Chapter 15

He watched his daughter toddle around the house, his heart heavy, he hadn't touched his wife since her birth.  He did everything she had asked, and even though Alison was now sleeping through the night and he had been able to move back into their bed, she still refused his advances.  He promised to use protection, suggested she could take the pill, but she held firm, no vasectomy, no sex.  He just couldn't bring himself to do it.  As much as he hated being a single father, he loved being a dad.  He still held out hope that one day she would want to be a mother and they could raise more children together.

Two years after Alison's birth everything changed, he came home late from a particularly nasty investigation, and found her laying on their bed, wearing one of those skimpy little numbers that are meant for coming off as quickly as they go on. Part of him really wanted to turn her down, to let her feel the knife of rejection she had thrown at him so many times, but alas hormones and need won over vengeance.

A week later he was watching her run to the toilet, for the fifth time that day, it had been going like that for the last couple of days.  He suggested she go see a doctor, an almost fatal mistake it seemed. "I don't need to go to the damn doctor, this is why I asked you to get the damn'e vasectomy, you think I don't know what's going on?  You knocked me up again, that's what!"

He didn't know what to say, but the tiny voice in his head did, that same voice that had been hounding him since he brought his daughter home from the hospital.  It was too soon for her to be sick he thought, how could she be showing up with symptoms only a week later?  It was too bitter of a pill for him to swallow, and in the end he didn't say a word to Holly about it, instead he scheduled his vasectomy for the following month.

Aging sucked in so many ways, Bailey found it harder and harder to get around these days, and some days she actually looked forward to going and being with her husband again.  Despite having her grandchildren around, she was lonely.

The twins had graduated school, Maddison had been married straight out of high school, and had settled in with her new husband.  Both the girls had went on to college.  Maddison had hopes of becoming a news anchor, and Molly had dreams of  becoming a doctor.

Madeline had given Bailey a beautiful granddaughter, and Megan wasn't to be outdone by her sister, gave her twin grand daughters.  She had finally married Cindy.  Both daughters were expecting again, and she expected that soon Maddison would be giving her grandchildren as well.  Her life was full of happiness, and yet without Trevor it felt so empty in so many ways.  "Perhaps," she thought, "this is the way it is, so that when our time comes we are happy to go.  I never thought I would be ok with leaving this world, and yet here I am, ready whenever it's finally time."

Bailey  watched her daughter-in-law stroll  past her,  somehow she had managed to get herself pregnant again. Bailey was shocked at her son's ignorance in the whole affair.  She chuckled at her not so funny joke.  Alison isn't anymore his then this one is, how he can be such a good private eye and miss the sins going on in his own home is a puzzle to me.

She laid down in her bed, determined to help her son face the bitter truth of his marriage, it was over.  "It's high time he cut his losses and find himself a woman who can be a good mama to his boy."  She closed her eyes and drifted off, into the arms of a waiting Trevor.

Chapter 14

Bailey was filled with pride as she watched Malachi and his wife graduate, both with honors.  They had a rough road ahead, but they had a good strong start, and she felt pretty safe in saying she had a hand in making sure they had that start.

How could one little baby disrupt an entire household so thoroughly, Malachi wondered as he walked the floor with his son again.  Elijah seemed to suffer from colic every night, keeping him awake until the wee hours of the morning.  He would finally fall asleep, usually less then an hour before Malachi had to go into work.

Holly had taken very little interest in their son, she seemed extremely detached from the whole parenting process and spent many hours each day out, leaving Bailey to care for her new grandchild.  Bailey didn't say much about it, but she wondered if perhaps Holly suffered a bit from Postpartum Depression. She didn't mind caring for her grandson, but she knew a child needed his mother.

Mason moved out shortly after Elijah's birth, seemed a baby in the house was more then he wanted to deal with, Malachi missed having his brother around, and a part of him also envied him, he was free to date whom ever he wanted, go where ever he pleased, his life stretched out in front of him, the pages still unwritten.  Malachi couldn't say the same for his, it seemed his life was already written, his path chosen.

