credit for, she was also hardworking, intelligent and kind - qualities Jill lacked and therefore did not understand the value of.


Leah had developed a bond with Jin Nakamura. He was possibly the most boyish boy ever and she was a primadonna in the making, but somehow they didn't respond to each other with "EW, COOTIES" and were actually friends - mostly because Leah had a little tiny crush on him and would let him go on about whatever he wanted for hours while she listened attentively.


Nicole was another matter. She was much more rough-and-tumble than her sister so theoretically she should have gotten on better with Jin, but they seemed to get off on the wrong foot and never really recovered.


Now that Heaven was busy with her job and her boyfriend the twins were left to their own devices more than ever. Often their parents would forget to even leave them leftovers, which meant frantic snack-food-cramming sessions for the girls. They didn't mind. Cookies and chips were the best!


But the innocence of childhood couldn't last forever. The twins became teenagers and the differences between them became even more pronounced. Nicole was extremely active and had big dreams, mostly about money - being partially raised by Heaven had clearly had an effect on her. She put more effort into exercise, school and career than she did into her appearance.


Leah was the exact opposite in many ways. Sure, her favourite hobby was keeping fit too, but most of her energy went into making sure her hair was PERFECT and socialising - like her mother, she didn't have much in the way of career aspirations.

Round Ten - Knox 2

Will's worries that his increasing age would make him less attractive to the cute blondes of Virtue Falls proved unfounded. Even random girls passing by the house couldn't resist his charms - apparently he was a bit of a local legend.


If Elle knew he was still being a lecherous cad she showed no signs of it. She was all sweetness and light with him.


Elle put all of her efforts into being the perfect wife and mother. Just because Will wasn't father-of-the-year material didn't mean Adeola couldn't have a great childhood. She made sure there was a nice hot meal on the table every night.


Unfortunately, Will's behaviour did seem to have affected Adeola a little.

"Daddy, do you love ALL those ladies?"

"...what ladies, Addie?"

"The ladies you talk to!"

Elle sat there in silence.


Not long after, Elle found out she was pregnant again. She approached Will nervously, reluctant to interrupt his dance practice but knowing it had to be done.

"Honey, we're going to have another baby!"

"What?! I'm too old for this! How could you be so stupid?"

Elle panicked. That wasn't quite the response she'd been hoping for.


Elle spent most of her first two trimesters being ignored and feeling down. Was it really so terrible that they were going to have another child? She'd always dreamed of having two or three children, a white picket fences kind of life.


Adeola didn't seem to have reacted much one way or another to the news she was going to get a baby brother or sister. She was nearing her teen years and was already running up huge phone bills. It could only get worse...

Note: Elle's had the Have A Baby want locked since Adeola was a toddler - I'm surprised it took this long!

Round Ten - Nakamura

Hiro and Destiny's efforts to conceive had finally paid off. Destiny wasn't sure if the morning sickness was worth it and kind of wished Hiro could share her nauseous suffering.


Sachiko's cooking skills had not improved with age and she yet again almost burned down the house trying to cook a simple meal. She was henceforth banned from the kitchen - not for the first time.


Shiina brought her family around to visit and Sachiko finally got to meet her grandson. Jin was very polite and friendly, if boisterous. Gabe was clearly being a good father figure to him, in Sachiko's eyes.


Hiro wasn't quite so quick to accept his future brother-in-law and gave him a quick grilling. Thankfully he passed the big brother test and they got on famously.


"Will we be expecting the pitter-patter of tiny feet soon?" asked Sachiko. Shiina rolled her eyes.

"We've only just gotten engaged! Can't you at least finish nagging me about the wedding before you start on me about more grandkids?."

"I know, I know... it's just that I missed out on so much with Jin."


Destiny's pregnancy was progressing and she'd temporarily given up on styling her hair beyond relaxing it. She may have been tired, hungry and cranky, but there was no WAY pregnancy was going to get in the way of her playing pool!


Destiny eventually gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Momo, and invited her whole family around to meet her.


They seemed thrilled, with the exception of Amanda. Yet another thing to get in the way of her planned conquest of Hiro!


No-one was more thrilled than Nobuo and Sachiko, though. A grandchild in the house! Sure, they had Jin, but they hadn't been able to be involved in his early years. They wouldn't make that mistake with Momo.

Note: Amanda came over, started a slapping match with Nobuo, yelled at Adam and was generally very mean autonomously. She has more issues than the Daily Prophet.

Round Ten - Mackenzie

Ewan's adoration of all things culinary had inevitably taken a toll on his waistline.


He loved his son Bryce to bits. He couldn't help feeling guilty every time he looked at him, though. How could he be so dumb as to start an affair with Amanda Davies when he had so much going for him? The worst part was, he didn't want to stop. But there had to be no chance Bryce or Meadow would EVER find out.


Things got even more serious when Meadow found out they were going to be parents of two, not one.

"I'm pregnant again!" she said joyfully. "Bryce is going to have a baby brother or sister. Isn't that wonderful?"

