Sing to the Stars (It's Back!)

[Ally3772]

I should start off by introducing myself. My name is Natalie Truman, and the dog in my arms? Well that is my adorable dog, his name is Charlie. I used to live on a farm with my parents, my older brother, and two younger sisters. We took a dog in when we found that she was going to have puppies. The mom ended up passing away and I kept Charile, the rest of the puppies still live on the farm. I remember spending every day with Charlie, I would sing to him mostly while we played. My older brother told me I would be a star one day, I would have my name in lights in no time. I smiled dreaming of the day when I could sing, but I knew it was a long shot. We had no money, the farm was bringing in enough money to pay for the farm and a few groceries. there would be no way I could move out and to the nearest city where all the dreamers live.

One night I came in from a days work, I know I don't look like someone who lives and works on a farm, to find my suitcases by the door. I looked up where the whole family stood, my mom was in tears as my father held her.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"We were saving this for college for one of you kids, but this seems like a good reason to use it." My father said handing my an envelope.

I opened the envelope to find a ticket to Starlight Shores, and enough money for a house, I looked up at them shocked.

"I-I can't take this. Here, put it back. Put one of the girls into college. I don't need it." I said handing it back.

"No. Take it, you have a talent Natalie. You need to take a chance and run with it." My mom said hugging me.

So here I am, standing in my front yard of my new house.



With very little money to do anything, I managed to put a very good chunk of money into my savings account. I had already put a few applications out for a job, and was luck enough to get a call the same afternoon for a position to do singing grams... You have to start off at the bottom right? Everything was going great, I managed to keep Charlie fed and happy while doing the same for myself. I tried to meet as many people as I could, trying to get my name out as much as possible!




That is when I met him... Seth Monroe... Man he stole my heart faster than anything I have ever seen.



We hung out between all of my jobs, I had open work hours, and got to know each other. Things moved a little fast from there forward. He moved in with me, and I knew that was hard for him. You see Seth has commitment issues... I knew him moving in meant that he liked me... He liked me a lot. It kind of scared me how fast things moved, one minute we just met, and the next we shared a bed. Not only did that scare me, the dream I had really made me sit and think.







Was I ready to get married? Was he? Was this the right thing? The right time? He was unemployed, and I was trying to chase my dream of being a singer. Was this really what I wanted? Did we rush this? And why did I have this dream in the first place? I needed this to end, my heart was wrong. He wasn't the one, I loved him, I did, but he wasn't the one. Telling him all this, the dream, and my conclusion, only reenforced my decision.

"MARRIAGE?! You want to get married?! I don't want to be married! Marriage is out of the question! I do not want to get married, ever." He shouted.




"Well you know what?! WE, WE ARE DONE! I'm leaving, keep this house. Keep this house with no lights, no TV, no computer! I hope the electricity gets turned off so you have no food! Enjoy your life Seth, because I am going to be a STAR. You will be crying on the floor screaming my name one day, but I will be to busy living my happy life!" I screamed walking away.




I turned my head to take one last glance at the man I thought I loved to see if he regretted his words. I saw a flash of regret, but then came relief. Ignoring it telling myself everything worked out for the better, I climbed into the cab and on to my new life.

My new ilfe with no house...

No house and no money to buy a house... Maybe giving him that house wasn't the brightest of my moves. Getting out of the cab at the park, I grabbed my suitcases and just started walking... I could call home, tell them that this wasn't the right thing for me, but they didn't give me a chance at fame only for me to give up now.

It was getting dark and I was tired of walking... I had no idea where I was going to sleep, no idea where the hotel was. Someone must have been watching over me because I heard this.

"Uh... Miss?" A guy asked.

I turned around, "Yes?"

"You look a bit lost? Are you new around here?" He asked.

"Kind of, I moved in a few months ago, long story short I just gave my house up to my ex." I told him.

"Ah. Well, I have an extra bed room." He offered.

I was taken aback, telling myself not to get in the same situation as before, I refused.

