Chapter 42

I would like to thank Masaharu777 at MTS for the little japanese temple where Stella and Ingmar get married. It can be found here: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=268355

It is early in the afternoon as Ingmar and Stella check into their hotel in Takemizu village. They get a beautiful room and Stella is overwhelmed with all new impressions. Everywhere is something exotic and interesting to see and she is savouring each moment.



There is time to take a tour of the village before dinner, so they sign up for that with the tour guide at their hotel. Just so Stella can get a taste of what Takemizu village has to offer. Ingmar is very much looking forward to showing her all the things he has come to like most, and hope that she will share his opinion. The thought of sharing this with another person makes him happy.



But before all that the most important thing has to be done. The following day just before noon, Ingmar and Stella get married at a local temple.



Husband and wife at last.



That night Ingmar lays awake for several hours with the sleeping Stella in his arms. Hearing her breathing, feeling her heart beat. He can’t sleep for mere happiness.



For Stella’s son Xander life takes a step in a whole other direction – towards ending a relationship. He is still dating Jasmine, but is also still not feeling very much. To be honest, he is a little bit bored, so he gets both surprised and excited when another girl in his class tells him about a friend of hers that is very interested in getting to know Xander. Who could that be?



When she tells him the name of this “secret admirer” he is dumbfounded: Irene - one of the most popular girls at school, and also one of the most beautiful. She can choose anyone she likes. It is unbelievable that she would like to go out with Xander. But she really is interested. A meeting is arranged and when he asks if she would like to have dinner with him some time, she tells him yes.



But there is one thing he has to do first: break up with Jasmine. That feels even more awkward than trying to get that first date. Just bringing the subject up is hard enough and it doesn’t make anything better that Jasmine gets so upset and hurt. More so than he has expected. She cries and asks him why. Has he met someone else? It is all very painful and Xander can’t bring himself to tell her the truth. He feels like a coward but takes the easy way out and says that he needs some time to himself.



But as soon as the he has ended the relationship with Jasmine he seeks out Irene and asks her if would like to have that dinner this Friday evening? She is free and gladly accepts. It is too good to be true. He must pinch himself to prove he isn’t dreaming. He is going out with Irene! Unbelievable!! This girl really is hot!!!



Xander has booked a table at a very good restaurant where he has been with his parents before. A coffee at the ice-cream café wouldn’t do this time.



That same Friday his father and Michelle are invited to Catherine’s for dinner and just as Michelle has been hoping for, Jacob is among the dinner guest as well.



Jacob’s presence makes her endure the dinner party. Catherine is pleasant enough, always the perfect hostess, and her handsome husband is very nice to Michelle too, but he keeps his distance - probably because he doesn’t want Catherine to think he could be interested in Michelle. But Betty - she is not very nice at all. She turns the cold shoulder and doesn’t talk to Michelle if she doesn’t have too. It is quite obvious that she does not approve of Morty’s new wife. Morty seems completely unaware of Betty’s animosity although she is quite frosty towards him as well. He doesn’t seem to be very attentive to his surroundings. He is quite pleased with himself and assumes that goes for everyone else too.



After dinner Jacob asks Catherine if she has seen his old portable chess set, he wants to teach Leod to play.
“I put it in the attic together with some other things from your room. Why don’t you go have a look before coffee! I am sure you will find it right away. It is all in a box by the bookshelf in the corner.”
There comes that opportunity to see Jacob alone that Michelle has been waiting for. She discretely follows Jacob up the stairs.



But before she enters the attic she reaches in her purse and gets the bottle of love potion. This has been thoroughly planned and shall be thoroughly executed. She doesn’t want anything to go wrong.



As Jacob is digging through the box with his old things he suddenly hears someone say:
“I’ve been longing to talk to you privately!”
He immediately recognizes the voice of the second Mrs Roth and grinds his teeth inwardly. That persistent woman! She started flirting with him already when they met at the store and this whole dinner he has felt her leg brushing against his on several occasions, each time followed by a meaningful look through lowered lashes. Very annoying indeed. She is not at all his type. Far too pushy for starters. Besides that, she is married and should really know better. He starts getting angry with her and decides to be very honest with her and tell her to back off and leave him alone right away.



But when she gets closer to him he starts feeling dazed and dizzy and his anger fades away. A whole lot of quite different feelings start rising inside of him instead. How lovely she smells! What a warm and alluring voice she has!! And those full lips – he has to kiss them!



As soon as they touch Jacob is lost, like Morty he is carried away on a red tide of passion.