When you're alone and life is making you lonely,
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries,
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles,
Forget all your cares
So go downtown, Belladonna Cove
(lyrics by Petula  Clark).

The Baldwins:
With the promise to clean up corruption in the Downtown Belladonna Cove area Benjamin took the  Mayoral seat.  As wife Isabel rose through the ranks of the downtown School District.  Emphasizing to their children the rewards of hard work and a good education will do for them.  For Sophie, her dreams were to become a doctor, while pulling straight A's in school Sophie took on a part-time job at the community hospital.  She did so well that she earned the  Young Entrepenual Scholarship. Benjamin and Isabel made sure that both children got the best education so they had enrolled them into the prestigious Private School in the City.
With the children getting older with Sophie getting ready to head off to college and Marcus growing up so fast.  Benjamin and Isabel felt it was time to try for another baby or two.  Soon they welcomed a  new daughter Magdalena named after Isabel's mother.

The Wirths:
After leaving their daughter Hannah in Desiderata Valley.  Samuel and Marian took their pregnant daughter Sharon with them when they moved to downtown Belladonna  Cove where Samuel started his own law firm.While Samuel spent his days working Marian spent her days going shopping the gym and taking care of  Sharon.   Marian even took in the stray cat named Kim that kept wandering from house to house on her street. It was always Marian who had the wondering eye but never acted upon it, but when the piper came calling for child support, hmmm, Samuel???? No, not Samuel he is a family sim and would never cheat on me??? Must be for Sharon.  Little does Marian know  Samuel has been having a torrid affair with an intern at the hospital, Vivian Cho. Marian has been feeling pretty ill lately, though her mind is telling her that there is a possibility but no way can she be preggers!  It was on a late summer day when Sharon went into labor having been prepared for only one baby instead there were twin boys.  This was the first time that Samuel and Marion were present when their grandchildren entered the world.  Both boys looked like their father with their mother's eyes and hair.   The announcements went out that the  Wirth's  had two additions to the family  Braydon and Elijah. When Marion went to call her other daughter Hannah she could not be found anywhere.

The Gavigans, Nathan along with his wife Mary and their son Isaiah, moved from Simbin town to the big city of Belladonna Cove. Nathan pursuing a career in business found his way to the SimPe Corporation, leaving little time for his wife Mary.  Mary, on the other hand,  was getting lonely and needed something to keep herself occupied so she began medical training and was studying under Dr. Niccolo Lothario soon an affair ensued and before Mary knew it she was expecting.  First afraid that Nathan would find out but that soon past when Nathan became excited about the baby so Mary thought to herself let him think that it is his.  Both Mary and  Nathan began prepping Isaiah for Private school because that is where all children of SimPE employees go.  Before she knew it Mary delivered a daughter, Nikki, having done everything herself because she just completed her training in childbirth.  Boy, was Nathan surprised when he figured out the baby wasn't his.  Nathan has his own secrets and one of his biggest secrets is that he is bisexual and has hookedup with Dr. Loki Beaker, which may be a VBT. Mary also had an affair with Vicund curious which gave her a total of three children.  Nathan helped raise the children and then when Vera arrived  Nathan didn't want anything to do with Mary. In many words, the marriage was one of convenience and in name only.