"I couldn't do that, can you just tell me where the nearest hotel is?" I asked.

"To be honest," He whispered, "All the hotels aren't very good. I heard they have roach problems."

I bit my lip.

"You can pay me rent, it will be like a hotel but better! You can decorate how ever you would like. Then, if you find a better place on your own, you can move out." He told me.

"...Alright." I said.

Just as friends, I told myself. Nothing more, he is doing something nice.

"I'm Alex by the way." He said.

"Natalie." I said smiling.

"Natalie, a very pretty name." He said.

I blushed, "Thank you."




The house was beautiful! And HUGE! Getting settled in and arranging my room how I liked it, I dove right back into work. Maybe life wasn't so bad... Maybe things will work out better than I imagined.

There it is! It is short but I wanted to get my idea out before I forgot it! That and I was excited about Showtime! Still exploring it but I like it so far!

[ratchie]

Oh interesting start,I am not sure it is the best idea to move in with some random man that she just met but who knows Mr right turned out to be Mr Wrong so anything could happen.

Rachel

[Spork-tastic]

I agree with Rachel, hopefully things will work out . Great job so far!

[loveSims]

Great story! I hope she didn't repeat the mistake. Did she leave the doggie behind?

[Ally3772]

Moving in with a stranger may not have been the brightest ideas I have ever had... But things were going okay I guess. Things were a bit awkward though, we didn't really talk much.

"So... Have any children?" I asked one day at lunch, trying to strike up a conversation and end this awkward silence.

He choked on his mac and cheese, "Sorry, I mean no. I haven't found the right person yet..."

"Oh." I said.

I looked at my bowl and ate in silence.



After cleaning up I went to my room, I checked my calendar. There was a Sim Fest tomorrow, I circled it. That would be my day to shine. I, Natalie Truman, was not going to sit and watch the show anymore. I changed into my pajamas and crawled into bed, taking a deep breath I closed my eyes and went to sleep... Or tried too.



"Uh. Hi everyone, my name is Natalie Truman... I-I'm going to sing a song." I said.

I was so nervous, and this horrible outfit was not helping. I just told myself that it was no different then performing a Sing-A-Gram for someone.



It went great! They seemed to like me! I smiled and said thank you and walked off the stage. I continued to watch the show as the other performers did their thing. Then something happened that I thought would never happen. I won! I was the best performer of the Sim Fest! I got a trophie and everything!

People came up to me after asking if I had recorded any albums too! I had, I just never thought anyone would want them... I dug a few out of my bag and sold them for 25 a piece! My day couldn't get any better than this!

But, it did!

The head of Sim Fest came up to me and offered me a audition for a gig! A gig! So I sang him a song, he gave me my first gig right then and there! I was in a daze, I won best performer AND got a gig, in one night! Wow. I went home and up to my room, I told Charlie about my day seeing as he was the only one talking to me. He just barked and licked my face, I laughed hugging him. Writing a quick letter to home about my past few days, I changed and went to bed.

The next morning was strange, I think I may have scared Alex with the baby thing... Because we ate in seperate rooms...




I couldn't let that bother me though, my gig was in just a few hours! I showered, got dressed, and practiced before hand.



I wasn't aware that I had to set up the stage before hand, so I had to use what they had on stage. Telling myself that there is always next time I went on stage. The fact that there were only three people there made me a little sad. It was a smaller crowd then the Sim Fest... I shook those thoughts from my brain and just sang.





Two more people came to see me! I finished my show and it went great! Feeling as if I was riding on a cloud I went home. Charlie was waiting for me in the kitchen.

"Oh Charlie! It was amazing! They were cheering and everything!" I said rubbing his belly.



I walked to my room and was shocked to see Alex in there... He was watching TV.

"Hey." He said.

"...Hi." I said.

"You wanna sit down?" He asked.

"Sure..." I said.

I walked over and sat down next to him, we watched TV in silence for a while.

"Sorry about how I reacted about the kid thing, you just took my by surprise." He said.

