If anyone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it. I can get my game to load to a neighborhood but when I try to play a family it either keeps loading(I've waited an hour and nothing happens) or I can get to a lot and time and my sims won't move. I've removed all my hacks but it still does the same thing. It played fine the other day and I haven't downloaded anything new.

 My name is Johnnie Rae Walker. Insert your hilarious joke here. Believe me I've heard them all. Bet you had no idea my parents like to drink...ALOT. I'm a 24 year old whose the head of a huge research lab, I'm smart, and well off. I'm also the biggest dating disaster you'll meet. My first and last successful relationship was when I was 12. Roger Wilson was my first kiss and my first real boyfriend. We lasted for 2 months and I was the one who dumped him. Now I'm the one getting dumped. I had to relocate because of work so I'm hoping this new town will bring me some good dating luck.



 This is me and my chihuahua Bella. My mom gave her to me as a going away present. She thought giving me a cat would be bad luck. She didn't want her only child to be forever known as the crazy cat lady. Bella's a real good dog most of the time. Sure she shredded my new shoes and my favorite thong, but I'm willing to forgive her. I decided to take her for a long walk since I have a date tonight. Sherry from work set me up on a blind date with Jason....something or other. I can't remember. Wish me luck cause I'm going to need it.



I'm not sure if this is a bad sign. Not only do I have to pick Jason up(he doesn't drive) but I have to pay too. I'm a modern woman and all but me paying on the first date. Sherry never said why I had to pay. Guess I'll have to ask her at work tomorrow. Okay so he's good looking but he has a horrible fashion sense. If things go well between us we'll definately have to work on it. Thankfully Chez Marco isn't too far. Jason doesn't seem to be in the mood for small talk, he just blasted the radio. So much for trying to get to know him, the rude little b#^$@#d!



Like it or not he's going to have to talk to me. Great now all I have to do is think of something to talk about. Let's try work.
"So Jason what do you do for work? Sherry never told me."
Jason cringed before answering. "I..uh got laid off. Cut backs."
Oops. Guess I know why I'm paying. Moving on.
"Is the weather here always so nice? If it is maybe you could show me a good place to go fishing."
Jason shrugged and looked around. "It's pretty nice most of the time. I guess you could try Killaire Lake. I've heard the fishing there's good. I'm not too into fishing myself."
My Goddess he's impossible. Where in the world is that waiter with our food?



Finally things are starting to look up. Now that the food's here Jason seems real eager to talk. Maybe he was just hungry.
"I hope you don't think I'm rude for asking but is Johnnie Walker your real name?"
I laughed nearly choking on my food. "Yeah it is. My parents LOVE TO DRINK."
"Never would have guessed. Oh congratulations. Sherry told me you moved here because you got a promotion."
"Thanks. Yeah I was promoted to head researcher. Which just means I'm doing the same stuff I was before, but now I have more paperwork. What I really want to do is become a vererinarian."
"That's great. I love animals. I was thinking about getting a dog before I got laid off."
"I have Bella, my chihuahua. My mom's going away gift."
"Oh you have to try this filet minon. It's so good."
This is nice. It's been awhile since I've had a guy feed me. He's right, it's incredible.



There was silence again but this time it wasn't awkward. The waiter took my plate and went to get the check while Jason finished his filet minon. I was a little surprised when he put his hand on mine and looked into my eyes.
"I'm having a really good time tonight, Johnnie. Most girls would have bailed when they found out they had to pick me up and pay for dinner. It's nice to know you're different."
I'll just keep the part about me almost bailing to myself. And the part about me being desperate. No need to damage his self esteem anymore.
"There's nothing wrong with a woman paying for dinner. So what would you like to do after you finish?"
"Let's go get some pictures from the photobooth. I want a souvenir of our first date."
Photobooth. That seems harmless enough.



Being alone in the photobooth with Jason was anything but harmless. He went from shy and self conscious to smooth and confident. He was kissing me and even more shocking was the fact that I was letting him.
"You are so beautiful, Johnnie," Jason whispered as he kissed my hand.
"T...T..Thank you," I stammered. What's wrong with me?! I don't stammer!
"I mean it. You have the most incredible eyes. I could get lost in them," he whispered as he kissed his way up my arm.
I was speechless. If you know me you know that almost never happens. I let him kiss his way to my neck. If I didn't stop him soon our first time would be in the alley behind Chez Marco.



