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The two closed doors, made it hard to hear what the tenants in the other room was shouting about. But little Kevin seemed to be more interested in charming his audience. He still seemed a bit timid, so they gave him a little space, just smiling and carefully cooing at him.

I'm sorry. Would you mind repeating that? It was Steve who asked, and Neda was very glad he did. She barely had the voice to say to much right now.

Lillian didn't look like she'd landed, and started again. Hopefully she'd be more accurat this time around.

As I said, Niko phoned and said not to pick him up. Because he had "something to show us". We all understood that it meant he had a kid.

So that's why you didn't phone Neda. Steve pointed out again. No one had called them, since they didn't start early anyway. And now they were here the day after instead, and met a bit different story than they had been anticipating.

She just nodded: Then we just sat around and waited until he came over with Kevin.
 

We didn't have to pretend to be surprised when they showed up. We kind of expected a newborn. But you know, he looked good; had a healthy tan and all that.

Lillian really had been more surprised that the older brother looked like a teenager, and not the grown man he was supposed to be.
 

Steve was just as surprised as the rest of them. He'd just learned the day before that they were going to meet the mysterious Niko. From the way Neda talked about him, you'd think he was some magical beeing that never did anything wrong. Lillian had already told the rest, but they were still a bit confused and needed to hear it one more time.

He said that Kevins mum was downtown fixing some papers. I think she was just shy to be honest. This is a pretty large family to be dumped into.

Tell me about it.Steve said just to get a short look from Neda.

Your parents just were grandparents really. Danny kept playing with Kevin. He was a bit shy at first, but loosened up when grandpa started beeing silly.

The background voiced were still annoying, but the doors were still holding the sound at bay. A part of Neda worried they would come inside to them, but they were probably beeing considerate of the toddler.

Aino suffocated your brother with kissed, but he eventually broke loose to be interrogated instead. Turned out he hadn't been in Shang Simla in ages. Him and his girlfriend had travelled a bit around instead. Then she'd gotten pregnant and they decided to settle down until the baby got a bit older. 

It sounded all well and good, Niko was pretty responsible when he wanted to.

Dragan seemed a bit strange for second: you know they have pretty much the same haircolour. Not strange though, since your mum's a redhead to. I was a bit worried that he'd forgotten that for a second-

Lillian was proud of her husband for adulting like that, and seeing them together made her ovaries ache to get their own little baby.

She didn't mention that everyone forgot to complain about Neda not keeping her promise, because they'd been so deeply in the next generation.  

It was all so good you know.And Kevin here is a little cuddlecutie. Aren't you sweetypie? He didn't seem very impressed.

Neda was pretty sure that the loud sounds in the background was getting closer to. How did they have enough breath to keep it up?

Then... then Nikos girlfriend showed up and it... well, it all went crazy from there. Aino just froze for a second, then her eyes rolled back into her head and she fell. Hit her head on the wall and all. Danny went completely pale, and didn't move until Dragan took him by the hand and lead him away. 

Lillian had just gotten to the part that was the difficult one. The one that they had needed to hear again, and probably would need to hear several times more.

I just don't get how Aino knew. She just walked in, he grabbed her by the hand and went...

"Mum, dad. This is my girlfriend Signe"

Your mum is fine by the way. She didn't hit her head very hard. But the two of them are going to stay there for a few days. Irena figured out that the two of you knew, and she's really pissed at Dragan. And you, she's furious at you. 

It wasn't as much Irena that figured it out, as much as Dragan blurting it out. But that didn't matter right now.

Obviously we had to tell Signe and Niko, and they didn't take it very well. The hospital drugged them pretty good, so I think we won't see them for atleast a few more days. 

Lillian had never heard of anything this horrifying in her life. How did something like this even happen?

I have no idea how Aino knew, I mean she doesn't even look like the three of you. But she knew as soon as she walked in the door. 

 

Steve took another look at Kevin; he looked so healthy and normal. Didn't nearfamily relations cause horrible mutations in children? But the little boy gurgling on the mat, looked just like any other baby he'd seen. Poor thing didn't understand anything, he just wondered where mum and dad had went.

Neda and the rest still heard Dragan and Irena arguing in the background, they hadn't stopped for a second since they got here. 

We thought she was dead.

Lillian had to point out the obvious: Well, she isn't. She's very much alive.