"It's fine, I was just trying to make conversation." I said.

"I know." He said.

I smiled.

"So how was your show? Did everything go okay?" He asked.

"Yeah! It went great!" I said beaming.



I dove in full story about how it went, what songs I sang, how people were cheering for me. For the first time we talked, laughed, and got to know each other a little more. He wanted to be a chef, which isn't surprising because he can cook really well! So maybe this wasn't a mistake...




Thank you all for the reviews!

lovesims- No, the doggie came with! 

[AdnaanA]

Are they going to have a relationship soon

[loveSims]

She look great on stage! I'm glad Charlie didn't stay with that aweful man. Great update.

[Ally3772]

I did something shocking today. There I stood in Alex's room while he slept sniffling. I was rejected for the first time today after auditioning for a gig. The guy laughed in my face and asked if I was serious, I gave him a free copy of my album in case he changed his mind. But he just took it and snapped it in half letting it fall to the ground. I wiped more tears from my eyes as I carefully got into bed next to Alex.




He made a grunting noise as the bed moved under my weight, he slowly lifted his head up off the pillow and looked at me still half asleep.

"Natalie?" He asked sitting up.

"I'm sorrry..." I whispered.

He sat up faster noticing that I was crying, "Natalie what is wrong?"

"It's stupid really." I told him.

He got off of the bed and made me do the same. He wrapped my in his strong arms and hugged me. I cried into his shoulder telling him everything that happened at my audition.

"There will be others Natalie, you will have more auditions and more performances." He told me.

"I'm sorry for waking you for something this stupid." I said wiping my tears away.

"It's fine." He reassured me.



"Let's go sing!" He said out of no where.

"What? You don't sing though..." I said.

"Come on! Let's go!" He said taking my hand and leading me downstairs.

He actually was a decent singer for someone who doesn't sing! We had a blast!





I noticed something while we sang... His eyes... His eyes were like a dark dark brown, and they seemed to light up when I was around. And when he smiled, he grinned so big that I'm surprised his lips didn't touch his ears... I stared at him noticing all of this now. His hair was amazing, like McDreamys on that show Grey's Anatomy. He took my breath away...



He noticed that I stopped singing, he looked at me and laughed a little.

"Is something wrong? Am I that horrible?" He asked smiling.

"What?! I mean, no! You are wonderful... You are amazing..." I whispered.

"You're not to bad yourself." He said being cheesy.

I laughed, "Watch stars?"

"What?" He asked.

"Sorry! That came out wrong, all jumbled.. Forget it." I stammered.

I put the mic down and made a bee line for the door.

"Natalie!" He yelled stopping me.

I turned around slowly.

"I would love to watch the stars with you." He whispered.

He made his way to me looking directly in my eyes, my heart stopped as he led me outside. We took a seat on the grass next to the house.



I saw him hesitate, what was he hesitating on doing? Out of the corner of my eye I saw him reach for my hand... And then I felt him grab my hand and hold it. At first I thought it was an accident, that he just accidently put his hand over mine, but then he squeezed my hand.

OH MY GOD!

It was one of those teenager moments you know? Where you want to lock yourself in your room and just dance and go crazy because a boy kissed you, or held your hand for the first time... This is different, I never had these feelings with Seth!

He held my hand...




...And I liked it!

Resetting my heart back to normal speed I told myself that it was just a nice gesture. He probably didn't mean it in a romantic kind of way, we were just friends... Just... Friends...

But I couldn't stop thinking about him holding my hand...



"Natalie?" Alex asked walking over to me.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Ummm... I was just wondering... If, maybe.. You would want to go out sometime..." He mumbled.

"Like a date?" I asked.

"...Yeah." He said.

"Yeah!" I said sounding a bit to eager.

So we went out on a date! We stayed home though, we went swimming! And afterwards he cooked hot dogs on the grill. It was an amazing first date, and the way it ended... Well, that was my favorite part...