I managed to pull myself away from Jason before I completely lost control of myself. He looked a little annoyed but he'd have to just get over it.
"I'm sorry, Johnnie. I guess I got a little carried away," Jason said, looking embarrassed.
"It's alright. I got a little carried away myself."
Great now he looked downright dejected. How can I explain to him that I enjoyed what he was doing and would have loved nothing more than to have him continue without sounding like a total tramp?
"Maybe you should take me home. It's getting kind of late."
I did something that caught both of us off guard. I jumped into Jason's arms and buried my face in his neck.
"Don't be upset. I really liked what you were doing. I just didn't want our first time to be in an alley."
Jason laughed. "Okay. But you still better take me home. You have work in the morning."



I got a nice surprise when I got home from an incredibly hectic day. Jason had a gorgeous bouquet of roses delivered to my house. Sherry must have given him my address. I put them in the livingroom and called Jason.
"Hello."
"I love them. They're gorgeous."
Jason chuckled. "I see you got the roses. Don't worry I gave Sherry the money and she ordered them for me Don't want you thinking I'm a stalker."
"The thought never crossed my mind. So would you like to come over for dinner tomorrow night? I was planning on making some lasagne with cheesecake for dessert."
"Sure. Sounds good. What time?"
"Is 8 alright? I've got a couple meetings."
"I'll be there."



After I got off the phone with Jason I got ready for bed, I was exhausted. I looked at my nightstand and saw the picture of us from the photobooth. I couldn't help wondering, had my luck finally changed? Or was this too good to be true? I did enjoy being with him and we did make a gorgeous couple. But would that be enough to keep a relationship going? Did we even have a relationship? All this relationship stuff is hurting my head. Guess I'll try and figure it out after I see how our second date goes.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

Chapter One
     Can Dahlia Price make it big in Hollywood? Or will she fall flat on her face and be forced to run back to her parents?
 
 
 

Nineteen year old Dahlia Price was like most small town girls, she had big dreams. Smart, talented, and beautiful Dahlia could be just about anything she wanted. She wanted to act, but her uptight parents were thinking more along the lines of medicine or law. Dahlia had no major her freshman year of college which infuriated her paretns. She decided to major in Drama her sophmore year until her parents informed her if she did they would no longer pay for college. It took Dahlia two hours to decide what she was going to do. She sold just about everything she owned, emptied her bank account, and took the first bus to Hollywood.
 
 

Dahlia knew there was no way she could afford an apartment so she opted to stay in a cheap motel until she could earn enough money for a decent apartment. It was pink, a color Dahlia wasn't fond of and there was a cemetary right outside her window, but she couldn't afford to be picky. Three weeks went by and Dahlia went to every audition she read about but she had no call backs. Her money was starting to run low. She needed to find a job fast. She even applied for waitressing and maid jobs. Still no luck.
 
 

Dahlia finally lucked out. She applied for a job posing for a magazine ad for some cheap wine and somehow she got the job. She was so excited she got to the photoshoot early. When she saw the outfit they wanted her to wear she almost ran out the door. She sucked it up since she needed the money. After her hair and make-up were done and her skimpy outfit was on she stood on her mark. The photographer was a complete sleaze of course. He kept "posing" Dahlia but it seemed more like he was groping her.
 
 

Dahlia's next job was a chick flick movie, "Dilema". A young abused woman, "Natalie" shoots her supposedly abusive husband. The twist is did she do it to escape the abuse or to cash in on his $1 million life insurance policy? And was it really her husband beating her or was it her boyfriend beating her to exlpain why she shot him? The only real problem Dahlia had was the part where she had to learn to shoot the gun. She was terrified of them so whenever she had to hold the gun she shook with fear. She knew she had to get over her fear if she was going to be able to finish filming. It took a few extra days but once Dahlia got over her fear she became a fairly good shot.
 
 

Dahlia took a month off before she took another job. A horror movie "Black Hearts"about a college girl "Elaine" who becomes involved in a secret society, The Black Hearts. At first they seem to be typical college girls pretending to be witches. But then she finds out the hard way when they sacrifice her roommate they really are witches and so is she. They need her to complete the Black Heart ritual. If she doesn't they threatened to kill her. If she does the ritual she risks unleashing horrible plagues into the world. Elaine finds out a way to stop them but it ends up making her insane. Filming the movie gave Dahlia the creeps and she couldn't wait until it finished filming.
 
 

Dahlia auditioned for a Sci-Fi movie "Serenity Valley". She got the job but she wasn't sure she wanted it. Fairie Princess Serene and her clan are at war with evil gnomes. Serene's clan gets almost wiped out by the gnomes. Serene is captured and forced into slavery. After years of abuse and torture Serene escapes and uses a vine from her valley as her clothes. Everyday for three months Dahlia showed up for filming. She had flowers painfully stuck into her hair, a mask glued to her face, and the extremely uncomfortable vine glued to her body. She thought that was the worst part until they harnessed her for her flying/levitating scenes. The men hoisting her up dropped her on her but three times. Dahlia almost gave up acting.
 
