3:12 A Real Happy Birthday

Even with Madison still off work, 4 young children in diapers, and Taylor still on maternity pay, the girls were finally able to afford a stove. The fitters came around 10am, but with everyone still taking shifts with the triplets, nobody had a normal sleeping pattern. And so Madison used the stove for the first time, making dinner in her pyjamas. Just a simple mac and cheese, but it was so good to have a cooked meal for once!

Taylor was getting used to the lack of sleep, and was finding it easier to function on just a couple of hours a night, and so Madison was finally able to spend some quality time with her own children. Luis was still at school, and so she sat down to help Shaena learn about shapes. Shaena hadn't really seemed that bothered that her mother was always busy with her cousins, and Madison realised it was because she was getting older. She'd be starting school in a few weeks. Madison hated to think that her youngest child was no longer a baby. She'd enjoyed these years looking after little ones, and hoped Taylor would go back to work soon so she could have the triplets to herself.

It was later that same day, when Taylor decided to talk to her sister about just that.
"Madi, I've been meaning to talk to you." She knew her sister wouldn't mind, Madison was a natural at childcare, and loved her neices and nephew. "I've been offered a place on a forensics course, work will pay for it, and I'll be in the job I've always wanted when I'm done..."
"Tay, of course I'll stay home and look after the triplets!" Madison knew exactly what her sister was getting at, and didn't need her to finish her sentance.

"Thankyou, but even so, I've got you a present as a thankyou." Madison was shocked by this. She didn't need a reward for doing something she loved, and surely Taylor knew that!
"Taylor, you shouldn't have!"
"Wait, you don't even know what it is yet! Come upstairs, I'll show you."
Madison followed her sister up the stairs, and was surprised when Taylor took her to the empty room next to the nursary. There were 3 bedrooms up here, Luis was in one, and the triplets in another. This room wasn't being used yet, but was going to be Shaena's when she grew out of the crib. They hadn't even finished decorating up here, and there was a 4th room that was intended to be a joint bathroom for Luis and Shaena when they finally got the suite fitted.

Madison couldn't believe her eyes. Her legs gave way, and she was thankful for her wings as they stopped her from falling (I, on the other hand, am not. Damn wings blocking the view...).
"Oh, Taylor..." She breathed, she could feel Taylor beaming behind her, and didn't know what else to say.

"Oh, it's beautiful! An alchemy station? Really? How...?"
"Madi, I know you. I knew you'd love something like this, and when I was at the store buying the stove, I saw a cute little magic shop. I originally thought it was a magician type shop, and was going to get Luis something, but when I realised it was real magic and saw this..."
Madison ran her fingers over the old book infront of her, she carefully pulled open the heavy cover, and saw the old script and aged pages. Written hundreds of years ago in Moonlight Falls by a powerful warlock.

She turned to her sister and, tears in her eyes, threw her arms around her.
"Oh, thank you SO much, Taylor! I promise I'll get really good at it and sell anything I make so I can try and pay you back for everything you've done for me!"
"Madi, seriously, there's no need! I love having you, Luis and Shaena around here, and you've helped so much with the triplets. I honestly have no idea what I'd've done if you weren't here! I think I'd be a mess, curled in a ball in the nursary, having not slept for a year..."

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 Time flew by, and soon it was a big day. Today the triplets became toddlers, and Shaena became a child. Taylor was excited about the prospect of not having so many babies, but also a little terrified that the triplets would soon be walking and causing all kinds of trouble.

Madison was getting really into her alchemy. She'd applied for a grant at city hall, and so was getting a small amount of money just for improving her elixirs. She decided it would be best if she went to the magic shop and asked them to stock her potions regularly though, and with a few hours left until the party began, she decided now was a good time to go down and give them a taster of what she could do. She bottled up a small amount of the liquid she'd just made, and headed out to the edge of town.

As she was leaving, Luis came in from school. He sat down to rush through his homework. It was prom tonight, and he was going with his uncle Devon. It seemed odd at first to be in the same classes as his uncle, but he was used to it now. Both boys were excused from the party tonight as neither Lisa or Madison wanted their sons to miss the experiance of prom, even though Madison herself hadn't been able to attend hers as Luis was too young at the time.

When Madison entered the little shop, she was awestruck. There were so many old books and potions in here, she was in heaven. She soon pulled herself together when she noticed the girl running the shop peeping over the cash register at her.

She quickly explained she was here to negotiate a contract with them, and the girl behind the counter smiled and nodded all through her story.
"We'll have to take a sample of your work, and see how well it sells first. After that, all going well, we'll get in touch and let you know what we need, how much of it, and when. We can provide some ingrediants, but we'll have to sell you them. You'll earn the money back, of course, when your elixirs sell."
"Of course, that's fine." She handed the cashier the vial she'd bought with her, and filled her details in on a form the girl gave her before heading home to the party.

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Taylor didn't know what to make of an alien just casually strolling in like she owned the place, but didn't have the heart to make a scene. Instead she settled down to some dinner while the guests entertained themselves.

That is, until she saw a familiar figure that made her choke on her meal.

"Hello, Taylor." She hadn't heard that voice in so long, but she would recognise this witch anywhere. She'd aged a lot since their last encounter, and Taylor was almost pleased that she wouldn't have long left.

Madison was just arriving home at this point. She couldn't see what was going on, but the look on her mothers face filled her with dread. What was happening? She had to get inside to make sure all the babies were ok.

Inside, Taylor was ready to explode she was so angry.
"What are you doing here?" She screamed at the old woman. "Why can't you just leave me alone?! Why do you have to constantly show up and ruin everything?"
"Taylor, leave it..." Summer started.
"Butt out, Summer. I'll explain later. If you knew you'd be smashing her face against the wall." Summer turned around. She'd never seen Taylor like this, and she'd known her all her life. She made sure to stay close incase she needed any help. "Well?! Are you going to explain yourself? You're not welcome here, you never will be, either, especially when my mother is here. She's had enough of you too, just keep out of our lives."

"I came here to see my children." Trisha spat.
"Your chi-" Taylors heart stopped at the realisation of what she meant. She couldn't move, couldn't speak, she could barely breathe. It was as if everything she'd ever known had come crashing down around her, and all she could see was red. She finally managed to catch her breath, and realised the witch was just standing there, smiling. Apparently proud of what she'd done. "You will never see my children. I have raised them, I'm the one they call mummy, I'm the one they love. Get out of my house, I never want to see you again."

"They're as much mine as they are yours, Taylor. I have every right-"
"You have no right to do anything. You surrendered all rights to anything the day you cursed my mother. I never want to see you again. If you don't get out of my house right. Now. You won't leave here walking."

Trisha paused for a moment, considering if Taylor really meant what she said. Fairies weren't violent by nature, but maybe she'd pushed too far. She remembered the last time, the years it had taken off her life. She'd never let this puny fairy know she'd done her any lasting harm, but she knew now that she wasn't messing around, and there was every chance that she really would snap and do something. She gave one last glare to the mother of her children, barged past her and stormed out the door into the night.





It was so sweet, Lisa and Jackson stayed outside all night, and they kept hugging. I think the game has got the idea of what is supposed to happen, and knew that Lisa was terrified of Trisha, and so had Jackson outside with her :')
Ok, I couldn't fit in pictures of them with all the drama, so here are the kids after aging.