I laid in bed that night with my eyes glued open and a smile on my face. With Seth, I felt things were moving too fast. We had moved in together like right after the third date or so... We didn't have our first kiss for a while since he had commitment issues, but when we did I still felt like we were going too fast...

But Alex... It was different. Sure we just moved in with each other, and he was a complete stranger... But I think... I think I liked him. A lot. I know I'm crazy, this whole thing is crazy! The phone rang stopping my thoughts, I rushed out of bed answering it, for some reason praying that it was Alex.

"Hello?!" I said.

"Is this Natalie Truman?" Someone asked.

"Yes, may I ask who is calling?" I said.

"Hi, I'm sorry for calling so late but I heard your album from a friend. I was wondering if you would be willing to come do a gig at the coffee house tomorrow at 5:30?" He asked.

"Yes! Sure! That would be great!" I said.

"Great! Come a little early so you can set up the stage!" He told me.

"Okay!" I said.

We hung up... Great. Now how was I suppose to sleep?!

I did as I was told and set up my own stage, it kind of looked like Katy Perry had thrown up on it but I liked it!



I smiled and sang as I looked out at the crowd! They loved me!

That's when I saw him...



I couldn't help but smile at Alex, but my heart sank when I saw him...

What was Seth doing here? And why did he have to be by Alex? I knew this wouldn't end well but I just had to ignore it for now and go on with the show.




"WOO! NATALIE! I LOVE YOU!" Seth screamed.

I saw Alex tense up, he rounded his shoulders and turned around... Oh no.

"What did you say?" He asked.

"I- Who are you?" Seth asked.

"Someone you just made angry." Alex growled pushing Seth.

"Alex! No!" I said running off the stage.

"Natalie who is this guy?" Seth asked.

"I live with him now." I told him.

"Oh, so the b**** got you to let her move in too? Watch your heart man." Seth said to Alex.

WHAM!

Alex smacked Seth right in the face. I gasped covering my mouth. Seth growled and pushed Alex, that made Alex even more angry and he launched at Seth fighting him to the ground.

"ALEX NO!" I screamed.



Alex was proud that he won the fight and kicked my ex-boyfriend's butt, but I was mad.

"Alex how could you!" I screamed.

"Did you hear what he called you?! I wasn't going to let him get away with that!" He told me.

"God! You could have gotten hurt Alex!" I almost cried.

"I didn't though! I'm fine!" He said.

"That was just plain stupid Alex! He may be my ex but that is no reason to start throwing punches!" I scolded.

"So you are going to defend him?! What about me! I just beat him up because he called you a bad name!" He yelled.

"Well, if this is how you are... Then I-I'm not sure if I want to be around you!" I screamed.



I walked all the way home crying, this was some cruel joke. Make me fall for the guy and then have him do that! He could have got hurt! Or killed! I got to the house and pushed Charlie away as he jumped on me to greet me. I went to the living room taking my stupid heels off and sat down.

"NATALIE!" I heard Alex scream slamming the front door.

He ran in the living room as I got up, he was out of breath.

"Natalie!" He gasped.

He ran and pulled me in his arms.

"I'm sorry Natalie! I really am! I'm stupid! I-I can't imagine you being mad at me! Please forgive me!" He pleaded, his voice was shaky like he was going to cry at any moment.

"...I-You were very stupid Alex! And I swear if you do this again, if you put your life in danger again! I will not forgive you, but I forgive you now." I told him.

He let out a breath of relief. He pulled me into an embrace and kissed me, he broke the kiss and sobbed in my shoulder. I hugged him not knowing what to do, he never cried in front of me before.






Wow! LONG post! I am amazed I got all the screenshots I wanted to use in without hitting the 25 mark! I came close though! And I know it doesn't take four shots to show that they were singing Karaoke but those are my favorite of what I took so I had to share them! I love all the reviews! Keep them coming!

