Chapter 15

Brando and Angelica were busy focusing on their skills. Brando took an interest in cooking, and Angelica was interested in astrology. Since Alexis was always telling them to improve their skills, it was becoming second nature. Brando was starting to cook dinner almost every night.

 



Zia was now a toddler, and Alessandra a child. Alessandra gained the Heavy Sleeper trait, which was good because the older girls had no room in their bedroom for another bed, and Alessandra had to share the nursery with Zia.





The house was becoming too small for the family of eight. Alexis was working hard on raising her children to fulfill her lifetime wish She was bringing in a lot of money in royalties each week, and Alexis pondered the idea of expanding the house but the property line wouldn't allow for much expansion. She thought about moving the family, but the larger houses in town cost more than she was willing to spend. It wouldn't be long before Giovani and Alessandra were teenagers, and Alexis could choose one of her children to be the heir of her legacy. She hoped the kids would start moving out shortly after that, and she could retire with Tony in the same house that they started in. The house seemed small now, but soon it would be more than she would need.

With 3 teenagers in the house, 2 children, and only one toddler, Alexis was spending more time on herself and less time constantly caring for babies. She was improving her handiness more and more these days. She wanted to reach level 8 handiness, so she was upgrading everything to self cleaning. She wanted to spend more time with her family, and less time cleaning everything. One of the showers, a toilet and the kitchen sink were all upgraded in one day!



Tony came home with great news. He had been promoted to a Superstar Athlete, and fulfilled his lifetime wish! Alexis was so happy for her husband, she hugged him super tight and congratulated him.

"Look at my new work outfit, honey!" Tony was basking in the glory of his accomplishment, a smile beamed ear to ear. "How do I look?" he asked
"Tony, you look wonderful! I am so proud of you!" Alexis smiled. She thought he looked more like a pimp than an athlete, but she didn't tell him that.

 

Brando met Kaitlin Lin at school. They really hit it off and Kaitlin invited Brando to come to her house after school. He accepted the invitation, he really wanted to get to know her better. She was very pretty for a townie.  They hung out for hours, until Brando decided to return home to catch up on his homework.



Alexis and Bella's birthday came quickly. Bella was now an adult, and acquired the Genius trait. She decided to become a Star News Anchor and changed her look to match her lifetime wish. Bella had always been very plain, but after her makeover she felt beautiful. She had never felt beautiful before.





Alexis became an elder. She was trying to decide if she should retire just yet, or write one more novel in her Romance series first.



Alexis was anxiously awaiting Alessandra's birthday. In five days, when she became a teenager, Alexis would decide on the heir. It was still driving her crazy that she had to choose just one child, but she wasn't getting any younger and she knew that she wouldn't be around forever. She needed to make her choice as soon as possible, and would make the choice as soon as her Lifetime Wish was fulfilled.