No Problem At All! I Dont Mind The Spam. I Hope Youre Enjoying Catching Up.

No problem at all! I don’t mind the spam. I hope you’re enjoying catching up. ☺️

I played some of Florence Delarosa’s round yesterday. If I can find time to edit the pictures and write up the posts, then I will add a few things to the queue. I’ll let you guys know when something is actually coming.

Here it is - a really, really, REALLY long replies post for all of the Bluewater posts I’ve done so far.  Thank you so much for all the responses to the story.  I’ve loved seeing them.  Look under the cut for a LOT of replies. 

@holleyberry, @penig, @anotherplumbob Abby is actually pregnant in-game, she wasn’t showing at the time I shot the pictures.  I have custom versions of my pregnancy defaults in too, and giving Abby the fat state + the outfit meant I could have her in the color I wanted.  Malcolm definitely intends to sue for full custody. 

@holleyberry - Other than one wavering moment, I don’t think Malcolm is going to listen to her again.  

@dunne-ias, your suggestions has officially been taken into consideration. 

@katrisims, I’m curious to see where it goes too!  

@penig, @holleyberry, @katrisims, @anotherplumbob, and @youdonelostyourmind - The revelation hit Malcolm pretty hard.  I think he’d probably imagined this scene happening differently with Abby before she showed her true colors.  But, as we saw, he did decide not to move her in.  

@anotherplumbob, @katrisims, @penig - Telling Abby off was a big release for Malcolm, I think.  He finally got everything off his chest.  Abby definitely wasn’t expecting it.  Remember when she mentioned that he doesn’t have the temper to match his eyebrows?  She’d never seen him this mad before, and she was pretty shocked by his reaction. 

I think we are going to see Malcolm building up a few more walls for himself after the whole Abby scandal.  He doesn’t want to be hurt again, and he doesn’t want to be manipulated.  I don’t think he’ll be soured for life, but he’s definitely a lot more cautious about relationships. 

@anotherplumbob - Aww, thanks!  I’m glad you like my version of Malcolm.  I think he does tend to be portrayed as the ruthless businessman.  I think this version of him could become that version - especially after what happened with Abby - but at the moment, he’s not quite there. 

@penig - Fleming is pleased.  He’s very pleased.  He was surprised that Malcolm would choose this, though.  Malcolm had been trying to live up to the old rules of the legacy up to this point, and if Fleming were in his place, he wouldn’t give up three generations of hard work and fortune-building. But the firm has all the money now, so Fleming is quite happy that Malcolm chose this route. It means Fleming doesn’t have to do anything sneaky. 

@dunne-ias - Ha ha ha ha ha!  Patience, my friend.  We will get there.  

@anotherplumbob - Oh, I think she was. ;-) 

@dunne-ias - That’s a big jump.  Marry her after one hug?  

@penig - She would not have minded at all. :)

@anotherplumbob - It’s going to be a change for him for sure.  Of course, in game he has the skills to start at Vice President in the Business career, so he’s probably got a corner office, but in the story he’s in a cubicle.  I think having Charlotte just across the way will be a nice perk, though. ;)

@dunne-ias - Let’s see how dinner goes first. 

@esmeiolanthe - I think the baby mama drama will indeed rear its ugly head some time soon.  

Malcolm’s first day was long, but he felt like he’d been productive by the end of it.  He and Charlotte walked out of the building together at six, chatting about their days. On the front steps of the building, Charlotte stopped and turned to him. 

“I think your good first day deserves something special,” she said. “Do you want to go to dinner?”

Malcolm hesitated.  Charlotte was really nice and really easy to talk to.  It was almost as if they had picked up their childhood friendship where they’d left off. He wanted to spend more time with her, but the thought of going out with her ---- or with anyone-- made his stomach churn. After what had happened with Abby, he was not at all ready to start dating again.

Charlotte must have sensed his discomfort because she added quickly, “Just as friends, of course.  We don’t have to go anywhere fancy, either.  I just thought you might want to celebrate.”

Malcolm flushed, embarrassed that he had even thought she was asking him out.  Of course, she meant just as friends.  “I’d love to celebrate with you, as friends,” he said and gave her his best smile. 

“I’ll call a taxi then,” Charlotte said, smiling back. 

When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy, then send it to the last 10 people you have notes from in your activity!

Things that make me happy right now are:1) sleep2) finding just the right resource for something 3) reading aloud to kids4) blankets5) my cat 🐈

Hooray, more replies!  And I didn’t wait forever to do them this time!  Yay! Replies for @katrisims​, @penig​, @holleyberry​, @greenfooddog​, and @didilysims​ below the cut.

Yes, Fleming is a manipulative mercenary ass. Abby is far from perfect herself, but Fleming encouraged her actions for his own gain. Abby didn’t think through her actions completely, so she is paying the consequences for what she did, but you have to feel a little bit sorry for her. 

The window snoop is Lillian Worthington, Charlotte’s older sister.  It actually took me a while to get her posed just so, and to get a picture where you could see her and Malcolm and Charlotte.