Buzz and Brandi looking back as they walk out, Aelia and Jenny watch them go.

Brandi looks bright and happy and not like she just yelled at a full grown man like he was a child. Buzz looks upset and embarrassed.

Right to Left: Jenny looks pissed, arms crossed as she glares while Aelia has a pleasant smile on her face. Hey, no one died so it's a success!

"Thanks for the party!" Brandi chirped brightly, "I'll be back for my sons in a sec!"

Buzz followed after, looking like a kicked puppy, "I apologize for the outburst." He mumbled at Aelia.

"He's lucky I didn't get to him first.." Jenny muttered darkly while Aelia smiled, "I think that went well."

Brandi is scowling at Buzz, so is Buck. Jill is sassing and Beau is hoping to the Watcher that Buzz doesn't turn back around.

"Now, you n' I are gonna have a little chat out front so we don't bother the party," Brandi pressed, daring Buzz to argue.

"And I'll try not to scramble anything," Jill muttered.

"Shh! Ohmigosh," Beau whined, tugging on Jill's arm and glancing at Buck who was still glaring daggers at his father.

Brandi is jabbing Buzz in the chest while Buck looks pissed, Jill looks annoyed and Beau is clinging onto her arm all shy and anxious. Tank and Alex are in the far background looking embarrassed and worried, respectively. And it's not the teen's, (Ophelia, Johnny, Dustin and Ripp) problem so they aren't getting involved.

"Naw, YOU listen!" Brandi jabbed Buzz straight in the chest, "I know you're tryin' to be protective but this ain't it, Buzz, these kids aren't part of your little feud!"

Buzz's face twisted in shock and shame, but Brandi steamrolled on before he could comment.

Behind the kids and Buzz, Jenny looks ready to throw down, Aelia looks anxious and Brandi looms behind Buzz with an angry pointer finger.

"Excuse me?!" Buzz's face grew hot with anger, "now you listen here-"

The argument had drawn a crowd, specifically of two angry mothers and one awkward Aelia. Before Jenny could bring hellfire down upon Buzz, however, Brandi stepped in.

Buck has thrown up his hand and looks #Done with his dad. Jill has her arms crossed with a 'well actually' look and Beau is side eyeing her because she's his human shield and he doesn't want to bring attention to them. Tank is in the background with a hand over his face, he just wanted to play chess with his friend. :(

"Oh, plum off, dad!" Buck sniped back immediately.

"Uhm, sir, the only thing I scramble is eggs," Jill supplied smarmily as Beau half hid behind her with a grimace, "oh, biscuits..."

In the background, Tank placed a hand to his face with a groan, he hadn't been fast enough to stop the trainwreck.

Buzz is looking down at his son Buck with a concerned/disappointed frown.

Buck is yelling at his dad while Jill and Beau look varying degrees of awkward. Tank is in the background getting up from his nice game of chess, sigh.

Buzz's brows furrowed, "You need to be careful, what did I tell you?"

Buck sprang to his feet, instantly on the offensive, "Tank and Ripp are RIGHT there, dad! What, do you think Jill is gonna scramble my brain or some other stupid alien shit?"

"Don't use that tone with me!" Buzz snapped.

Left to Right: Buck, Jill and Beau playing marbles.

Jill won at marbles, I don't know how you win at marbles.

Jill looks startled as she looks up at something off screen.

Jill squealed in delight at another marble win, sitting back to grin at the two boys, "Hah, take that-"

"Buck!" A gruff voice interrupted the young girl's gloating.

"Oop-?" Jill's eyes widened, slapping her hands over her mouth and darting her gaze over to Buck who was already wincing.

A shot of the rest of the yard between Cassandra and Brandi.

In the foreground the kids Buck, Jill and Beau play marbles. In the midground are the teens on two sun chairs, Dustin and Ripp on one and Ophelia and Johnny on another. In the very back are Alexander and Tank playing chess.

A closer shot of Alexander and Tank playing chess, Tank actually looks happy for once, wow.

On the other side of the yard, the kids played with marbles while the teens chatted amongst themselves and Tank and Alex had a friendly game of chess.

Jenny strong arming her brother by words alone.

"When? After my nephew turned five? I haven't even been able to give him his gift yet!" Jenny lamented dramatically, while still keeping her tone quiet.

Pascal rolled his eyes but smiled at his older sister, "you can come visit today, okay?"

"Good," Jenny replied smugly.

Jenny chatting at Pascal.

While Aelia and Brandi happily bullied Buzz into letting his boys take a cooking class, Jenny took an aside with her brother.

"Now, you better have a good reason why I had to hear from Aelia about your new family member..."

Pascal winced, "uhm, I was going to tell you, I promise."

In front of the camp fire, Brandi, Buzz and Aelia chatting.

A closer shot of just Buzz and Aelia.

"A little cooking class, how cute!" Brandi squealed happily, waving down Buzz "Your boys should join in, too!"

