Better Together | The Holden Household

Holden Update 07
Spring | Week 2 - Part I: When Happiness Turns to Hopelessness
* TW: Infidelity; Depression; Codependency *
Highlights
Monday - It’s just another day of the week for the Holdens. Dallas went over to the neighbor's house. She and Sydney spent all day outside and gossiped about who was taking who to the Love Day dance. Dallas was a little worried she wouldn't get asked as she didn't have a "date" yet. She was hoping Boston would ask her, but he doesn't even seem interested in the dance. Keaton stayed home to play in a MySims Racing game tournament with his friends Blake, Akiro and Pierce. To his surprise, he won! It was a quiet night before the storm for the Holden family...
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Tuesday - Oh boy do I have some gossip for you! Remember that girl Wade bought a drink for a week or so ago? Well, Dina was back and she brought all the drama to this wholesome family's life! After finishing dinner with his family, Wade went out with the boys to his old university hangout spot, the Blue Horse Pub. He played way too many games of juice pong because he got so juiced he couldn’t even see straight.
"Bet you 50 simoleons I can get it in with my eyes closed"
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All the guys were either dancing or playing pub games as Dina walked in. She caught Wade’s eye right away, and it didn’t take long until he gave into temptation. I mean, he was so juiced, and they don't call her Caliente for nothing! Wade felt a little guilty all things said and done, but he knew the motto - whatever happens at guy's night, stays at guy's night. He wouldn't rat out one of his friends, so he figured they would do the same for him. Plus, it was just one night of bad decisions, one after the other. It wasn't going to happen again, or at least that's what Wade kept telling himself.
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Wednesday - It’s Mother’s Day! Darla woke up to a breakfast in bed made by the kids before they headed off to school. While everyone was at work and school, Darla called her best friends and wished them a happy Mother’s Day, did a yoga routine, and got ready for her Mother’s Day dinner. Once the kids got back from school, they gave Darla the flowers they picked from the school’s garden as Mother’s Day gifts.
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After Wade got home, he informed the family that they were going to the Goth Gardens for a special Mother’s Day dinner. He was feeling overwhelmingly guilty from his infidelity the night before, so he put in a little extra effort to give Darla the best Mother's Day. Darla has been wanting to dine at the Goth Gardens for months! She felt so blessed and happy to be appreciated by her family!
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~ Happy Mother's Day from the Holdens! ~
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Thursday - It’s the day before Love Day, and Darla woke up feeling like she was on top of the world. With a wonderful Mother’s Day behind her and her favorite holiday ahead of her, nothing could bring her down! Everyone headed off to school and work, so Darla visited her best friend, Elena, to catch up on how her Mother’s Day went. Once she got to Elena’s, she immediately was greeted by a very regretful look on Elena’s face. She did not waste any time and took Darla to a bench near her house to relay some very difficult news.
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Elena told Darla that she was snooping through her husband’s phone and found some photos from Tuesday night when all the guys got together at the pub. She saw Wade in the background with his arm around a young, blonde girl and it looked a little too cozy to be a strictly platonic exchange.
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Darla was devastated by this news, asking Elena if she was sure about what she saw. Darla didn't even realize it, but she started making up excuses for his behavior. She told Elena that maybe he was going through a lot of stress and got too juiced, and maybe he didn't even know what he was doing? Elena shook her head and told Darla that she should confront him about what happened that night. If she wants answers, then that's the only way she'll get them.
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On a brighter note, Dallas and Keaton attended the Love Day dance later that evening. They spent the night with their friends dancing, telling jokes, and singing karaoke. Boston ended up asking Dallas to go with him earlier that day, while Keaton waited until he was at the school to ask the prettiest girl in the room to dance with him. Ahh, young love! <3
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Meanwhile, once the kids were out of the house, Darla confronted Wade about the gossip she heard from Elena. Wade acted like he didn’t even know what she was talking about, and that no women were even at the pub that night. He blamed Darla for being accusatory and believing housewife gossip over him.
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His dishonesty made Darla furious, and she broke out the receipts…
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The face you make when your lies catch up to you, am I right?

Once he realized he was in a lose-lose situation, he decided to come clean to Darla. After all, everyone makes mistakes. He pleaded to Darla to give him another chance to redeem himself. It was just one mistake after years of a deeply meaningful commitment to one another. Did that time count for anything? He didn't want to throw it all away over a (big) mistake. After he made his plea, he started to sob. He couldn't hold all the tears in anymore. He was frustrated, embarrassed, and completely ashamed of himself. Why did he do this to her? The one who's been by his side all these years, through thick and thin, and the mother of his children. It wasn't worth it, not at all.
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His confession broke Darla. Her mind flashed back to when she first met Wade. He lit up the room when he walked into that bookstore on the Britechester campus, and he walked right up to Darla asking “So culinary arts, huh? Well I guess dinner is on me, I know the chef.” He put an instant smile on her face, which was pretty rare at the time as she had just lost her parents two weeks before going off to Britechester. The person who lit a fire of warmth and happiness in her just took it all away with one sentence. The one who helped her out of her depressed state, the one she had relied on for her happiness all this time, was now causing her to feel hopeless about this relationship.
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Will Darla give Wade another chance, or is this too painful to put herself through? Tune into the next Holden update to see what happens next!