Malachi watched as Elijah took his first steps towards him, he couldn't believe their little baby was one already!  Holly took no more interest in him then she had when he was born, some days he wondered if she even realized she was a mother.

Malachi was finally achieving his dream of being a Private Investigator, but it took time, and even though he was married, he might as well have been a single dad.  He didn't know what he would do if it weren't for his mother helping.

Holly had thrown herself into her new job in the architecture department, she worked long hours, often staying past midnight to put finishing touches on her newest project.  Malachi could feel the distance between them growing larger by the day and he wondered if their marriage was doomed to be one of the failures.

Elijah had just turned four when Holly came home early from work one day, she was pale as a ghost.  Malachi rushed to her side, "What is it Holly, what's wrong?"  She stuttered for a bit before finally bursting into one of her rages she blurted it all out, "I'm pregnant Malachi!  Pregnant! I don't have time for another kid, I don't want another one! I won't have another one, Elijah is more then I can handle!"

Malachi choked, she couldn't be serious, she didn't handle Elijah, she hardly even spoke to him!  " It's going to be fine Holly, we will handle it together, besides my mom will help, she already does help a lot!"   Holly glared at him, "You aren't hearing me Malachi, I'm having an abortion, I am not having another baby!"

Malachi  swallowed the urge to slap his beautiful wife, he wondered how on God's green earth he was going to look at her if she killed his child.  " Holly, I know you don't want to do this, but please, don't kill our baby, I'm begging you, I will do anything you want if it will change your mind."  

A week later, Holly came up to him, "I'll have it, but there are conditions.  It's my body that has to go through carrying this thing, and if I'm going to go through with it, you are going to take care of it, all the time, I don't want it in my room, I don't want it waking me up, ever.  Also, you will quit nagging me about being gone so much, if I want to work late, it's my business. I'll eat what I want while I'm carrying this thing, it will not stop me from doing anything, understand, and it's all yours when it's born, you take the responsibility for them both.  Oh and one more thing... unless you never want to sleep with me again, you will get a vasectomy, immediately!"

Malachi was trapped, if he didn't give her what she wanted, he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she would end the pregnancy, "Anything you want Holly, it's yours, just have the baby."

The pregnancy was picture perfect, as far as he could tell, although he hardly saw his wife in the months leading up to their child's birth.  When Holly went into labor, Malachi panicked, memories of Elijah's quick entrance into the world flooding his mine.  He was frozen as she screamed with each contraction, not sure what he should do.

"Malachi, take your wife to the hospital, it's time to have your baby!"  Bailey was the picture of calm, in fact she found the scene just a little on the sitcom funny side.  Her son quickly snapped out of his panic and looked over at his mom, "The baby's coming, what if we don't make it?"  She grinned at him, if only she had been so lucky with her children's births to have them come so quickly, "You need to leave now, I'll watch Elijah, now go!"  She watched them both leave the house, wondering if she was to have a granddaughter or grandson this time.

The baby was healthy, his wife in perfect shape for any woman who had just passed a watermelon.  They were able to bring Alison home two days later.  When they arrived, Holly hit him with her latest demand.  "I ordered a bed set up in the nursery, that way the brats won't wake me up, you can sleep in there."  

Chapter 13

It wasn't real, that was all she could think when she saw him laying there in a heap on the ground.  He's going to get up and laugh and tell us he was just kidding.  He didn't, he never got up again.  Trevor was gone, it was so unfair, if they had just hired a repairman he would still be there with her, but he wanted to do it himself.

Her children all came for the memorial service, and it was comforting in an odd way to have all those little parts of Trevor gathered around her, she could feel him there watching over them.

Bailey watched as they said their vows.  She had hoped for so much more for Malachi, but this was what he had settled for. She wanted him to be happy, but in her heart she knew that a marriage this young was bound to have a lot of rough patches. She had told the couple they could live with them as long as they needed and she meant it, she wanted her son to have a chance to fulfill his dreams of becoming a private investigator, and she was willing to do whatever it took to help him get there.

