My name is Emeline Ivana Dell. I am tall, and I have wavy red hair and blue eyes. I am from New York, I am 21 years old, and I work as a nanny.
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~6 MONTHS LATER~
I have been having a lot of fun with my family and friends lately! I am out late, I don't always wake up at home, and I often wake up with headaches, as reminders to the previous night's activities. Soon, after many months of partying, something happens that will change my life forever.
I have a one night stand with my best friend, Judah Caleb Preston. 2 weeks later, when I was supposed to get my period, I didn't. After it being a couple days late, I take a pregnancy test, and find out what I was dreading - I'm pregnant.
Around 9 months later, I give birth to a baby girl named Cruise Evangeline Dell-Preston. My best friend Judah and I are having a pretty hard time talking because of our little "incident." If it weren't for us being drunk that night, this would never have happened. Even though Judah and I don't talk much, he tries to see Cruise at least once a week and pays child support. I agreed to also give my daughter both of our last names (hypenated), so Judah will still feel that Cruise is his daughter. As for me, well I hope I don't lose my insanity because I wasn't ready. I still love my baby girl, though.
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My daughter is now two years old, and I am throwing her a birthday party - the theme is Yo Gabba Gabba! I invite friends, family and even coworkers to the event. I am so proud of my daughter, and how she has grown! But, there are more twists of fate in the making that will soon make themselves clear!
At the party, I meet a friend of my older brother, Jordan Michael Dell. Jordan's friend is named, Gavin Wyatt Newton. He told me that he has kids! The twin boys that were playing with my daughter are his sons! They are my daughter's age - 2. The boys are named Sawyer Beckett and Fletcher Langston Newton.
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It's been a year since I first met my new love interest at my daughter's birthday party. We've spent more time together, and seem very happy! But my life is in motion again, and I never know what's around the bend!
It has only been a year, but Gavin and I get married! He loves my daughter, and I love his sons a lot! We decided that waiting any longer would just be pointless.
It turns out, not long before Gavin and I got married (it's been about 3 months), I got pregnant! I never expected to get pregnant, so I never took a pregnancy test. I also didn't have much morning sickness, so I thought I was just coming down with something. I found out I was pregnant when my stomach started getting bigger, then the food cravings, and finally - the kicking! I was positive then! I felt more than two feet kick me at once - so I knew I was having twins! I expect they will be boys!
I just went to the doctor, and I was right! I am having twins, and they are both boys! I figured as much because I didn't have much morning sickness, and I was craving salty foods (although this has been proven wrong). My daughter is very excited, and so are my step-sons! They are eager to meet their baby brothers!
About 8 1/2 months later, I give birth to my little boys, whom we name Griffith Axel and Breccan Maddox Newton.
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Quite a bit of time has passed - 12 years! My step-sons and oldest daughter are 15, whilst my youngest, my boys, are 12. Sawyer, Fletcher, and Cruise are in 10th grade, while Griffith and Breccan are just starting 7th grade. They are all developing their own final personalities and making their own decisions, in the midst of all the teenage chaos, I decide to move as well. I, of all people, know that life can throw a curve ball at anytime, and I must be prepared!
Sawyer is a bit of a party animal, and a bit outspoken! Maybe a BIT too much! He gets in trouble in class all the time because he backtalks the teachers. He tells his father and I that they can't teach, and should be in a hole somewhere. I honestly don't know where he gets his attitude from. His grades are also horrific! Unlike his brother, Fletcher, who has straight As, he has straight Fs! Gavin and I have been to the counselor, one too many times, and we just don't know what to do.
Fletcher, however, is the exact opposite of his twin brother. He is quiet, and very intellectual. He loves school (especially Math!) unlike his brother, and is very friendly. He manages fine, and doesn't have any trouble at all.
Cruise, my only daughter, is friends with everyone! She is a bit too popular. She has been hanging around a gang at her school, and has developed a substance problem. Her father (who I don't talk to anymore) doesn't seem to care that she has a drug problem. Cruise actually told me that it's because she doesn't have a father that she is addicted to drugs. I continuously tell her how sorry I am that he isn't there, but she is old enough to know to not get involved in the wrong crowd.
Griffith is also another outspoken child in the house, and is not afraid to speak his mind! He is very funny, handsome, and always looks at life with a positive outlook! He is known to have a charming quality to him, and always seems to have a "girlfriend" or two around! Griffith, despite his goofy attitude all the time, actually doesn't get in trouble at school for it (surprisingly). His teachers actually love him because he has a lot of spunk and will do his work. He has decent grades - mostly Bs, but he does have one C in a class that he doesn't really care for. I think we have all been there.
Breccan is also quiet and intellectual. He takes after his older brother Fletcher. The two are always hanging around each other, and studying. I wonder if that is the only thing they like to do. And Breccan also doesn't get into any trouble. My boys know better.
Despite my childrens' protests, we move across town to start off fresh.
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It's been five relatively smooth and happy years for my family! My oldest children have graduated high school two years ago, and are thinking about attending college, while my youngest are now Seniors! But just because a large milestone has passed, it doesn't mean that there aren't more to come!
