Hannah McCoy – A Sims 4 Rom Com: Author’s Note
I am so excited to share the first full chapter of my Sims 4 Rom Com, Hannah McCoy: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places. When Hannah ventures out for her first day in Brindleton Bay, she ends up at the park. While there, she meets two people who change the course of her life forever.
Side Note: It’s going to take quite a while to write this story. With two kids, it’s hard to carve out the time, but I’m absolutely loving writing it and I’m thrilled to share these early chapters along the way!
If you haven’t read the prologue yet, please click here to read it now.
Chapter One
Hannah McCoy
My first day in Brindleton Bay I visited the dog park near my house in Sable Square with Buttercup. There were a lot of people gathered by the chess table watching a game. I had no idea so many people were into chess! But I figured, new town, new people. I better join in.
I wandered over and introduced myself. As a cheerful and outgoing person, I have never had trouble making conversation with perfect strangers.
“Hi, I’m Hannah!” I waved excitedly to everyone.
A kind looking man around my age with sandy blonde hair was playing chess. He put his piece down and looked at me and smiled.
“It’s nice to meet you Hannah. I’m Travis.”
I smiled back at him and we started casually talking. He didn’t live in Brindleton Bay. It turns out he and his friends had recently moved into a home in Foundry Cove, a more modest neighborhood in Willow Creek. I never spent much time there, as my parents did their best to keep me amongst high society and away from the “wrong side of the tracks” – their words, not mine. But Brent and I would sometimes sneak out of our homes after our parents were asleep, and go to the old Foundry Cove railroad behind his house. I can’t remember anymore everything we did there but sometimes, Brent would bring a tent and the two of us would camp out, and lie in the tent for hours, giggling about our crushes on the exact same boys. It became a bit of a running joke between us because almost every boy I liked, ended up being completely into Brent instead.
I asked Travis if he lived near the old railroad. He laughed.
“You really didn’t spend much time in Foundry Cove, did you?” he laughed, shaking his head. “I don’t think there’s a single house that isn’t near that railroad. I don’t even need an alarm clock to wake me up in the morning because that train is always whistling at 5 AM.” He paused. “I like it though. Keeps me spritely,” he said with a playful smile.
I scrunched my face as I embarrassingly admitted, “My parents weren’t really the adventurous type. They were far more interested in going to as many charity benefits and black and white parties as they could muster.”
He playfully smiled at me. “If you ever find yourself back in Willow Creek, I’d love to show you around the cove sometime.”
I was just about to respond — when I saw him.
The man of my dreams. He had brown tight curly hair and wore silver glasses that framed his brown eyes beautifully. He had light brown skin with just enough stubble around his face to make a woman swoon. He looked super fit but didn’t flaunt it. He wore an unzipped red hoodie, with slacks, and casual black loafers; the perfect combination of polished and relaxed. I felt an overwhelming attraction to him and I knew I had to meet him.
“It was nice to meet you Travis,” I said, as I walked off to introduce myself to this handsome stranger. My blonde hair bobbed beside my cheeks as I nearly tripped rushing to introduce myself.
“Hi, I’m Hannah.”
“Justin,” he said, as he shook my hand.
I played it casual and cool as I held his hand in mine. But in my body, my heart was beating out of my chest.
I took a deep breath in as I asked, “Justin. Do you live around here?”
He smiled coyly at me. “I do,” he said. “I live on the far side of Cavalier Cove, just by the ocean.”
My lips parted, ready to respond when his phone chimed. He looked at the message and looked at me.
“I’m so sorry, Hannah. I have to run, but maybe if you give me your number, I can call you sometime?”
My cheeks were burning, I was so flushed with excitement. “Yes! Absolutely!” I exclaimed trying to hold back my glee. I gave him my number and as his masculine fingers jotted it into his phone, I was practically trembling I was so nervous.
“I’ll call you, Hannah,” he said, with a nod and a crooked smile forming across his lips. His voice had a low rumble to it that made him even more irresistible.
“Bye,” I gulped as I smiled and waved.
I looked at my watch when I realized the time. It was almost 5pm and I needed to get home for dinner. Buttercup was already bored to tears at the park and sleeping in the grass, right next to Travis and the chess table. She’s a bit of a couch potato but I love her to bits.
I walked over to scoop her up and smiled at Travis.
“I’m sorry. I’d love to stay and chat more but I have an early morning tomorrow. It’s not a fancy job but I just started working part time as a shelf stocker at a retail shop and I want to make sure I make my best impression.”
He smiled, “I’m sure that won’t be a problem for you.” As I smiled back and turned to walk away, he gently put his hand on my arm.
“Hannah! It was wonderful talking to you. If you ever find yourself in Willow Creek, I’d love to show you around Foundry Cove sometime!” He handed me his business card.
“It was so nice meeting you, Travis.” I smiled and headed home with Buttercup fast asleep in my arms.
Travis Scott
It was just another day for me as I was playing chess in the park. Working towards being a video game developer is my dream job, but it’s hardly relaxing. I’m currently low on the totem pole, doing quality assurance daily on every game. Every moment is full of constant visual stimulation and it can get overwhelming. I know, I’m complaining about playing too many video games. You’re probably laughing at me right now if that’s the worst of my problems.
Every day after work though, I make my way to a different park to meet new people and unwind with a game of chess. I’ve got to keep my mind sharp, after all. But this time, something unexpected happened.
I was in the midst of making my move, moments from putting my opponent into check, when I looked up and saw her.
She was like an angel.
She was drop dead gorgeous with her blonde hair in a bob, her bangs held back to accentuate her big brown eyes. She stood there in a purple top with a plunging neckline, and her playful polkadot skirt.
When she introduced herself, I played it as cool as I could. She had an adorable smile and her voice rung high, almost like a bird happily chirping away.
I placed down the chess piece I was holding, as if I was just being polite, but the truth was, I couldn’t even concentrate on the game anymore. She was far too beautiful.
We made small talk and chatted about Willow Creek but just when I was hoping to ask for her number, she said goodbye. I watched her walk off, her skirt swaying from side to side.
She was new to the neighborhood and I couldn’t blame her for trying to mingle as much as possible. I’m a mingler too after all, park hopping daily to make new friends!
She wandered off to a man I never met before but her chat with him was short lived. Soon, she made her way back over to me to say goodbye. I shuffled through my pocket to pull at a business card as casually as possible, and touched her arm as she turned to walk way. Her skin felt as soft as silk.
“Hannah! It was wonderful talking to you. If you ever find yourself in Willow Creek, I’d love to show you around Foundry Cove sometime!”
She took my number and smiled at me. “It was so nice meeting you Travis.” The words rang in my ears.
As she walked off, I could feel my chest beaming. She was perfect.
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