3.6 Go go go Joseph

Daniela Kyoti couldn’t believe her luck.  She was new to Sunset Valley, having moved there on a whim.  She was approaching old age and had figured her child-bearing years were over, so she wanted a new start.  And yet here she was, newly married to a rich man with a pool!  OK, so he was a bit ‘quirky’, but he was sweet and attractive and encouraged her when she said she wanted to be known for having a golden tongue and golden fingers.  She didn’t think he even spotted the innuendo in that phrase.

She was having a swim one evening when she found herself experiencing a lot of pain.

It was a girl!  Reluctantly, she’d agreed to call her daughter SkyBlueGinger.  It was a compromise.  She’d wanted ‘Sarah’, Joseph had wanted ‘Xyghfrtg’.  She was about to bring the baby inside when she felt another sharp stab of pain… and gave birth to a second daughter.

Elias was bowled over that there were twin girls in the house for the third time.  He felt he was a bit of a twins expert now.  He was also so excited to be in a household that had four generations living in it.  He had spent the past few days longing for death to take him to be with Lola, but now he had something to give him a purpose again, raising SkyBlueGinger and her sister, SatelliteJuno.

Joseph, however, was freaking out at the responsibilities of fatherhood.  He hadn’t even got a job yet, and the house was full of old people.  He couldn’t keep relying on their incomes.  He needed employment.  He scoured the job ads, looking for work that would fit in with the time he needed to build up his logic and athletics skills, and one that would preferably use them.

The one option that seemed to fit was in the criminal track.  But how could he tell his family that this was what he was doing?  Elias used to be a cop, and Amanda and Lucas were so good that they kept giving money to charity.  And how could he tell Daniela?  They’d just had two babies.

His first night on the job, Joseph was terrified.  He spent the whole day pacing up and down or going for a swim in his boots.  Eventually the time came and he told them he was going out to the gym to work as a trainer.  His mouth was dry, he hoped none of the family would go to the gym and catch him out.

The first night seemed to be going well…  until… ‘KYOTI!  YOU’RE NICKED SUNSHINE!’