Steve didn't think he'd ever heard Neda this defeated: Dad told me not to say anything. And I didn't. I didn't want to upset mum.

She was upset now, to say the least. And the fact that her and Dragan hadn't actually figured out anything else than they had a sister, didn't mean anything to Irena.

They were still surprised that the two in the kitchen hadn't beaten eachother senseless yet. Neda hadn't any idea that Dragan even could get that mad. They had been arguing nonstop for hours.

Atleast I am here Irena! They heard him spitting the words out: I'm the one taking care of them whilst you're busy living your life! Whatever the fuck that is! You fucking march in here thinking you have a say in anything?! Fuck you!! 

Fuck me?! Fuck you, you fucking liar! That fucking abomination can't live here! It'll fucking kill mum! Don't you fucking get it?! You ginger piece of shit! I'll send that freak to the fucking abyss where it belongs! 

Dragans growling was upseting to hear. He just never lost temper, like ever: You're staying out if this! 

Niko slept with our sister and they have a kid together! Shit! He has a baby with Catherine! That baby! Kevin!

No shit? Lillian kind of figured that out a long time ago.

Don't you even try to tell me what to do you fucking shitbag! They heard Irenas deep growls from the kitchen.

Neda took another deep breath; I'll go talk to them. Even if going between the two maniacs in the kitchen, went againt all of her instincts.

Dragan was standing way to close to Irena for Nedas liking, they looked like animals sirkling eachother to find out the best place to strike. She really hated when they were mad at eachother, but what if they were mad at her?! Why wouldn't they be mad at her.

She saw her twins shoulders raise and sink with his breathing, every muscle in his arms were tense. Like that wasn't bad enough, Irena even had her fists clenched; all ready to punch her baby brother to a pulp if he provoked her more.

You don't have anything to say in this house Irena. Dragan hissed at her: I swear, either you shut up or I'll....

If he'd planned on threatening anyone, he should've tried another target. Irena went even closer to him and stuck her face up into his.

Or you'll what, baby brother? She kept staring at him until he broke eyecontact; clearly showing who the alpha- sibling was. No one could beat her in games of dominance.

This is all your and fucking Nedas fault. I don't want to see either one of you, or that abomination again. Get it the out of the house, or I'll send every fucking lawyer up your arsehole and make sure that both mum and dad will loose their rights to take their own choices? Do you understand me?

She wouldn't actually take away mum and dads rights? They couldn't do that when they weren't senile or anything, right? Neda wasn't so sure.She really should have known more about law.

Irena walked all the way up to her and stared her down: You will take that abomination, and get it the fuck away from here. I don't want to see it, or you ever again! If I as much as hear about you getting anywhere near mum or dad, I'll go after mum and dad and send that fucking abomination out into outer space. Do you understand?

Neda just nodded. She half expected Dragan to say something, but he just stared at Irena like he wanted her to go up in flames.

Steve and Neda had gone emergencyshopping for some clothes and a crib. Thankfully the flat had a small extraroom that she'd planned on becoming on a kids room anyway. But it wasn't even finished; or more likely she hadn't actually started anything there yet.

Just stay here for a bit okay kid? Dad and Mum are going to come back to get you in a few days, so don't worry. He was positive that it was going to happen sooner than later. Even if the circumstances were pretty aweful, they wouldn't leave their kid. No one did that.

Like the entire thing wasn't bad enough, Neda had some additional worries. It was positive. For a while she'd felt even worse, because what if she was pregnant with.... shuddering she could barely think about that incident with Benny. Besides, it was yesterday she'd slept with him, and she'd noticed her clothes getting a bit tighter around the waist for quite a bit longer than that. So it was Steves baby. They were having a baby, and they'd just gotten a baby in the house.

A part of her wanted to cry about everything that had happened, but she couldn't think about it right now.

Steve. I'm pregnant. I'm sorry. I know it's a bad time and all, since we just got Kevin but...

Steve was also a bit lost from the day. The entire thing was quite heartbreaking, but so far Neda seemed to take it pretty well. 

Wait. Neda, you're pregnant? It's good, it's good to be pregnant. I mean, I think it is atelast. I mean, for us. It's good that we're having a baby.

It is? But we don't exactely have a lot of room at the moment. 

She'd been sorry for him for having her brothers baby thrown at him, but he'd taken it surprisingly well. And he was taking the news so well to.

