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A Life to Live: The Taming of the Shrew

This is my entry for August’s Monthly Short Story challenge on the Sims forums. It contains 481 words, 3 screenshots, and the theme word “Whinge.”

If you’d like to participate, you can do so by reading all the stories in both the veteran and novice categories and casting your vote for your three favorites in each category.

This story is part of my A Life to Love series, featuring one-shots/shorts with characters from Forever in Time, especially our beloved power couple, Lenora and Tyrone. I wanted to write something cute and lighthearted, given their current situation in Forever in Time. I hope you all enjoy it.

As always, thanks for reading, commenting, liking, subscribing, and lurking.

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Lenora & Tyrone 1 (Medium)

“Tyrone, it’s bad! It’s really, really bad,” Lenora muttered, exiting her studio and flopping onto the living room sofa.

Tyrone sighed in resignation. Being the kind soul she was, his Lenora usually wasn’t someone to whinge. Even so, Tyrone knew all too well what a beast she could be when her work wasn’t going well. “Let it fly,” he said.

Lenora needed no further encouragement. “Wolfman, I swear to Ariadne, I wish I was writing a murder mystery so I can kill off Marigold and send poor Ian on a pilgrimage to India or someplace where he can get some peace and quiet. It’s not often I dislike my heroine.”

For the sake of saving his life, Tyrone swallowed an amused snort and went with stroking a soothing hand down his Lenora’s hair. “You’ve hit snags before, Lenora, and you’ll get through this one. You’re not on the top of the Bestseller list for nothing, you know.”

The corners of Lenora’s mouth twitched, finally curving into a slight smile. “Thanks. I just hate it when I write myself into a box.”

“A glass of wine and a snack will do you good.” Tyrone pulled Lenora to her feet and guided her to the table. “Sit.”

 

Lenora 1 (Medium)

Lenora sat, scowling, while Tyrone whistled cheerfully as he poured two glasses of wine. Riffling through the fridge, he found just what he was looking for. Smirking to himself, he set the glasses of wine on the table and plunked down a block of sharp cheddar cheese before her.

Lenora raised an eyebrow questioningly. “Some snack.”

“Well, I thought some cheese would go great with that whine, and sharp cheddar seems to suit you at the moment,” Tyrone quipped.

Lenora gaped for a long moment before her mouth began to work like a guppy’s. All the pent-up tension she was feeling that day melted as she looked at her beloved’s grinning face and contemplated the absurdity of the situation. An unladylike snort escaped, followed by a snicker. Then, she started to giggle, the giggle soon turning into an outright guffaw. In a matter of seconds, Lenora was in the throes of unhindered mirth. She laughed until her sides ached. She laughed until tears streamed down her face. She laughed until she didn’t think she could laugh anymore. Then, she laughed some more because Tyrone was chortling along with her.

“Whatever am I going to do with ye, Wolfman?” Lenora gasped once she was able to speak.

Tyrone grinned and leaned over to kiss her brow. “Feeling better, I see.’

“Aye. Ye always make it so,” she said in lilting Irish tones.

“That’s my job. I love you, Lenora.”

“Ah, so ye still love me even if I am a shrew,” she teased.

 

Tyrone Holding Lenora 1 (Medium)

Tyrone pulled her up and into his strong arms. “And a beautiful shrew you are, my Lenora. I love you no matter what, forever and ever.”

Nise Dreamweaver
Nise Dreamweaverhttps://sweetnightingale.com/
Dedicated Simmer but late to the party. :) I started playing Sims in 2011, having learned with Sims 3. I've come to love other Sims games but TS3 is my go-to game. I started out as a Sims Let's Player on YouTube, then focused my attention toward SimLit. I like reading and writing a variety of genres. I primarily write romances and think I'm pretty good at pulling on the heartstrings. :) I tend to beat up my characters a bit but am not always mean. I tend to go toward Supernatural storylines but can and will write more "normal" scenarios if need be.
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      • Thank you so much! I love these two. 🙂 It really is. It’s great to have someone there when you need them, even if you don’t realize it at the time. Lenora definitely needed that, and Tyrone was definitely willing to provide it. 🙂

  1. What a sweet couple! I love it when relationships are working fully and being able to make someone laugh might be the most import skill. Cheese and W(h)ine! 😀

    • Thank you so much! I absolutely adore this couple. <3 I totally agree about a fully workin relationship. There's nothing like it, and being able to make someone laugh is awesome. Yep, Cheese and W(h)ine. :D Lenora won't be able to look at a block of sharp cheddar cheese the same way ever again. LOL!

    • Thank you so much! It really was refreshing to write this, considering what they are going through right now in Forever in Time. Tyrone is great at getting Lenora out of her funk, and the well-placed pun was a winner. 😀

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This is where it all began. Meet Lenora Landgraab, the star of this blog. She's our main character in "Forever in 'Time" as well as its suppliments. She started out as a Sim I created in 2013, and the rest is history. She took on a life of her own. Without her, this blog would not exist. She has so much of a story to tell so if you're new here, I suggest reading her backstory first before diving into the story proper. I hope ou love reading about her as much as I love telling her story.

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