The Rivera Family

While I am already in the depths of this storyline, I thought I'd share it here as well as my Facebook page, but let's catch up:

Sven and his high school sweetheart, Nicolette, finally got married out of high school. They tried for over a Sim-year to conceive their own child, but were met with loss after loss. Finally, after the heartbreaking loss of their triplets, Rohnen, Roman and Rogan, Sven and his wife decided they would adopt. (Here, I recruited fellow Simmers to upload a child(ren) to gallery, that were "in need of adoption". Four fellow Simmers stepped up). Sven and Nicolette adopted six children (1 through auto-adoption; I had logged out for the day, came back and they had a toddler; the other five through fellow Simmers).

On the day of aging to teen for 4 of the 5 Sim-adopted Sims, Nicolette passed away in their kitchen, while preparing cakes for the children, from "hysteria". Leaving behind seven children, including the child she had given birth to, the day prior.

Now, after months of mourning, Sven has decided to get back out there. And who does he connect with? None other than Bella "Goth" (Kahananui) herself! At first, she is LESS than impressed by Sven, constantly flirting with, but not receiving the interactions well at all. She continues to blow Sven off, but he's persistent. She finally tells him that she is, in fact, married to Vaea Kahananui, and isn't interested in breaking her vows, but informs Sven that he is an ELDER elder and won't be around much longer. Sven offers to stay friends, until she is ready to move forward. He loves the feeling he gets from Bella. He hasn't felt so alive since he first met his wife, Nicolette.

Bella agrees. She comes over nightly to hang out and stargaze with Sven. Quality friend time. Something they both apparently needed, as Bella tells Sven that her marriage has been deceased for quite some time now.

The children, now mostly teens, have noticed the liking their father has taken in Bella, but are spit on whether they are happy for him, disgusted, or otherwise.

There's also a secret that now only Sven knows. The only other Sim to know, was his wife Nicolette. Will Sven reveal his secret to his children? Or will it stay between him and his now deceased wife?