Don't worry about the baby Neda, Steve said. There's no way that they'll leave their kid behind. They just need to prosess the entire thing, then they'll figure out what to do. They will raise him themselves. Everything will be fine.

She did feel a lot calmer by Steves reassurances. But with the pregnancy they decided to postpone the wedding. She didn't want to be pregnant, or just had a baby at her own wedding.

Neda did her very bestt pretending everything was going to be okay. They worked to lead as normal a life with the toddler, until her brother came out of the hospital. She kind of thought that she'd be more invested in the fact that she had an older sister, that turned out to be alive after all. But she just did her best to avoid it.

Instead her and Steve focused on their own soon to be growing family. It wasn't a problem that the flat was a bit small for four, because Kevin wouldn't stay with them forever. The best would be if Dragan and Lillian took him in, but they were to worried about Irena freaking out. And to be fair, she wasn't sure how her mum would take it.

As time moved on, and Nedas belly grew bigger, she started to worry. Why didn't they hear anything? She talked to Dragan on the phone, but he didn't know a lot either. Niko and Signe- Catherine could  decide what they wanted to share with the family. They were adults after all. But they still kept the rest of them in uncertainty.

She didn't see Kevin as a liability, but it sure would be nice to get some help from Steve. Like, he watching the kid whilst she did the grocery shopping. Or maybe, he could've done the shopping. But no, better sending the pregnant woman.

It took a while, but Kevin slowly warmed up to her. She always made sure that he knew that she was his aunt and not mother, but he didn't really talk that much yet. They tried a bit once in awhile, but it wasn't all to easy to be a aunt at the moment. She was sure that she thought it was more fun to entertain him that he thought it was.

Steve tried his best to learn how to be around kids, but he wasn't really getting it. Sometimes it seemed like he was a bit scared of them. But it would definitely change as soon as they got their own.

Not everything was bliss in the household. But everyone had their problems. 

I asked you to do the dishes ten times already! Neda was getting a bit sick of Steves laziness at the moment. Couldn't he bloody clean up his own plates atleast?

Yeah, and I said I was going to do them afterwards!

After what? After finishing those damned computergames?! Just go and do them already! It'll take like one minute of your precious gamingtime! Neda was really not in the mood for this. She was pregnant and taking care of a toddler for fucks sake!

Can you smile for auntie Neda? She made a way to highpitched voice: Let me see those pretty teeth of yours kid. 

He seemed to have some problems learning to talk though. And the only thing she could think of was those horrorstories about inbred sims.C

Come on, show Neda those shiny white teeth.

Not happening apparantly

Can I see your teeth? Then I'll show you my biiiiig bearteeth! They're big, but I only eat blueberries! Teodor tried his best to get Kevin to show that he understood words and sentences: But I'll bite auntie if you show me your teeth!

Carefully Kevin showed his teeth to Teodor, but he still didn't say anything. It worked! It actually worked! And it was good because atleast he understood what she said, and it meant he'd start talking eventually.

Teodor! Did you say you were going to bite me?! 

Teodor looked at Neda for a long while before he answered: yes

It's not okay for little boys to bite. Biting hurts. 

But I'm not a boy, I'm a teddybear

Biting is bad Teodor 

Kevin, do you think I should bite aunt Neda with my big teddybear teeth?

Biiiiiiiiteeeeee! He started laughing before saying it again: biiiite! Well, he'd understood what she'd said all along.

Then they were interrupted by the doorbell: Steve! Can you get that?! Not a single sound came from the hallway: Steve!!! She called louder until she sighed.

She saw him playing that damn videogame again. She hated that thing! Why the hell couldn't he just open the bloody door when he knew she was pregnant. And busy! She'd been busy and he just sat there like a complete idiot!

Don't worry! I'll get it! She snared at him, but doubted he heard it.

She swore; she knew that they had a good relationship, but him taking her doing most of the chores around the house and with Kevin was really getting on her nerves.

Neda tried pulling Dragan in for a hug, but instead nearly toppled both of them over resulting in an awkward pat on the back for both of them. She was so happy to see him. Finally Kevin was going to go home with one parent; she assumed his mum; and then everything would be fine. She wouldn't exactely call the toddler a burden, but it was a pretty huge turn of events to have thrown at you without any prior experience.

She changed her mind at the face he pulled; what? What's wrong?

They're gone. 

Wha.... what? He couldn't be serious. How were they gone? How gone? What?