"Yeah... wonderful..." Ewan felt so guilty he could have died on the spot.


Meadow didn't let being pregnant get in the way of being an extra-devoted mother to Bryce. She was always with him, whether playing with him or potty-training him or feeding him or just keeping an eye on him.


It wasn't a surprise that she went into labour while carrying him around!


Astrid Mackenzie was born shortly afterwards. She was a beautiful baby who looked just like her big brother.


Meadow was utterly blissful, and Ewan tried to join her in that emotion. He had a beautiful wife and two lovely kids! He would have to call things off with Amanda... soon...

Note: Ewan doesn't have any romantic wants for anyone at the moment, least of all Amanda, so I guess he's bored of that affair.

Round Ten - Knox

Kaylynn Knox was trying to find activities to fill up her days but her attempts at bug-collecting fell flat. Bees loved her for some reason.


The twins were no longer teenagers but fully grown adults. Their personalities remained the same - Ruth was still a little vain and hardly in a hurry to settle down.


Noah was still highly academic, interested in science and nature, and his intelligence was proving a boon. He was very young but he was already rising in the ranks of oceanographers - out of simple tank cleaning and into the wide world!


Kaylynn's relationship with Wren continued. All she needed to complete her happiness, in her mind, was daughters-in-law and grandchildren!


Thanks to Kaylynn's pestering, Noah was trying to find himself a woman to settle down with. Unfortunately his skills with women hadn't improved much since his teens and the Junko Nakamura debacle.


But all that changed when he met Heaven Louie at a work conference. She was quite a bit older than him, but lower down in the "ranks", as it were, so he felt like it balanced out. He started inviting her over and Kaylynn definitely approved. Heaven was a down-to-earth, sensible young lady with life goals.


They had a lot in common and had conversations that lasted for hours - it was a good basis for a relationship in both their minds. They wouldn't look like this forever, but they'd always have similar interests.


But their attraction wasn't entirely cerebral. Noah couldn't resist checking her out. Some guys might have found her fuller figure a turn-off, but it didn't matter to him. She was gorgeous!


One thing lead to another, and soon they were "involved". The age gap could be a problem, but Noah didn't care. Here was a girl that could make him (and his mother!) happy.

Note: Ruth is currently sulking somewhere... she wants 50 first dates but there aren't that many lesbians in town, apparently. Her dating pool is limited :(

Round Ten - Davies

Sabrina was happy to welcome her extended family in for a visit when they unexpectedly dropped by. Destiny may not have been her biological daughter but she cared for her as if she were one of her own and it was good to see her and her in-laws, the Nakamuras.


They had a good gossip while Hiro monopolised the computer. Unfortunately Jasper was at work so he couldn't catch up with his daughter but Sabrina promised to make him phone them as soon as he got back.


Zillah was an extremely gorgeous teenager but she wasn't all that interested in romance; she much preferred the concept of making as many platonic friends as possible and working on her music and painting. Romance was nothing but trouble as far as she was concerned.


Her point was proved when Amanda came downstairs from a work-out session and spotted Hiro. They hadn't seen each other since Amanda was a teenager and Hiro couldn't help being impressed at how Amanda had grown. He hated to admit it, but his sister-in-law was hot.


Unfortunately for Amanda, her lustful looks didn't go unnoticed. After the Nakamuras left, Adam confronted her.

"What on earth do you think you're doing?! That's your step-sister's husband!"

Amanda tried to play the innocent. "Me? He was the one doing all the looking. I swear I would never do anything like that!"

Adam wasn't entirely convinced but he wasn't about to start an all-out physical confrontation - Amanda was extremely into fitness and would probably kick him to the curb in seconds. "Yeah, well, you'd better not," he muttered, and wandered off.


Amanda was upset and called up Ewan Mackenzie. Yeah, he was married, but whenever they talked, sparks flew.

"My family's being insufferable! They all hate me... I haven't even done anything wrong. I don't suppose you could come over? I just feel so lonely."

"Not right now, I'm home alone looking after Bryce... I'll come over first thing tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay."

Amanda hung up and smirked. So much for the institution of marriage - Ewan would be putty in her hands.


And he was. Within moments of arriving, they started an affair.


Sabrina and Jasper were at work and the teenagers were at school so Amanda was left alone to seduce him and things quickly moved to the bedroom.


Afterwards, Amanda felt a little guilt. She was just as bad as Jill, the woman who'd wrecked her parents' marriage... but whatever. It was James and Jill's fault she was like this, not hers.


Sabrina soon entered into elderhood and retired from her job, finally becoming the stay-at-home mother she'd always wanted to be. She loved all her children but no-one could deny that she especially doted on Adam - he was her only son and was always happy to get a good meal.

Note: Amanda and Hiro have three bolts, so it was all I could do to keep them apart while the whole Nakamura family were visiting. Amanda and Ewan have two, and have already fallen in love with each other. Oh the drama X_X