 

Suprisingly "Serenity Valley" was a hit among the Sci-Fi crowd. Dahlia decided it was time to hire an agent. It took less then two weeks for her agent to find an absolute dream movie for Dahlia. "Her Beautiful Lie", a black and white movie about Marinda, the daughter of a maid rising to stardom as a lounge singer. Rich and powerful men romanced her thinking she was rich. She fell in love with a senator's son and thats when everything comes crashing down. Dahlia watched some of the actors and actressed and she felt like an amatuer. She worked hard to try and be as good as them. When it came time to perform the songs Dahlia blew everyone away with her voice.
 
 

Dahlia decided to take a couple months off to relax since filming "Her Beautiful Lie" took a lot out of her. Only a week went by and her agent was calling her with a movie offer.
"Dahlia, I have an incredible movie for you."
"Joanie, I appreciate it but I'm wiped. I need some time off."
"I think you might reconsider when you hear about it. Its called "Hawaiian Ginger" You'll play Ginger, a college girl who goes to Hawaii to study. While there Ginger meets and falls in love with Petie, a surfer boy. You'll fly out to Hawaii in the next couple days and relax in style for the next two weeks until they cast Petie."
"Ok you talked me into it. Book a flight for me and call me with the details."
Two days later Dahlia was watching the sunrise in Hawaii in her hotel suite waiting to see who they cast as Petie.
 
 

Dahlia was expecting Joanie to call her when she found out who was playing Petie. She got a phone call the next day and she almost fainted.
"Is this Dahlia Price?"
"Yes it is. Who exactly is this?"
"I'm Elijah Wood. I figured I'd call and get to know my co-star. The director is a friend and he asked if I'd play Petie. He said we'd be good together."
Dahlia was quiet for a moment. "Wow. I was expecting Joanie to call me with this news."
"I asked if I could do it. I'm looking forward to working with you."
"Same here."

This is the continuation of my first story "A Week". 17 year old Lanie Williams tries to move on after tragedy strikes.



Chapter One




Two months have passed since my mom's funeral. It was all kind of surreal. The church, the limo, and the cemetary. I thought I was done with surprises but mom had one more surprise for me. A $150,000 life insurance policy. I couldn't stand the thought of living in the house where mom died so I sold my little house and moved into this house. Its amazing. No swimming pool, but there is a hot tub and a gym. The couple selling the house was in such a hurry to get back to the city that I got to move in almost immediately. Now all I have to do is decorate.





In five minutes that tiny little stick sitting on the counter is going to tell me if my life is going to change. I have no idea what I'm going to do if I'm pregnant. I haven't talked to Deacon in weeks. He's been so busy with school and I've been trying to get settled in. At least thats what I'm telling myself. I just can't picture Deke and I as parents. OH GOD! Time's up. I can't bear to look but I have to. Its positive! I'm going to have a baby! I think I'm going to faint.





How am I going to tell Deke? I know he said he'd be there for me if I was pregnant, but that was months ago. He's more invovled in school now in the hopes he can graduate early. Ok so now I have to figure out how to do this. I could e-mail him. He is more likely to get it since he's always online doing research, but that seems so cold. I could call him. I'd probably have to leave a message since he hardly ever answers his phone anymore. Oh great here comes the waterworks. I'm too upset to think about this now.





Its been almost two weeks since I took the pregnancy test and I still haven't told Deke I'm pregnant. I'm such a coward. I've been so frustrated lately and the only way I've been able to calm myself down is to kickbox. Deep down I know the reason why I'm so upset is because I haven't told Deke about the baby but I'm going to use the excuse that its hormones.






So far being pregnant isn't too bad. Ok well except for the whole being sick part. My morning sickness(what a stupid name) hasn't been too bad. Its the rest-of-the-day sickness thats really killing me. I just realized I've become so boring since I found out I was pregnant. I have a routine. Toast and tea every morning and whatever makes its way into my mouth the rest of the day.






Ok. Deep breath. I'm calling Deke to tell him I'm pregnant. Well more like his voicemail. Maybe I should just have him call me instead of spilling that kind of info in a message. I was surprised when he answered.
"Hello."
"Hey Deke!" Its Lanie. I was planning on leaving you a message since you're usually busy."
"Yeah sorry about that. I was working on my two term papers and studying for my finals. It payed off. I got B+'s on my papers and I'm pretty sure I aced my finals."
"Thats great, Deke."
"The Dean told me if I keep my grades up I can take some summer classes so I can graduate early. Enough about me. What's going with you, LaLa? Did you need something?"
Here's my chance to tell him. "Nothing's going on and nothings wrong. I just wanted to see how you were doing."
Deke was quiet for a moment. He knows I'm lying. "If you're sure."
"I'm sure. I've got to go, Deke. I'll call you in a couple days."
"Bye, LaLa."





