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Since Jace Laurent made the decision to move out on his own, Greta Laurent made her way to talk to her husband, Aldo Pancakes.

They sat down, and Greta excitedly announced that her brother moved out and Aldo can move in with her. However, there was one stipulation.

"I'll need your help with the business. My family is your family now, and I need your support to help keep things together. My family is more than happy to have you here, but I just wanted to put that out there."

Aldo smiled and said, "That's absolutely no problem. Maybe I could teach some art classes there too?"

Greta was excited and told him that art classes would be great. They kissed, and Greta went back to work. However, she found that she was being audited unexpectedly. She saw an opportunity she couldn't afford to miss, and fudged some numbers to bring in an extra 1500 simoleons. Anything for her family's legacy. Any consequences to those choices will have to be explored in the next rotation!

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Jace Laurent felt kind of uncertain about how things went with Siobhan, so he was ready to move on. He felt like flirting again with someone with what he's learned so far, and found a stunning woman on Cupid's Corner. He somewhat knew Terra, as she was another coworker. She was also a bombshell on a season of Woohoo Island, and almost won until she ended up cheating on her girlfriend with a guy from Casa Amor.

However, he couldn't deny she was gorgeous. So he met up with her, and offered her a rose as they found each other. She seemed flattered, and accepted it right away without hesitation.

They met up for brunch at a diner, and got to know each other. They spent the whole date flirting, and there was definite chemistry between them. It was nice to be able to flirt back and forth, but as their food arrived, they were both just thinking about how to get out of there.

They sat on a bench outside, without anyone else around. Jace looked at her and said, "I just had to let you know. I think you're super attractive. Like, I don't think I've met anyone as stunning as you before."

Terra smiled back and said, "You're not too bad yourself, handsome."

He looked at her, and knew where things were heading. He decided he wanted to give some public woohoo a shot, and they hid behind a large tree to block view as much as possible.

As their bodies got closer, things started heating up between them. They got carried away with each other, then got dressed again and commented on the great date. It might not be anything serious, but Jace is more than okay with that.

As Jace returned home, he looked in the mirror. He was pleased with his success, but realized he needed to find love within himself, too. After trying and failing so many things, he was able to realize that he has a lot of good qualities to offer others.

He started to feel ready to go out on his own, and moved to Willow Creek to start his own independent future. Soon, he'll be ready for a relationship of his own, but who will it be with?

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The next evening, it was prom already! Andre Laurent showed up with their friend Zelmira, and started dancing. They had a great night hanging out, and watching who won royalty and jester for the night.

As the night started coming to an end, Andre sat outside with Zelmira. He had a question burning on his mind. He wasn't sure if something was going on with Zelmira. They haven't really been flirting, but... are they really just friends?

He decided to just ask them. "Are you into me? Like, I'm just curious. This was just as friends, don't worry, I'm not gonna act like this was a date. But like... Are you attracted to me?"

Zelmira laughed a bit and said, "Attracted? I mean, you're alright."

Andre was a bit hurt and joked, "Damn, only alright?? I mean... Nothing's wrong with you either, I guess, haha."

Then he decided to open up a bit to them. "I mean... I'm ace, though, so... I guess everyone's 'just alright' to me."

They laughed a bit about the moment and went back inside.

Now that they cleared up there's nothing romantic going on, they took some pictures together as just friends. They didn't really turn out that great, though.

They went to an after party at the park and parted ways, saying to have fun. Then, Andre looked over and his heart skipped a bit staring at a girl he saw.

He got a bit closer to her as some music played, and she turned around to look at him. As their eyes met, he instantly formed a crush. He kissed her hands, and she seemed really into it, so he just kept going.

After Jace realized how fast things just moved, he ran off to find Zelmira. He asked to tell them something while they went on a haunted ride together. On the ride, he told them all about this girl that he just met and caught some romantic feelings for. It's the first time he's really had a crush like this, and he shared all the details, even though it was a brief encounter. What a memorable prom!

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The next morning, it was time for Nicholas and Anastasia Laurent to age up! They went from infants to toddlers, now able to move around more freely! They grow up so fast, and now they can also spend more time going out with the family places!

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That night, Greta Laurent went to see her husband, Aldo Pancakes. It was still Love Day, and although she's been working, she took time off to see him. He greeted her with a kiss upstairs and looked forward to their time together.

