As Marlie sat in the doctors
office that afternoon she had many things to worry about. Most pressing was the
Doctor's bill, she'd be eating rice for a week to cover it but her boss had made it
pretty clear that she'd better have a darn good excuse for being so unreliable.
To make matters worse the
magazines on the waiting room table were plastered with pictures of Marilyn,
promising sordid truths and secret lovers. She skimmed through one which
claimed that the death had been faked as an insurance fraud and that Marilyn
was living in Aruba with her secret lover.
How ridiculous!
Suffice to say that when Marlie
lay on the examination table she wasn't really thinking about what the doctor
was asking. He asked a few questions and then popped out to return with a
female colleague. The lady doctor ran a few more intimate tests, before
grinning at Marlie and telling her there was nothing to worry about...
'Congratulations' said the OBGYN,
'you're pregnant!'
Marlie fainted.
She woke up in her own bed with no
idea how she'd got there. The note by her pillow told her that the receptionist
had driven her home and that she should rest and maybe hurry up with her
remodel.
What the hell was she going to do?
She didn't have a house, the cheapest crib was outside of her budget and she
was alone in the world. As she crawled back in to bed with tears streaming down
her face she saw the fallen leaves blowing along the grass and realised that
the summer was over, soon it would be too cold for her to sleep outside, let
alone a baby - she couldn't imagine what would become of her when the snow fell.
The next few weeks were a hazy
mess. Marlie hid her growing bump under baggy clothes, muttering she'd just gained some weight if people looked at her belly. She'd also faked a doctors note diagnosing her with stomach flu.
She knew it couldn't last so she saved every penny she could, scrounging food samples in the shop, devouring colleagues birthday cakes and sometimes eating
out of the bins behind the local diner, but it wasn't enough.
One day she went across town to a
big Halloween festival. She'd heard they were running a pie eating contest and
she was almost dizzy with the idea of the prize money and the full stomach. She
arrived early, napping in the haybales surrounding the maze as it was getting
too cold to be exposed at night and she'd been sneaking in to a luxury local health club to sleep and raid the fridges.
As she picked hay out of her hair
and trudged towards the pie-eating arena she saw the two people she'd been most
afraid to see. Her boss was only feet away and there was no way to hide her
swollen belly. Worse yet, he was with Ben.
Marlie felt sick, she tried to
duck behind a nearby booth but Ben had seen her.
'Marlie' he yelled, the twinkle in
his eye suggesting he thought he had a shot at another chance with her. There
was nothing for it, she slowly stepped out from behind the booth's protection
and saw Ben's face go slack with horror and her boss turn pink with rage.
'My office, Monday, 9am' he spat
before storming off.
Ben was still frozen and Marlie
knew she had no option now but to beg him for help. She explained that she
couldn't afford to keep the baby and that it was too late to terminate even if she could have gone through with it.
She begged for his help, promising she'd pay him back and that he wouldn't have
to help out.
To her absolute astonishment, Ben
agreed. He didn't look happy but he said he'd come round to discuss their
options. When he arrived he was shocked, he'd been pretty buzzed on his last
visit and hadn't really appreciated how desperate the situation was, he quickly realised that this whole thing could work to his advantage...
Little did Marlie know he was on
trial for failing to pay an ex-lovers child support and Ben knew
that this would be a great opportunity to prove that he'd changed. He couldn't help but pity Marlie and decided that he'd help out until his name was cleared.
Forcing a smile, he whipped out his
phone and called a friend, Marlie didn't know what was going on until an hour
later a trailer was towed up.
'Tadah!!' said Ben, 'Now you have
somewhere to live, and look - somebody delivered this box for you. If you like I'll even move in to take care of you - you don't mind watching my dog right?'
The trailer was crappy and Ben was
suspiciously cheerful but Marlie was just too exhausted to care. The mystery box contained a brand new TV - Marlie couldn't figure out where the hell it was from so she just moved it inside.
She told Ben
he could do whatever he liked and set about moving her bed in to the trailer.
She turned to ask Ben to help but he'd vanished already so she just crawled
under the sheets and fell in to a fitful sleep.
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Next time in the Monroe Legacy - Will Marlie keep her job? Will Ben hold up his end of the deal? Who delivered the mystery TV and why and why is Ben's dog so huge?
Find out now in Chapter 5 of the Monroe Legacy - It's A Dog-Eat-Dog World
Find out now in Chapter 5 of the Monroe Legacy - It's A Dog-Eat-Dog World
Congrats! She's pregnant....and then she faints! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteAnd my favorite, the receptionist from the doc's office leaves a note that "maybe hurry up with her remodel". I almost peed my pants...seriously, too funny!!!!
Oh, boy, hopefully, her boss will be understanding, but I doubt it. Ben is just a loser. However, he's helping her when she needs it the most, even if it is for his selfish reasons. Maybe it'll turn out good for here anyway, even if she finds out what a loser he is later. Loving the story!!!
Oh, Ben... He is mean, but I guess it doesn't matter for now. Marlie really is desperate for help.
ReplyDeleteBut, of course the most important question is why Ben's dog is so fat. Like, really. What is it called, by the way?
I'm really enjoying your challenge <3
I know right - he's a total ass, Marlie deserves better!
ReplyDeleteI dont actually know what the dog's name is - it came with Ben and I basically ignored it. I'm gonna go with Sheba - just so it has one!
I am glad Ben is helping but I don't trust him, moving in and all that ugh. I hate him! I hope her boss understands but in that day and age? I doubt it... :\
ReplyDeleteShe's certainly in a bind - and Ben's her only help at the moment :(
DeleteWell. Ben, despite being a jerk earlier, did help her, so he gets points for that. LOL. He could have just ran away and told her to deal with it herself. At least she has a roof over her head now, so that's good.
ReplyDeleteYep - he gets kudos for walls but theat pretty much only breaks him even!
DeleteI loved this chapter :D
ReplyDeleteThe remodel line was hilarious :3
Thank you! I just thought it would be fun to comment on her ridiculous living quarters - obviously in game the townies dont bat an eye that your sim is living in a crappy gazebo with no shower!
DeleteYay, babies!! I'm glad that Ben is helping... although I'm not sure if I exactly like his motives. :p Fingers crossed that she keeps her job!
ReplyDeleteHi motives aren;t great but marlie is in the dark and out of option - poor lass!
DeleteWell at least she has a place with walls, floor and a roof to live in, even if it is crappy. At least she won't freeze. Too bad she's pregnant with Ben's child, she and the baby deserve better!
ReplyDeleteThey really reLly do. Ben is useless, but at least they have walls, though they are walls with Ben inside so.....
DeleteHahahaha, I had to laugh out loud at 'And why is Ben's dog so fat?'
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice chapter! I will continue reading fast...
Hahaha yep. Had no idea he even had a dog until he moved in!
DeleteYay, glad you're enjoying!