The Party Place

Hey there, it's Matthew again. Matthew Johnson? Remember, I told you all about what was going on when my friends and I were in college? Well, I'm back in Prosperity now - we all are.

Zoe and I moved in with our friend Amy Jones. See, she was struggling to raise her two little boys all on her own, so we figured she could use our help, you know? And we're all popularity sims, so the more the merrier. Imagine the parties we can have together! This place is going to be the Party Place! Well, okay, maybe it needs a little work first, but between the three of us, we should be able to make enough money to take care of that...


As I said, Amy's raising her boys alone. Alec, their father, deigned to show up once, but he seemed more interested in getting Amy into bed than in spending any time with his boys - when he did talk to them, it was only because she worked hard to convince him to. He's a mascot back at Sim State, and seems to thínk that's more important than a little detail like his kids... I guess realizing that put Amy off him - not that I blame her - because she doesn't talk much about him anymore.


My Zoe really wanted to be an athlete, but couldn't get a good job in that field at first. So she joined the military for a while, and was getting promoted real fast. Guess they know a good thing when they see one, huh? She got this really big bonus from some deep sea exploration thing; don't ask me about the details, I don't get that kind of stuff. I prefer cooking. I'm a chef, and a darn good one, if I do say so myself. Good thing, too, because Zoe sure isn't - she even managed to set herself on fire the other day! Man, that was scary; but fortunately those astronaut suits are flame retardant.


The twins grew up well, and we got them into private school. I think the headmaster was a bit confused about who the parents were - I mean, it was Zoe who gave him a tour of the house, I cooked dinner, and Amy and I sat down to eat it with him. Oh yeah, and Russell's little alien friend from next door, Lucius or Luke or something, was there too - I'm not sure the headmaster didn't think he was one of the boys he was supposed to be considering, at least until his mom showed up to take him home. (Yeah, okay, his stepmom.) She's an old friend of Amy's, you know, and went to college with my older brothers, so it's all connected. Everything here in Prosperity seems to be...


Like that obnoxious Milton Carr popping back into our lives again. We were having this party one day, and Amy had invited him over. I think she's sweet on him... Well, if she thinks he's going to be willing to settle down with her and the boys, she's gonna be disappointed, you know? But if all she's looking for is a flirt, then I guess that's between the two of them. Just leave me out of it - I still don't like that guy.


Mostly Amy's done a great job with the twins, but sometimes, I don't know, sometimes it feels like she's favoring Randall over Russell. He is the more outgoing of them, so maybe it's just that it's easier to get close to him, but I feel bad for Russell anyway. I try to spend as much time with him as I can, and he seems to almost consider me a father figure. He's a nice boy, if not exactly handsome - and there's that weight problem he has - but he's a good kid.


Oh yeah, let's not forget the most important day of my life; the day I made Zoe Barrett my wife. We had a roof raising wedding party, of course. And she's mine, now, mine for the rest of our lives... I'm just plain crazy about her. We've been talking about having a baby of our own, someday soon.

How did a college professor's fingerprints end up on the Maidmobile?

Matthew - reached top of first career and fulfilled LTW, Celebrity Chef; fulfilled impossible want, 30 best friends
Zoe - reached top of first career, General; reached top of second career and fulfilled LTW, Hall of Famer