Aldo asked how she was doing lately, and she said, "Business is rough, but it's starting to get better. I'm figuring things out finally, I think."

Aldo then asked with an uncertain expression, "So... Can we finally move in together then? You know I'm ready whenever. Living with my parents still isn't great. I think my mom's going a little crazy."

Greta cracked a smile, hoping to lighten the mood as she responded, "Soon! Soon. Promise. I can't leave my family, you get that, right?"

Aldo leaned in and said, "Is there anything I can do to help? Maybe... relieve some stress?"

They both smirked, and headed to the hot tub outside.

They got outside in the hot tub, but Greta still had more on her mind. "Aldo, I just... I can't let that house be sold off if we run out of money. It's been in my family for generations. My parents are getting older, too, and I don't think I can rely on them to keep things going alone."

Aldo was disappointed, but let her go on. "I can't move in with you. I'm the oldest, I have to make sure things turn out fine. But... Once my siblings move out... Then I think we can do this. Obviously not counting the infants. There's not even room for all of us that live there right now."

Aldo seemed sad, and nodded.

He cheered himself up a little and said, "Anything for my beautiful wife. It's crazy how much I feel I've changed from knowing you. I want to give this a real shot."

Greta got closer to him to reaffirm him. "Jace will be out soon, promise. Then Andre will leave, too, and... then we could have our own kids."

As she talked about their future children, the two kissed, and woohoo'd in the hot tub together.

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The evening after Jace Laurent's date, Greta Laurent was working hard and found that her business ranking has improved! Now, she's able to inspire her customers with her story of success, saving the Laurent family from losing their home.

It's just... not quite saved yet, but on the way!

Andre Laurent was at school during Love Day, but with no romantic prospects. He spent the day as usual hanging out with some of the guys he's acquaintances with, and kept doing his work.

Jace was hoping that Siobhan would go on a date with him on Love Day, but she turned him down. He still wanted to see her though, so he decided to have a club meeting! He managed to get a few other members to enjoy the day with, and got all set up at the nearby lounge to host his debate club.

They have a room reserved just for their club, where they all practiced their debate skills against each other for awhile. However, this is the TARTOSA debate club, so they still are going to have a good time! After some heated debate, they all went upstairs to hit the dance floor!

Jace approached Siobhan and handed her a rose. "You know, because it's Love Day and all. Obviously this isn't a date or anything, but I wanted you to have this."

She appreciated and accepted the rose, and everyone went to get some drinks after.

Siobhan asked Jace to dance while they finished their drinks, and he accepted. However, Siobhan started dancing in a way that started to heat things up. She stared at him in a way that sent some signals, and then he approached her.

"Want to... get out of here?"

He went with her to the showers, and the two hooked up. They might not be romantic, but nothing wrong with a woohoo here and there!

Although... After the woohoo, Jace found himself still feeling pretty bored. It was his first time, and he left feeling sore and like it wasn't that great of an experience. That's rough, Jace!

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Jace Laurent was at home reflecting on his next stage of life as a young adult. He's never dated anyone before, and felt like he wanted to try flirting a bit. He decided to go to a bar and browse Cupid's Corner, since he didn't really know anyone he was interested in yet. But... The first person he saw was his high school principal! Ew!

He thought he might just try a blind date instead. Tomorrow was Love Day after all, so it's a great time to try finding someone to share it with. To his surprise, one of his new coworkers showed up -- Siobhan Fyres. He thought she was a little annoying at first when they met, but he figured he'd still give the date a shot. She was pretty attractive after all.

Since Jace wanted to get flirty with someone, he decided to go in strong. He tried to grab her hands to greet her with a hand kiss, but she pulled away fast and said, "...What are you doing?"

Yikes... Awkward.

They laughed it off, though, and Jace said, "Um... Ignore that. Can we... start over? I wanted to impress you but- nevermind. Let's just... move past it?"

She agreed.

They went to play cards in the back of the bar as an ice breaker instead. Siobhan went to the bathroom after a bit, and Jace collected himself. When she came back, he thought he'd just talk for real.

"So... This is my first real time dating, at least for real. I've never had a girlfriend before or anything, either. I just thought I'd explain.. that."

Siobhan teased a little, "Wow, I'm surprised! Never would have guessed. You are pretty cute, though, so you pull it off."

Jace wanted to flirt back with her, but she interrupted him. "So, even though I might seem flirty, I'm not really romantically attracted to people until I get to know them. So if you actually want to pursue something here, can we just focus on being friends first? Your flirting already needs some work, but I don't really need that anyways."