The Travellers:  
Trisha, Trent and their daughter  Tina had been on a worldwide excursion visiting exotic locals from the Far East to Monte Vista to the beaches of Barnacle Bay. It was when they were in Simbin that Trisha got the call from the rock band, the Gearheads, that they needed a personal Celebrity Chef that brought them to downtown Belladonna Cove.  First settling into a spacious townhouse Trisha started work right away while Trent was having problems finding a job.   The payments at the townhouse were little out of their means so Trent resorted to becoming a  criminal.  His work did not go unnoticed forTrent was being watched by any other than the Uberhood Crime family, soon Trent found himself being inducted into the crime family by his friend Gavin Goldstein, Soon money began to come into the home on a regular basis.  Informing his family that he had gotten a job working at the downtown docks Trisha and Tina were none to the wiser of what Trent actually did.  It was Gavin's  intentions to eventually have Trent run the downtown family extension.
Tina found the downtown Belladonna Cove to be an adventure.  Meeting new friends came very easy for Tina.  There was one in particular that became her BFF.  Marcia Bruenig.  Trent and  Trisha found it kind of odd at first that Marcia was at their house all the time. Not quite figuring out why until one afternoon Tina informed them that Marcia was a foundling and that she had no parents.  Feeling rather sorry for the child both Trent and  Trisha agreed that it would be a good idea that they adopt Marcia.  Tina was elated to finally have a sister and  BFF to boot!  Marcia settled in with the Travellers and was thrilled to finally have a family that she could call her own.  That was until one day when Trisha announced at dinner that she was expecting.  Fear rose throughout Marcia's  very core.  The fear that if Trent and  Trisha were going to have a baby then they would not have any more room for her and it would be back to the Belladonna Cove orphanage.  With reassurance from both Trent and  Trisha that adoption meant for keeps slowly, Marcia began to like the idea of maybe a brother or a sister.
Trisha's pregnancy flew by having little to no morning sickness which by her standards was a good thing.  Trips to see Dr. Mary Gavigan her neighbor reassured her that the pregnancy was going just fine.  It was just at one of her visits to Mary that the labor pains began.  Mary quickly called Trent to come to the office which he got there just in time to see his daughter Tatum come into Sim world, then came Turner and finally Trini.  Triplets!  Holy Simtooski!  Trent gave Trisha a  loving hug and kiss on the forehead and told her that it looks like they'd be moving out of the townhouse!