Holly was huge, it worried Bailey to see the teenager so large and miserable, she could only pray that everything went ok.  Memories of her delivery of Madeline at the same age played through her mind, keeping her awake at nights.  She might not like Holly much, but she didn't want to see any girl go through what she went through.  She knew it would be much longer before her first grandchild made his or her appearance, she just hoped the parents were ready for it.

 She went into labor in the middle of the night, she wasn't sure what was going on, so she didn't wake anyone else up at first, then her water broke, and the realization of what was happening dawned on her, she woke up Malachi, but there wasn't time to do anything else, the baby was coming and all she could do was pant and push.  Five minutes later a  still groggy Malachi stood at the foot of their bed holding their new daughter, and wondering what they should do next.

Bailey heard her son yelling, bringing her out of the most wonderful dream, she ran into their bedroom and saw him standing there, her new grandchild in his arms, his wife laying on the bed.  "The baby, it came out! Mom what am I suppose to do now?"

She helped her son get the umbilical cord cut and tied, and cleaned up a tired Holly.  After she lay her grandson in it's bassinet she looked over at Malachi, "You're a dad now, he's your responsibility son, he needs you, and Holly to take care of him."

 Malachi looked down at his sleeping son the full weight of what they had taken on pressing across his shoulders, "Mom, how did you do it?  I'm so scared I won't do something right, he's so tiny and breakable."  Bailey laughed, "Not as breakable as you think, I did it the best I could, one day at a time.  Trust your gut and always think of him first, and you will do just fine."

Chapter 12

* Unfortunately for this chapter, my computer messed up, and I didn't realize it until it was too late, most of the photos I thought I was taking, were not taken, so forgive me for this chapter not being very photo intense.  I wasn't able to go back and get the photos I needed because the sims had already passed those stages.*

They say when you leave your youth behind time begins barreling past you, but it's not true, not completely true. It picks up speed when you leave your youth, but having children, that's what causes time to barrel on past.  It was doing just that to Bailey, she closed her eyes for a second and the twins were walking, talking, and she was back to potty training.

Madeline had would soon graduate high school , Bailey still wasn't sure how it happened, but her first born was almost old enough to leave the nest. It  didn't seem that long ago that she was laying in her arms for the first time still wet from the birth, and now she was changing into a young woman before Bailey's eyes.

Megan didn't seem to have an interest yet in boys, and for that Bailey was grateful, she knew it would come soon enough. She preferred to hang out with her best friends, and had recently declared herself a vegetarian.  Bailey smiled at the announcement, she was certain it was just a stage that she would outgrow, meanwhile it wouldn't hurt to indulge her daughter a bit.

Malachi and  Mason were both doing well in school, although for Malachi it came a bit harder.  He spent hours each night struggling over his homework, and was often envious of his Irish Twin who was done within minutes of starting.

Malachi had developed an interest in all things police, he had begun watching all the cop shows he could get his hands on, specifically ones like NCIS, and CSI.  Bailey wondered if her first born son would choose a career with the Men in Blue.  She didn't really care for that thought, knowing the danger he would be in each day, but still she knew she would be proud of a son that chose to serve his community and protect the innocent.

Bailey Blinked again and the twins were in grade school, Madeline and Megan  had graduated from high school.  Madeline had fallen in love and married her high school sweetheart during a wild weekend to Vegas, and she discovered that Megan would never have an interest in boys.  The last had been a bit of a shock to her, but she only wanted her children to be happy, so when Megan brought home her girlfriend, she had her parent's blessings and good wishes for a happy and fulfilling life, and a love that would last through it's many ups and downs.

Malachi had also fallen in love at the ripe old age of 17.  He declared Holly his true soul mate.  His parents knew that she was the just first of many, at least Bailey hoped so, she didn't much care for Holly.  The girl was beautiful, there was no doubt about that, but she was as rude as she was gorgeous.

It came as quite a shock when a few months later they announced they wanted to be married, and there was little argument against it for Bailey, Holly was pregnant with her grandchild.  They moved the girl into their home, and began making arrangements.  Bailey told the both of  them that there wasn't going to be a grand wedding, they would be married quietly and before the baby was born.