Sawyer, my oldest step-child, not surprisingly, has decided not to attend college. He has, though, changed over the years. He is no longer the back-talker he used to be. I am happy about that, as he seems to be the popular guy around in general. However, this doesn't mean he is the sharpest tool in the shed. Even though he has gotten a lot friendlier, sometimes he doesn't think with his thick skull. He has gotten a couple of speeding tickets, just because he thinks he is above the law. In general, his personality hasn't really gotten him into trouble. He just wants to have fun, and doesn't think that anything can stop him.
Fletcher, despite his terrific grades in high school (mostly), has decided to join the Military instead of going to college. He originally wanted to be a Math Teacher, but has either postponed it or decided that he didn't want to do that at all. In fact, he purposely failed out of his last year of high school. He never actually did tell his father or I why. I think it had something to do with him wanting to go to the Army, but why he didn't try at all that year, is beyond me. During his Senior year, he decided that he wanted to join the Army. Here I was thinking that he hated guns. He has always said he wants to make the world a better place. Even though I am upset about his last year of high school, I am still proud of him for wanting to fight for our country.
Cruise, surprisingly has decided to attend college. She is the only one so far. She started about a year ago, because that's how long it took for her to clean up her mess. She actually didn't clean up her mess. She is still addicted to drugs, and I think she has used college as an escape, and to cover up the fact that she can't stop, and is ashamed of it. I thought I was a good mother, but to Cruise, I feel like I did something wrong. I was only 21 when she was born, and I didn't really have any support then (emotionally, at least). She does, however, seem to enjoy being in college and studying Law. I think that is the only place she feels she belongs. Now, Cruise wants to be a Lawyer. I think she will be a great Lawyer because she is very convincing, and that is an important attribute in that field.
Griffith, the oldest of my boys, has become very quiet and has decided to hit the books. He's not the goofy kid he used to be. In fact, he doesn't have a bright attitude anymore at all! He has become a pessimistic, neurotic, very cold and obsessive-compulsive teen. He is constantly worried that he won't get into a good college because he wasn't serious about his grades, unlike his younger brother, Breccan. He has actually become jealous, and the two don't get along that much anymore. He has almost all Bs, but to him, that's like the epitome of an eating disorder. In other words, the bad grades are not there, but that's how he sees it. He wants to be a Biochemist, but keeps complaining that he is not good for it. He has begun to get lower grades, but not by much. They are worse now then they were then, but he had exceptional grades then, and they have only gone down a little. Gavin and I are really worried about him.
Breccan, the younger of the twins, has changed the least out of any of my kids. He is exactly the same as he was 5 years ago - just the same quiet, intellectual child I knew then. He was always distant, but has become more distant, though, and I think that is because of his twin.
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It's been three years and all of my children have graduated high school and started their lives! Though their lives are just beginning, the busiest part of my mine is now coming to an end. I've handled every curve ball life has thrown at me, and now I'm facing some of the last. But I have to remember to keep my guard up!
Sawyer, my oldest step-son, has twin boys! Their names are Theodore Cannon and Raymond Lance Newton. The little tykes are 3 years old now. Sawyer has moved out, but still lives close by; only a half hour away. Sawyer is currently dating. He is a single father, because the mother of his sons left - almost right after she gave birth to them.
Fletcher, my youngest step-son, does not have any kids. Fletcher has been gone since he left high school. He is living in Afghanistan now, but only because he is still in war. He is married, however. Fletcher's wife is named Karsen Alexandra Newton (nee Townsend). Fletcher met his wife back in high school, and they own a home not too far away from their school.
My daughter, Cruise, also has twins! A boy and a girl. Their names are Harry Gunner and Addison Grace Newton. They are newborns. Cruise lives with me. She is not with anyone, so I am helping her out. Pretty much the same scenario happened with her, as it did with Sawyer. The father of her kids are never around, except this time, the father knocked her up and left. In other words, he was NEVER there!
Griffith, my oldest son, does not have any children. Griffith doesn't live with me, but he is actually only right down the street from me. Griffith is not married, either. I don't think he is ready to commit, seeing he has more than one girlfriend! What a player! (Remind you of him when he was a child?) On another note, Griffith is back to almost the same way he was when he was a child!
Breccan, also, does not have kids yet. He did leave home - to the other side of the country. I hardly ever hear from him. I never understood that child. He is married and has kept his wife a secret. The only thing I know is her name - Kandace Olympia Newton (nee Hughes). Rumor is she's pregnant also, but I am not sure.
The Newton Family
DW: Emeline Ivana {45}
DH: Gavin Wyatt {47}
DSS/DSS: Sawyer Beckett/Fletcher Langston Newton {23}
DD: Cruise Evangeline Dell-Preston {23}
DS/DS: Griffith Axel/Breccan Maddox Newton {20}
DGS/DGS: Theodore Cannon/Raymond Lance Newton {3}
DGS/DGD: Harry Gunner/Addison Grace Newton {NB}