The  Clevelands:
Leon and Cybil were not the bit pleased when they found out that their teenage son Jason and the Rutherford girl had eloped and to make matters worse she was pregnant.  Both the Cleveland and the Rutherfords had the teen marriage annulled and Marissa and the Rutherfords had their  grandson  Justin.   Though they did somewhat of a decent job with the child. Justin just didn't seem to want to do anything he would just sit in his nursery and do absolutely nothing!.  Leon was the first to speak his mind and recommend that Justin come live with them.  From the first moment that Justin arrived, he was an entirely different toddler he was talking more and playing with his toys as well as skilling.  Both Leon and Cybil felt that the right decision was made that and this would give their son Jason a sense of responsibility.  So the Clevelands had informed  Jason that in addition to going to High School he was to also get a part-time job.Leon and  Cybil brought Jason into their Telephone company at ground level.  And with the monies that he earned, he was not to spend a single simoleon on himself for having fun but to put it away. Half his earnings were to go into his college fund and the other half for Justin's education.   Jason reluctantly agreed to the terms and thus began his business career as a Mailroom Clerk.
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The Cho's  
It had been 3 years since Vivian had seen her husband according to the Navy, Ekotas had died in the line of fire.  The military had informed Vivian that they were not able to retrieve his body for burial due to being across enemy lines.  So it was the Navy that arranged the full honor military funeral with honors.  As Vivian struggled to raise their daughter Estu and attend medical school everything was not a total loss.  For at first she held a torch for her late husband for those 3 long years she finally found love with Samuel Wirth, a lawyer that represented the hospital in different lawsuits. Both fell madly deeply in love and were seeing one another any chance they got.  There was one thing that Samuel failed to tell her....He was married.  That bothered her at first but then she accepted the fact that he would probably never leave his wife and took comfort in the stolen moments that they shared.  Upon leaving Simbin Memorial Hospital's campus with Estu Vivian made her way to Downtown Belladonna Cove where she was hired as an intern for the Belladonna Community Hospital.  Still seeing Samuel whenever she could.   It was on her day off that she was teaching Estu how to walk that there was a knock on the door.  Asking who was there no answer came as  she looked through the peephole she fainted.  For on the other side of the door was her thought dead husband, Etokas!
Vivan had always dreamed of a day that Etokas would return but always knew that he would never see her or their daughter because after all the Navy was 100 percent sure that Etokas had perished.  After coming to Vivian, let Etokas into her tiny apartment,  Not sure if she was dreaming Etokas, began his story of what had happened and why the  Navy had pronounced  him KIA.  It seems that the Navy was very impressed with Etokas 's logic and athletic skills that they recruited him  first into special forces and  then eventually he was recruited intro the SCIA  as a  covert operator.  He had been undercover for the last 3 years and could not have any contact with anyone close to him for fear that their lives would be in danger.   But now that the mission was over he could return to his family and work  out the SCIA home office in Belladonna Cove.  Vivian questioned the death certificate that she received and  Estokas informed her that it was a  forgery.  Vivian became ill so ill that it was a mad dash to the bathroom.and threw up.  At this time Vivian believed it was due to the overwhelming information that she received from Etokas but on the other hand could she be ???
Vivian's  worst dreams had come true; on one hand, she was thrilled beyond belief  that her true love Etokas had returned home to her and Estu but on the other hand she had fallen in love with the very married Attorney Samuel Wirth and possible expecting his child?  Oh, what to do.   Keeping the pregnancy secret not only to her husband but also to Samuel.  Even though Samuel kept calling Vivian.   Vivian refused to take his calls.  As motherhood began to show Etokas assumed that the child was his.  As Estu's birthday approached Etokas thought what a  surprise it would be for Vivian to have a  birthday bash and have her parents there.  That way Estu will be able to meet her grandparents!  So the day before Estu's birthday Ekotas called  Vivian's parents Chandra and  Thuyant Karana whowere currently residing in FourCorners as well as his parents Sylvan and  Emiko who were in Hidden Springs.  What a surprise it would be for both Vivian and  Estu!.  The Karana's and the Cho's arrived while Etokas was at work putting poor pregnant Vivian into shock!   But it was a pleasant one because neither her parents nor Etokas' parents had ever met Estu!   After a perfect dinner of  Filet Mignon cake and ice cream followed.  Then Vivian startedhaving a very funny feeling,  Thuyant asked her daughter if she was okay..Vivian blurted out that she thought that she was going into labor it was way too soon if  Etokas was the father..Oh no!   The baby's father is Samuel Wirth!  Thinking fast Vivian lied to her parents, in-laws and  Etokas stating that the baby had to be premature!  With several spins and a big push, the Cho's welcomed baby Worth!

The Clevelands:
Leon and Cybil Cleveland were not too happy to find out that their teenage son Jason had run off and eloped with his girlfriend  Marissa Rutherford and neither was the Rutherford's.  To make matters worse  Marissa was pregnant.  Knowing that this would definitely ruin both of their children's lives both the Rutherfords and the Clevelands had the teenage marriage annulled.  With Marissa being pregnant she went to term and delivered a  son Justin.  Living with the Rutherfords, even though Marissa did all she could to teach Justin walking and talking it was her mother who potty trained  Justin while Marissa was in school and it was  Justin'suncle Geoff who taught him his nursery rhyme.  After that Justin did nothing more than just sit in his room not playing with the abundance of toys he had nor did he did any skilling with his other toys.  Leon had heard  this through his son Jason who still had some contact with Marissa.  Jason and  Cybil sat down and discussed the welfare of their grandchild and felt that it was the time that they took over.   So a call was made to the Rutherfords and Leon requested that Justin come live with them for awhile.
With Justin joining the household this  was going to mean more responsibility for  Jason not only was he  to care for Jason  and  keep  his grades up he was also going  to have to get a job, and the money he  earned half  was to go for Justin's future and the other half was to go for his own education. Jason exceeded his parent's expectations.  Not only did  Jason pull straight A's  and max out his skills for scholarships but he also got a job at his parents TS3 import company and was promoted to the top of his teen career level.  With that under his belt, Jason was ready to head off  to college on the eve of Justin's Birthday.  Not only was he ready for his son to grow up Cybil delivered twins, Suzette and Marek.