Jace instead said, "Okay, I get that. I'll try to not comment on you, but... You do have great style. You always seem so put together."

That instantly made Siobhan perk up a little. "I'm actually the leader of a club called the Paragons! It's a fashion-focused group, so I'm glad you took notice of my style. It's kind of my thing!"

"You own a group?" Jace asked, somewhat surprised and in awe. "I've actually been wanting to start my own group too! Want to help me make one?"

Siobhan liked his enthusiasm. "Sure! What's your idea?"

Jace thought for a bit about what he liked to do. "I really do like Debate, although I'm not the best at it. I think it's a skill people don't really engage with much, but maybe I could start a debate club? It can still be fun, though! Would you want to join that group?"

Siobhan smiled and said, "Consider me your first member."

She gave him a wink and said, "You know, I do like a man in leadership. Maybe this whole group thing will work out for you in more ways than you think."

The date began drawing to a close, and they decided to make a handshake for the new debate club. They left the date with a multi-step handshake instead of a kiss, but Jace still felt pretty good about that.

Now he just has to find more members!

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Meanwhile at school, Andre Laurent felt like making a friend, since he didn't really have any. However, he didn't really connect with anyone at school. After taking a swim break, he thought to use teen Cupid's Corner to see if anyone looked like a chill friend. He saw another teen named Zelmira and thought they seemed cool, but they weren't able to hang out.

He decided to go over to their place instead, since maybe the issue was that they couldn't make it out. They got along pretty well once they got to talking more! Towards the end of their hangout, Andre even asked them to go to prom as friends together. They said yes! Looks like this will be a great step towards new friends.

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Greta Laurent immediately began construction on a beachside garden club / bar. There was a bar outside with restrooms attached, and an indoor location for garden classes. Greta also figured it would be the perfect place to sell bouquets, and teach other people how to make arrangements that could be sold as well. But will it work? Only one way to find out!

Hector Laurent manned the bar, while Greta planted some flowers in a greenhouse. Greta was beyond happy with how things have gone, and now feels like a huge plant lover, more than before!

Hector, being a bit of a celebrity in Tartosa, also attracted paparazzi. Great press for their big opening!

Greta's husband, Aldo Pancakes, even stopped by. She was so glad to see him supporting her, even though they haven't been able to spend much time together. He didn't mind, though, and told her to focus on whatever she needs.

Greta spent her time making flower arrangements and teaching classes, but the bar was the largest hit. Andre Laurent even came by after school to hang out with some friends. While everyone drank and got comfortable, the store was being stocked with all sorts of plants! They weren't all made by Greta, but she figured she can start small on that front.

That night, the work kept going even harder. Greta projected herself in her sleep to keep maintaining her garden at night. No one can stop her!

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Greta Laurent has a lot on her plate, but still makes time for herself! She got an archery setup to practice some new skills.

Greta wants to be able to master flower arranging and gardening. She's been spending so much time in her garden, that she's unlocked a mastery point! Now she even gardens in her sleep!

Greta has been worried about the relatively low household funds. Of course, other Sims have much less money than the Laurents, but paying the upkeep costs of their home is extremely expensive. She woke up the next day, still studying her plants, and decided to attend a hobby class to take her skills to the next level.

Meanwhile, Hilary Laurent has been staying up all night taking care of the twins. She's been feeling very frustrated with her job in the culinary career, and really wanted to quit. She's not passionate anymore about work, and even got yelled at today. This job seems to be keeping her from her own dreams, so it's time to go, even though it might make it a little harder.

When Hector Laurent came home, he also wanted to quit his job for similar reasons. Hilary found out about this, and while she understood, she panicked for a minute about them both being unemployed. It made her think about going back out of anxiety.

Hector took Hilary's hands in his and looked her in the eyes. "You don't have to go back. We'll figure it out like we always do."

Greta overheard this conversation and barged in. "I've been thinking about this already, and have a plan."

Hector immediately felt relief knowing that someone had a plan around here. "What's the plan?"

Greta excitedly told them, "So this is going to sound a little crazy, but I think we should revive Grandma's old restaurant to hold gardening classes in. I can use my skills for more immediate cash, and... I could use a bartender, if you're not trying to retire already."