I had a chance to tell him and I totally blew it. He seemed so happy and things were going great for him at school. I just couldn't ruin things for him. Damn. Listen to me. I don't know if this baby is going to ruin my life or Deke's. Sure its going to make things complicated to say the least. I can handle it though. Its settled. I'm going to call Deke tomorrow and tell him about our baby.





I'm five months along, I've had my first doctor's appt, and I even have a belly. And yet I still haven't gotten around to telling Deke. I'm inviting him over today to see the new house but I have to tell him I'm pregnant over the phone or he's going to freak when he gets here and sees my belly.
"Hey Deke. How are you?"
"Great, LaLa. I'm kind of surprised you called. I've left you a ton of messages and you never called back. Were you avoiding me?"
Busted. "Yeah actually I was but there was a reason. I have something to tell you and you better sit down." Deep breath. "I'm pregnant."
"I'm sorry. Did you say you're pregnant?"
"Yeah. Listen can you come over so we can talk about this face to face."
"Definately. I'll be over soon."





I was so happy to finally see Deke again. He gave me a reassuring smile and pulled me into a hug.
"I've missed you alot, LaLa. You should have told me sooner though."
"I know. I had a hard time accepting it and I was afraid you would too. Its been easier to accept since I went to the doctors and since I got the belly."
"Have you had an ultrasound?" It was so cute. He sounded so excited.
"Yes I have. I even heard the heartbeat."
"Boy or girl?"
"I don't know. I want it to be a surprise. You don't mind do you?"
Deke laughed. "I'll live."





We went inside so I could show Deke around my gorgeous new house.
Deke whistled approvingly. "Wow. This place is amazing. Ok now that I've gotten the tour we should start with the serious discussion."
I led him over to the couch where we sat down, both of us looking nervous. "Ok so we should discuss names. Are you going to want your name on the birth certificate? And how is this going to effect us?"
He pulled me close and gave me that reassuring smile again. "If its a girl I'll let you pick the name and if its a boy I want something Irish. Yes I want my name on the birth certificate and we're going to raise this baby together. Nothing will change unless you want it to."
I don't know if it was the hormones but I couldn't stop myself from climbing onto Deacon's lap and we spent the rest of his visit breaking in my new loveseat.
 

This is my first time posting a story so I hope it comes out okay. Let me know what you think. Its about a week in the life of Maggie Williams and her daughter Lanie.  When Maggie talks it will be regular. When Lanie talks it will bold. This is kind of an introduction. The first chapter will be up soon.





My name is Lanie Williams. "Tough as nails" Don't mess with me" Lanie.  Don't I look sweet? You should have seen me as a little girl in pigtails and a dirty dress. I'd show you pictures but thanks to my mom and her disasterous love life I have nothing from my old life. Mom says I get my attitude from my dad. I never met him so I have no idea. I have no real goals in life. At least thats what everyone tells me. My only real interests are reading my tarot cards and making clay pots. So I don't know what I want to be. Like I'm the only teenager who doesn't. Its finally my senior year and of course my mom moves me to some tiny town so I get to be the new girl.



My name is Maggie Williams and this is what I looked like two weeks ago. I look a little different now. People have told me all my life I'm beautiful and talented. For some reason I have trouble believing them so my self esteem is low. I guess thats the reason I've been with so many Mr Wrongs. At least I hope thats the reason. All I ever wanted was to give Lanie a stable home life but as you'll soon see I've failed miserably. My last boyfriend was abusive and one night after a brutal beating I decided I'd had enough. I drained my bank accounts and Lanie and I snuck away in the middle of the night. We had to move to a small town so I could afford a house. Lanie is upset with me but I'm sure she'll get over it.



This is our new house?! This house is so tiny, my first thought was my mom has got to be insane. Our last house was huge. It had a pool, a hot tub, a gym, and my bedroom was massive. My new room is the size of my old closet. No joke. I have room for a bed, a bookcase, and maybe a desk. No pool! No hot tub! This was so unfair. I live in a tiny town with no friends, in a house the size of a shack. Can this possibly get any worse?
Even though Lanie didn't say anything I could tell by looking into her eyes she wan't happy about the new house. Sure its alot smaller than our old house but I'm sure once she gives it a chance she'll grow to love it. Not that she's got much of a choice. This house was the best I could afford. The realtor said the neighbors were very friendly and there were some really great schools nearby. To me those are the important things.