[AdnaanA]

Yay! Lots of Drama though,,,

[Ally3772]

Yay! Lots of Drama though,,,

Yes, it does have lots of drama in the post! Next post will be less drama filled! I don't think there is any drama at all! 

[Ally3772]

With all this fighting Seth for me over, it was time to get back to our jobs. Alex went back to working long hours at his job while I searched for someone who would let me do a gig. I haven't been having much luck, everyone kept telling me to come back when I had more experience... But with the help and support of Alex I kept trying and didn't give up.

I usually was at home most of the day and night, it sucked not having Alex around. We have gotten much closer now that we were offically girlfriend and boyfriend. Months passed and we seemed to only get closer, he spent his free time with me. He works from 2PM to 9PM so it is hard to see each other, especially when he is tired when he gets home. There was one night I wanted to surprise him with dinner when he got home early. He walked into the kitchen to find me crying holding a pan full of burnt food and the smoke detectors going off. Needless to say he ended up cooking anyway...

One day he walked into my room, he sat on the bed and waited for me to get off of the phone.

"...Alright thank you." I said hanging up.

"Another rejection?" He asked.

I nodded

"I'm taking the night off, I have something special planned." He told me.

"You do?" I asked.

"Yeah, meet me in the hot tub first!" He said getting up and winking at me.

I jumped up and put my swim suit on.



We spent an hour in the hot tub just messing around until he sent me upstairs to shower.

"Make sure to dress nice!" He told me.

What was he up too?

I walked outside in the yard to see a picnic basket on he ground, and there were candles all over the place.

"What's this?" I asked.

"Sit down my love." He said.

I looked at him before sitting down on the blanket.

"This is nice." I said.



We finished eating and cleaned up the food. We stood up and looked at eachother, he gave me a kiss.

"Well, I had a really nice time." I said grabbing his hands.

"We're not finished." He told me.

"We aren't? What else could you have planned that's better then a picnic in the candle light?" I asked.

"I have a very important question I need to ask you." He told me.

"Okay..." I said.




"I have been planning this for a while now... Honestly the day after I got into that fight I decided that... I don't want to spend one more day fearing that I might lose you. So I'm taking a chance and asking you to become Mrs. Natalie Peterson. Natalie, will you marry me?" Alex said pulling out the most beautiful ring I have ever seen!




My eyes opened wide as I gasped.

"YES!" I almost screamed.



"Oh my god!" I gasped, "We are getting married!"

I laughed looking at the ring.



We decided to have a private wedding, neither of us had a lot of friends...



My mother sent me her wedding gown, she said that if she wasn't there to see me get married, she wanted to imagine me wearing it.





"I love you." He said.

"I love you too." I whispered.

We kissed each other making it official.




We spent the first night as a married couple...Doing married things...



Then in the morning, it was off to France for our honeymoon!



The first day was spend wine tasting and shopping! Alex enjoyed the wine testing, but not so much the shopping... We were in the middle of wine tasting when Alex got a little frisky with his hands, I swatted him away but that didn't seem to work. He yanked me all the way upstairs to someone's bedroom.

"Alex! We can't do it here! This isn't our bed! This isn't the right place to do this!" I whispered.

He closed and locked the door getting into bed.

"I cant believe we are going to do it in someone's bed!" I scolded.

"Are you just going to stand there? Or are we going to make a baby?!" He asked.

"WHAT?!" I asked taken back.

"Kidding! Just kidding!" He laughed.



After doing something we shouldn't of done, we headed back to the house we were staying in. We had two more wonderful days left in France!

There! Here is a much more happy post! Tell me what you think!

[JonMom2009]

Just read this and love it! I love the reference to Grey's Anatomy, lol

[loveSims]

They look so happy! Hope there is a nooboo soon. Great update.

[AdnaanA]

This was soo cute update!

[Ally3772]

Just read this and love it! I love the reference to Grey's Anatomy, lol

Thank you! I love Grey's Anatomy!

They look so happy! Hope there is a nooboo soon. Great update.

Thank you!

This was soo cute update!

Thank you!