What happened before:
Lilith went to college and was happy to leave her parents’ house. She continued her relationship with Dirk and got engaged. After graduation they moved in together: first in an apartment, where son Youenn was born, then they moved to Downtown. They had a quiet life there with their son and their dog Raymond. They moved back to Pleasantview when Youenn was a teenager.
Just when she thought her life was back on track, she suffered a terrible loss...
Lilith is taking her dog Raymond for a walk in the park. It is a nice day, some people are playing chess. She loves the athmosphere in the park, it keeps her mind from overthinking her lonely future.
"What will be next?" Is a question she has asked herself a lot lately, since she lost Dirk.
Why did he have to be so stupid to burn the leaves in the garden instead of just throwing them in the garbage bin?
She is alone now. Her son Youenn is in college, he is almost a grown man. He comes to visit her sometimes, but he has his own life like every young adult is supposed to have.
She has never really loved another man since high school, and even though they were “exploring other options” at university, they always ended up together again.
It was so romantic when he proposed to her. Not that she was really into that marriage stuff at the time, she just knew she wanted to be with him forever.
Their wedding was just a little ceremony as a part of little Youenn’s birthday party. They didn’t really care about it, they already had each other.
And yes, they did have their problems in their marriage. At some point, she caught her husband having an affair with Jane Stacks, a college drop-out from their generation. He confessed that it was not a one-time thing.
Lilith herself had her little fling with the much younger Lassad Broke, a frat boy at the time. It was not more than that: a little fling. She had more of them when she was younger, but all of these lovers were romance Sims looking for their next conquest. She knew that she had nothing to expect from them and they knew she would never leave Dirk.
Dirk gave her peace after all. Her made her feel like she did matter. That was what she needed after her turbulent teenage years. He made ease things with her parents and encouraged her to let them see their grandchild. She managed to reconcile with her father. She would never be good friends with her mother again, but she actually was a good grandmother to Youenn.
And with Angela? Well, they will probably never be friends. They both have their own lives, sometimes they meet at outings with mutual friends, like Dina Goth (Caliente).
At least they do not fight any more like they still did in college (oh my gosh, she is so happy there are no pictures anymore of this, or at least she hopes so!).
In college she had at least on triumph over Angela: she was the one that graduated Cum Laude, not the eternal perfect girl Angela who had been too busy in her sorority.
Not that she was the most studious girl on the campus, she had her fun too in the secret society ????
But that is all in the past. Not she is alone with her dog, playing the piano and inviting some friends over now and then.
Last night she invited over her recently divorced friend Castor Nova. They had some fun together. But will it be enough for her to get over Dirk?
Because whatever happens, his ghost will always be in their house.