Yeah, they've been gone for a while. I have no problems finding Niko, but he just keeps moving around so I can't get a hold of him. His arms hung at his sides as if he didn't have any movement left in them: I hoped that atleast he could help me find Signe- Catherine, but yeah... no.

So they weren't together then? That was actually a bit good, because anything else would've been very gross.

He sighed again: And Irena has somehow managed to get us under investigation for neglecting mum and dad or something....

Neda pulled a face, she'd never thought Irena would do something like that: But they are taking care of themselves. Dad still works! 

I know, and so do they. But since they're old and have simoleons to their name it goes automatically. Something about protecting investments. And he was in politics, this couldn't get out so he had to take it quietly.

Dad is furious at her, but if he goes out on her it'll probably just count against him or something. 

There's something you're not telling me babybrother. She could see it on him, he always got that weird look on his face when that happened.

It is. Irena's agreed to leave it alone if... ehrm... if...

... she agreed to leave it alone if you and Kevin never show yourself again. He wasn't entirely sure why she was angrier at Neda than with him. Maybe because it was easier taking it out on her.

That's horrible. She's aweful. Not that it was new, but she'd never been anything like this.

We said no ofcourse. Lillian and I will take Kevin and move out, and maybe you and the baby can move in with mum and dad?

Dad hates Steve. And mum hates him even more.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Atleast he had the decency not to pretend that it wasn't true.

And if I move in, she won't quit. I don't have the galls to stand up to Irena like you do. 

He barely had the galls, but he just had to: Okay. But what else do we do? I'm willing to bet that Irena moving in would mean she'd manipulate mum and dad into signing everything over to her. And you know that they have earmarked most of it to different charities when they die. Him and Lillian earned enough, so it wasn't a problem for them.

Well, we can just keep it like it is. Irena won't be able to stay mad forever, and sooner or later atleast Niko will come back. He had to. To be honest she didn't really care to much about Signe- Catherine, because she didn't know her at all: It's going pretty good to. Kevin is speaking and all, he doesn't seem to have... you know. 

Are you sure? 

Yeah, we'll be fine. Steve and I are doing great, she lied to him now: and Kevin is still a bit sad, but he's bonding nicely with me and Teodor. 

Are mum and dad... ?

They're pretty fine for the circumstances. I'm not sure if mum even remembers most of it. But they're getting some help. Are you sure it'll be fine?  

Neda wasn't entirely sure, but as far as she saw it they didn't have another choice: Sure. It'll be fine.

For some reason Steve hadn't been to fond of her agreeing to taking Kevin fulltime without beeing consultet. She didn't really see what the problem was though, he was already living with them and he was her nephew. She'd never question Steve if he'd come home with one of his nephews! From a sister or brother he might or might not have. Why hadn't she met any family of his? Making another grimase as a fake contraction set in, Neda kept making food for Kevin.

Ofcourse Steve was to busy to help out. And she couldn't really say anything could she, because he was her nephew. And he was "busy" playing tv games again. Neda really wanted things to get better, and it did for a while. But this constant having a man to tidy up after and taking care of a toddler was seriously getting on her nerves. The toddler was understandable, but a grown man? She wasn't his mother! She was going to be a mother soon, to a baby. Steve would probably start getting more responsible then, right?

Not surprisingly the fake contractions was just a foreplay for the real ones. Holy shit they hurt like fucking hell! Steve came in screaming all the time staring at the toddler. What was he? Blaming the baby? Or finally realizing that he was going to be a father to one of those?

Steve wasn't entirely sure what to think about the entire prosess, or about the fact that Neda had called their son Aurelius. He'd probably find a way to manage, but he just thought that she nagged quite a bit. So what if he didn't tidy up after himself? If she didn't like it she could just do it herself. Cost a lot less time than nagging to him about it after all.

But now that they had a babyboy together, she'd probably loosen up a bit.
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Teodor, not as in Rosevelt, but as in childrens television in the ancient past- remembers ye-old-times.

I know the entire thing with Irena could've been fuller, but I figured that it's about Neda. So she'd technically wouldn't be especially involved in anything. I just want to say that Niko and Catherine hasn't been doing the dirty deed. I blended their genes in CAS, so Kevin is technically just Nikos son. I just couldn't do it any other way, it was to gross. But, for the story, we'll pretend that it was actually happening.

Thanks for reading