Buzz looked startled, "Well... Tank is an adequate cook."

Aelia tutted softly, "cooking is an important life skill, he should be better than 'adequate'."

Buzz paused, "I suppose..."

Around the campfire, Brandi talking animatedly while Buzz smiles at her.

Around the fire, Brandi, Buzz and Aelia are looking at Cassandra.

"Speakin' of cooking!" Brandi wagged a hand with a groan, "I've been havin' a bugger teaching Dustin."

"Hah, my brother Alex can't cook either," Cassandra snorted.

"Oh? I quite enjoy cooking, I could teach them," Aelia suggested with an excited smile.

The adults sitting around a fire. Going clockwise: Brandi, Buzz, Aelia, Nine, Jenny, Pascal and Cassandra.

Buzz was uncharacteristically polite, albeit rather awkward and curt in some cases.

"Thank you, Aelia, the food was great." Buzz forced an almost anxious smile.

"Oh, Nhm-ah, 'John' prepared the food!" Aelia chirped, gesturing at Nine.

"Ah. Yes, it's adequate," Buzz's smile tightened.

Nine looks utterly confused.

Aelia looks like she totally knows what she's doing and everything is going to go 100% alright.

"I am conducting an experiment!" Aelia replied, "I have researched that food 'brings people together' in sim culture and I aim to test this theory."

Nine was stunned, "but-"

"It is fine! He is a guest and therefore cannot attack anyone on my premises," Aelia assured with a confident smile.

Nine is looking at Buzz Grunt who is walking into the backyard.

Nine talking to Aelia who looks confused.

There in the entryway was Buzz Grunt.

"Aelia!" Nine whispered urgently as he pulled her aside, "that is my arch-nemesis, Buzz-"

"Oh, yes, I am aware," Aelia nodded, causing Nine to stare in a momentary loss of words.

"Then- Why did you?" Nine sputtered out.

Nine and Aelia are chatting. Nine is wearing a simlish version of the 'kiss the cook' apron.

Nine is suddenly looking away from a smiling Aelia, a look of shock on his face.

"I appreciate you for preparing food for this event, Nine." Aelia smiled brightly, earning a smile from the older alien.

"It is my pleasure! It is great to see everyone out-" Nine's comment halted and his eyes went wide, staring towards the side entrance to the backyard.

The foreground shows Nine smiling pleasantly while he waits for some hotdogs to cook on the grill. The guests mill about and chat behind him, Jenny, Aelia, Pascal, Johnny, Ophelia, Coral are among the group.

The same general set up, Nine is checking the hotdogs. Brandi has shown up to the party, as well as Cassandra.

Aelia wasted no time in having a backyard BBQ to celebrate her new home, inviting everyone she knew.

Nine, of course, insisted on manning the grill for the event.

Jenny and Nine are standing in front of a brand new grill.

Aelia looks delighted, hands up to her surprised but smiling mouth.

"Uh, yes, plus we got you a little housewarming gift!" Jenny smiled and gestured to the grill.

"I believe the house is quite warm already but I appreciate the gift- and all of your help immensely." Aelia smiled, prompting Nine to flex his Sim knowledge and explain what 'housewarming' was.

Jenny and Nine looking happy while standing in the backyard.

A shot of just the backyard, with a nice garden lining the fence, a full and clean pool with a giant flamingo floaty and of course, pink seating.

"Nine told me to keep you inside while he and the kids outdid themselves with the backyard!" Jenny smiled proudly at her husband.

"Yes, for the surprise and no other reason!" Nine smiled, making Jenny falter momentarily at the odd wording.

A show of the exterior of the midcentury style house, pink walls, little flamingos out front, very barbie.

The very colourful kitchen, more pink, also blue and yellow.

Even more pink in the bedroom, and yellow. A feature wall is behind the bed with large pink and red roses.

Midcentury-esque living room, wooden slat walls with pink couch and chairs. A neon 'Sul Sul' sign is hanging on the back wall.

Finally, with a fresh coat of paint, the house was done. Aelia, Nine and Jenny trailed through the home, admiring all their hard work before Jenny smiled conspiratorially.

"We have a little surprise for you, out back."

Nine looked startled momentarily before recalling the surprise, "Oh, right!"

Jenny in the foreground vacuuming while Nine and Aelia clean trash in the background living room.

Jenny, Nine and Aelia now cleaning up one of the bedrooms.

After the... unfortunate discovery, Nine went back inside and helped the ladies finish up cleaning. It took a few more days and more than a few runs to the furniture store before they were finally done.

This was amazing!! It was worth the wait and all the goodies are of course amazing too! Thank you!❤️❤️❤️

Glen holding out his hand, don’t leave him hanging, Vincent! 😂😂

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Oh no 😵

The whining is working 👀❤️

He knows cause it’s the same way he looks at her 👀❤️

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Yesss it’s all been worth it 😭😭

You deserve happiness too 🥺🥺