Chapter 11

When she found herself pregnant again Bailey was terrified, she wasn't sure she could go through another delivery, but this time it was different, Trevor was different.  He insisted that she get medical care, and when the doctor discovered it was twins again, Trevor informed Bailey they would be born at the hospital.

As soon as the first contraction hit, Trevor bundled her into the waiting taxi and they were off.  Bailey was in labor for 10 hours when one of the twins heartbeats dropped, along with Bailey and Trevor's stomach. " Not again, she screamed, I can't do this again!"

The next hour was a blur, they whisked her off to the operating room and the babies were delivered via a ceserean, she heard the doctor congratulate her, and then the room grew fuzzy.
When she woke up, she was laying in a bed, Trevor by her side. "You scared me babe, you started bleeding bad, and they made me leave, said you were critical.  They had to perform a hysterectomy to save you, I'm sorry. "

She tried not to let Trevor see the relief in her eyes at the thought of never having another baby. "The babies, can I see them? I didn't even hear what we have?"  Trevor smiled as he brought one of the pink bundles over to her, "Two beautiful little girls!"  As she held the tiny girl in her arms she knew what her daughter's names were, Molly and Maddison.

A week after their birth, Trevor and Bailey left the hospital with their newest family members. Bailey couldn't stop smiling, despite the pain from the C-section, she was happy.  Trevor had changed, and it seemed it was for the better.

The next weeks Bailey treasured each moment with her girls, knowing how close she had come to never
seeing them and they were truly her last, made their birth and babyhood even more special and important.

Trevor too seem to cherish his daughters, always a doting father  in the past he had held his children and played with them, never feeding them or changing them.  With the girls that was all changed.  He helped with everything, feeding, diapering, walking the floor with them when they were cranky.  He even did some midnight feedings.

Legacy Chapter 10

Their life went on like that for the next year, each living in their own world.  Bailey's world was one filled with diapers, homework, and potty training. Trevor's revolved around his work, he quickly rose to the top in the office, taking over as CEO of the corporation he worked for.  They barely spoke to each other, and never touched.  She had never been so lonely in her life, suddenly she longed for him, longed for his attention.

She didn't know how to break the cycle, didn't know if it could be broke.  She knew he had a mistress, was certain of it, a man didn't go that long unless he was getting something on the side, but she wasn't sure which was worse, the fact he had sought the comfort of another woman's arms, or that she just didn't care, or hadn't cared, but lately that was changing.

She knew if she wanted to save what was left of their marriage she had to make the first move.  She sent the children off to bed and fixed a romantic dinner, then she slipped into a satin chemise and waited for his return home that night.  She knew he would be late, he always was, but she was prepared, she had taken a nap when the kids all left for school, and then spent the rest of the afternoon fixing her hair, painting her nails, and of course shaving.

He was startled when he finally came into their home, the lights were all dimmed, and his wife stood by the door wearing almost nothing.  He could smell dinner from the driveway, and his stomach rumbled in protest.  He just wasn't sure what was more important at that moment.  It was as if he was viewing her for the first time, and his entire body reacted to what he saw.

"What's this? What is going on Bailey?" She suddenly felt like a fool standing there dressed like she was, still she couldn't back out now, so she stammered ahead " I think it's time we reconnected, I miss you Trevor."

"Oh, my beautiful Bailey, I was hoping you would come to me like this, I dreamed of it since the day I made you my wife."  He took her in her arms and kissed her, she felt the sparks from his tongue all the way to her toes, as he carried her off to bed.

It was hard to believe it had been that long, they had been married almost 14 years now.  "Fourteen years and four babies, with another one on the way.  Can I really be 31 years old? Is it possible that I have gotten that old that fast?"  She looked over at her husband, he would be turning 44 in just a few months.

Just then Madeline ran through the house, "I have to run, me and the girls are going to the movies Mom, Love you, I'll be home by nine I promise!" Bailey smiled, "I guess it really is possible, look how big my baby girl has gotten, where did the time fly to!"