Hector looked proudly on his eldest daughter taking initiative. He gave her a nod to buy the place with the funds they have left, so they can get ready to go all in.

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Today was Jace Laurent's last day of high school. He spent the early morning painting in the garden, and almost forgot about school until Hilary Laurent reminded him to go get ready. He had a pretty normal day at school. He chatted with his friend Molly Prescott in the morning, and went to class as usual. Andre, however, decided to skip class and go swimming instead.

Once the boys got home from school, Hector Laurent surprised Jace with a birthday cake! Jace aged up afterwards and got his young adult makeover. He's kept his previous lifetime aspiration to have a large club, but needed to think about what he'll do for his work. After some thinking and browsing his options, he chose to enter the business career!

Andre started immediately going to Jace for support when he needed it. Andre was pretty angry about something and didn't know what to do, which is when Jace suggested going for a run. Andre went out for a run right away, and it helped a lot!

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The Laurents are the most influential family in Tartosa, headed by Hector and Hilary Laurent. Their family has been growing, as they recently had twins (Nicholas and Anastasia Laurent), but their other children are reaching adulthood!

Greta Laurent was recently married to Aldo Pancakes, but still lives at home for now. As the oldest Laurent child with aging parents, she's very concerned about maintaining the estate and finances. Jace Laurent is about to enter young adulthood himself as well, and is figuring out what his next steps will be. Meanwhile, Andre Laurent still has a lot of high school life to get through.

What does the future of the Laurent family in Tartosa look like?

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That evening was graduation for the Markovic family. Lucia and Mateo Markovic sat front row, excited to see the kids they raised meet this milestone. It took a lot of hard work and long hours to make this work, but it's finally happening! Soon, the commencement began with a speech from Principal Prescott.

Every one of them went up to grab their diplomas and celebrate this last step in school. Of course, some are going to uni, but this is a massive accomplishment for all of them! Principal Prescott was happy to send off these new young adults. Everyone in school knew a Markovic since there were so many of them, but now they're all grown up!

Lucia and Mateo celebrated together as well, excited for this next step in their lives as well. They've enjoyed their big family, but now they'll be able to focus on their personal lives more. Vacation time soon, maybe?

Harper and Raven Markovic bought a house in Oasis Springs together. They only really had money for the down payment, so there's not much furniture yet. But they'll figure it out together!

Beth and Tomi Markovic found a pretty cheap apartment in Del Sol Valley and moved in together! They got some cute furniture to decorate with, and are working on incorporating both their unique styles for a great place to call home for now.

Meanwhile, Alec and Selina Markovic are headed off to uni. Alec wants to be an athlete, while Selina is going to become a scientist! Soon, they'll have plenty of university drama going on when the next university rotation begins. Now, there's lots of Markovics all grown up and out in the world!

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Soon, it was already New Years! The Markovic family didn't do anything too crazy, but they all piled into the living room and watched the countdown. They all got progressively more excited, and cheered as the new year rang in!

Everyone hugged each other after the countdown ended, happy to be going into the new year all together for possibly the last time. However, as the night drew to a close, Harper Markovic decided he wanted to try and flirt with an old friend. Maybe it'll lead somewhere good?

Harper met up with Lauren Kang to catch up since high school. She lives on her own now, and he wanted to check in and see how she's doing. He started putting some moves on her, and felt attracted to a natural confidence she exuded. However, during the date, Beatriz Holiday came out of nowhere and interrupted! He hugged her, but was unsure what this meant.

Alec Markovic was also feeling a lack of flirting since it had been a few days since seeing Nani. He hit the beach with her in Tartosa, and had a great time together before the real world sets in.

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The next morning, some mail arrived: university acceptance letters! Selina Markovic felt thrilled that she got into some distinguished programs, especially the one she wanted to apply to. Alec Markovic, on the other hand, didn't get into any.

Meanwhile, Beth and Raven Markovic were starting to feel burned out at their jobs. Beth caught it early, and engaged in more creative hobbies to balance out the mental energy she has to engage with at work. Raven, though, was already there. He decided to spend some extra time resting.

Beth decided to text Sergio to help get her mind off work. They met up in Ciudad Enamorada, and Beth greeted him. "Glad to know it's not just the alcohol that made you look so hot last night. You look just as great now, if not better... Let's get to know each other a bit, yeah?"

Sergio flirted back "Well, one thing you can know about me is that I'm super active. Helps with keeping up my stamina, after all."

