Chapter 1.1

Sophie Keller was a confident and outgoing young woman who was determined to make a life for herself in the town of Windenburg.

Growing up as an only child in Willow Creek, Sophie developed an enduring love for music. In fact it was her dream to become a world-famous musician and singer one day. So whenever she got the chance to practice, she took it.

She didn't only dream of music, however. She also dreamed of finding the one and having a big family. Growing up as an only child had made her long for siblings. So she knew that if she had children she'd want to have as many as possible so they never felt alone.

Going out on the town Sophie met many interesting men such as Art.

She also met the mysterious and wealthy Mortimer Goth.

And the older, more taciturn Geoffrey Landgraab.

When she saw this man walking down the street, her heart fluttered, and she just knew. His name was Dominic Cyr. He was a gardener who loved spending as much time outside as possible.

As the days and even weeks went by, she got to know Dominic, even if another Dominic, Dominic Fyres, wasn't too thrilled with their new relationship. Sophie wondered if Dominic Fyres might have had a crush on her, even though he was married to a woman named Moira.

In case things didn't work out with Dominic though, Sophie kept her eyes open, and she noticed this cute young man by the name of Joaquin.

(He reminds me of someone I know in real life. The resemblance is uncanny, haha).

But things with Dominic were going very, very well.

So well in fact that Sophie had no qualms about proposing to him in her small home.

"Dominic Cyr, will you be my husband?"

"Yes!"

It felt as if she'd found her soulmate.

Dominic was thrilled to celebrate their impending marriage with some woohoo.

After arriving in Windenburg and meeting Mortimer, one of Sophie's closest friends turned out to be Bella Goth. Sophie felt like she could tell Bella anything, and her friend would never judge.

"You have such a lovely home, Bella," she said.

"Don't worry, Sophie. You'll have a huge house like this someday too, especially if you're determined to leave a legacy."

Dominic had taken a job as a tech guru, in order to better support them financially. He loved being a gardener, but it didn't pay well at all.

One day as he was getting home, Sophie rushed outside in only her underwear.

"I don't feel so good, Dom," she said.

"Are you all right, Sophie?" asked Dominic.

"Yes!" she cried. "I didn't feel good, because I'm pregnant. We're going to have a baby!"

"Oh my plumbob!"

Pregnancy was rougher than Sophie expected, especially the morning sickness. She often found herself in the bathroom.

Dominic proved to be very attentive, however, as Sophie's belly slowly grew and grew.

However not even being pregnant could slow Sophie down from her love of partying and singing. Morty turned out to be a pretty good dance partner!

The day finally came, and Sophie went into labor. Dominic was so terrified he hid his face.

"I don't know what to do, Sophie!"

Sophie felt an overwhelming urge to throttle Dominic, but she restrained.

Sophie gave birth to a baby boy. They named him Tristan.

Before either one of them knew it, their baby had become a toddler. He turned out to be quite the charming little tyke.

(Note: I'm assuming his hair is only blonde, because he got his dad's blue hair, and toddlers can't have blue hair. I'm going to change it to blue when he grows up.)

They'd been together for so long as an engaged couple, neither one of them in any particular hurry to actually tie the knot. But when the romance festival came to town, they decided to finally say their vows at the wedding arch. It was a somewhat spur of the moment decision.