Despite saying they wanted to get to know each other, Beth seemed to want to know him physically first. They quickly started making out, and she complimented him, and he responded confidently. That made him even hotter to Beth. Soon, they found themselves slipping into the utility closet for another woohoo that left them both feeling amazing!

They moved back outside and did some cloudgazing while flirting and cuddling a bit. Beth looked over at Sergio and said, "I've decided you're mine. I hope you know that."

Luckily that landed well, with Sergio responding, "Say that again, loud enough that everyone can hear."

She leaned in closer to tease him more, as their romantic and sexual energy just kept going.

Beth stood up before leaving and looked at Sergio. "So... This means you'll be my boyfriend, right?"

Sergio looked back with an innocent happiness, unlike the suave and flirtatious man that's been bantering with her this whole time. "Of course!"

They hugged, and that was it! Beth landed herself a boyfriend!

Beth ran home afterwards and found Tomi Markovic.

"I'm in love!!! I have a boyfriend, Tomi!"

Tomi was happy to hear how happy Beth was, and that Beth came to her in a moment of happiness like this. Clearly they're growing pretty close!

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Beth Markovic had a hard time sleeping, and was frustrated by how little fun she was able to have that day. Working sucks! She decided to hit the club since it was 2am. As she walked in, a cute guy caught her eye. She hit the dance floor, and kept her eye on him.

After a bit, Beth decided she didn't want to wait around. She approached him and introduced herself, and quickly found him checking her out. She went back to the dance floor and did some of her sexiest dance moves to draw him in more.

After dancing, she told him, "I'm really feeling you, stranger."

The man responded, "I might be feeling you too... Let's see where things go, then?"

He took her hands in his, and she told him straightforwardly, "I really want to kiss you."

He flirted back, "You sure you're ready for that? If we kiss, I'm not stopping there."

Feeling bold, Beth pulled him closer and started to kiss his neck right there. He enjoyed it, and then asked her to meet him downstairs.

They went into a hidden closet area, and both began peeling off their clothes quickly. He picked her up, and gave her what she wanted. They kissed as they dressed back up, and Beth felt great about her late night escapade.

She felt pretty confident in her flirting abilities, and wanted to see where things were heading with him. She had a great hookup with him, and they seemed pretty compatible.

After they hooked up, the man put his number in her phone. He made himself a contact, and put in his name as Sergio. Now, Sergio is the only name entering her mind.

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Harper Markovic invited an old friend over -- Beatriz Holiday. He had gone to prom with her, but they never really got to be a "thing." She also recently became a young adult, so he invited her over to chat.

They caught up, and Beatriz mentioned she's planning on going to university.

"Uni, yeah? That's cool, I can totally see that for you. Not my scene, though."

Beatriz laughed, "You never really knew what you wanted after all, huh?"

Harper nodded, "Seems that way, doesn't it!"

Then, Beatriz decided to go there. "You know, I think a lot about when we went to prom. You didn't want to dance with me, so... I actually ended up getting with Graham."

Harper looked a bit more serious. "Graham? Like, Graham Huntington III? Didn't that dude cheat on like EVERYONE? Dude was a huge player."

Beatriz laughed awkwardly, "Yeah... He said he would leave his girlfriend for me, but that didn't happen. I was pretty naive I guess. It was before he started getting around more, I was the first person he cheated with. Not an accomplishment I'd like to earn, but here we are. He ended up dumping me ON his birthday, too. Like... what?? He strung me along for so long..."

Harper smiled and laughed a bit with Beatriz. "I actually ended up having a thing with Suzanna Goth. It didn't really go that far, but... yeah. Sounds like we both went some not-so-great directions. No hard feelings about prom, right?"

Beatriz smiled. "No hard feelings."

Meanwhile, the Markovic siblings with jobs have been struggling to get used to the new work demands. They're often coming home late, smelling bad, hungry, and tired. Beth Markovic wanted to go out on the town that night, but was far too tired to go right away. Raven Markovic was in a similar boat.

When Alec Markovic came back from his part time job, he didn't feel like making it to his bed. He curled up on the ground for a nap, which Tomi Markovic noticed when she got back from her job.

Meanwhile, Lucia and Mateo Markovic were dealing just fine with their post-work hobbies. They've been at this for so long that their routines have adapted much better than their freshly young adult children. However, Harper Markovic stayed up pretty late, with some unexplained anxiety.