Simone was up early the following morning and started to feel a bit nervous. The production for the Next Fashion Designer was starting. Roberta, Matthew and her decided to head down to the warehouse to introduce themselves to the production manager as well as the designers before they started that day. “Are you sure you don’t want me going with you?” Emmett says, rolling over in bed to finish watching Simone get dressed.“No” she says, giving him a peck on the lips before sitting on the edge of the bed to put on her shoes. “Vince and Tiff are picking me up shortly. We all have stage passes; you don’t.”Emmett grunts before placing his arms around her as Vince honks the horn outside the bungalow. “He can wait” he says, pulling Simone down on the bed and planting his mouth to hers.Breaking away from Emmett’s kiss; “we are only allowed there for the first hour. I’ll see you when I get to the office” she tells him; pulling away from his embrace and racing out the door. “Sorry; Emmett’s s
A few hours later; Simone was sitting in her office when the models had come back from the production warehouse. “We don’t need to be back for another two days” Bartholomew says, walking into her office as the rest head to the recreational room. “There first challenge is to design an outfit inspired by something from their home country.”“Which designers did you all get?” Simone asks, closing the file she was working on. “Tell me all the gossip from this morning’s session.”Bartholomew looks at the open door and moves to shut it. “I was paired with Elly-Jane from Matthew Jones Management. We are the models for Giovanni Boutiques. Alexandro had a lot of questions about you and Emmett. Wanting to know how strong your marriage is; that sort of stuff. I get the impression he knows Emmett, not Drake.”“Did he now?” Simone queries, a small smirk crossing her face. “He does and like me; he doesn’t like Alexandro very much.”“The guy is a bit of a wanker. Steph isn’t bad though” he says with
Emmett looks up from his computer; giving her a small smile; “what gossip?” he asks, as he moves his chair to sit in front of her.“I didn’t think you were allowed to talk about what was happening in the show” Lester says sarcastically as Simone grins between the pair.“I never said it was to do with the production and I won’t be breaking any of the rules in the contract I signed” Simone states, pausing for effect. “Alexandro was staring at me when I walked into the building and I called him out on it. He either asked or someone told him about me because he came over and called me Leona then said; or should I say Simone and claims he was shocked when he heard I wore a bodysuit to become Leona.”“That’s nothing new. A lot of people were shocked on what you achieved to become a model” Emmett states, grinning at his wife. She never stopped amazing him when it came to the bodysuit and how much work she did to be able to move in it.“There’s more” Simone proclaims watching Emmett’s amused
Simone heads down to the third floor because Emmett was called out of his office to head to the boardroom for the chief editors meeting; much to his disappointment. She had just sat down at her desk and opened the file she was working on when Linda walked through the door, holding Jake in her arms. “’Tee Moan” Jake yells, pushing himself out of his mother’s arms to run to Simone, who picks the little boy up to sit on her lap.“Linda; this is a nice surprise” Simone says, turning to look at the dark-haired lady. “I’m assuming you are here to talk to Bart?”Linda blushes slightly; “Umm… Did he tell you what happened?” she questions in a small whisper. She hadn’t thought Bartholomew would tell anyone what had happened. She was feeling anxious about coming and now she knows he was telling people; she wishes she didn’t.“He did” Simone says, readjusting Jake on her lap; trying to ease Linda’s embarrassment. “Did he call you like I suggested? He was torn because you are his best friend’s wi
Simone explained to Emmett what Bartholomew and Linda needed to discuss. He was elated to hear Linda was moving on from the death of her husband; however, had a dig at Bartholomew by telling Linda she could have chosen better which caused Bartholomew to flip him off.Linda decided to do the interview; with the encouragement of Bartholomew. Cheryl, Sonia and Stacey also gave their interviews with another 4 working mothers. Laurence said he had enough to create an article and it will be in next edition of the Business Enquirer.“Does this mean Bart will be hanging around our place when Isabella arrives?” Emmett asks Simone, walking in the front door of the bungalow to the smell of a lasagne going through the house. “Cheryl’s cooked again. I’m starting to like her being here” he adds with a smile.“Maybe” Simone responds, shrugging her shoulders at Emmett’s question as he raises his eyebrow at her. “Let’s see if they develop a relationship first and then we can address the hassle of him
Two days had passed since Paul turned up at the bungalow. Cheryl waited until Katrina and Suzie left before she broke down into uncontrollable sobs. Jonathon had come into Emmett and Simone’s room to get them. They couldn’t comfort her; no matter how had they tried. Simone offered her to have the day off work the following day; she refused and would cry more when Simone insisted.“I’m fine, really I am” Cheryl insists as the four of them head out the door. “I was with Paul a long time and I think everything just hit me all at once when things calmed down. I’ll drop Jon off at school and meet you at the office, when you get in from the production warehouse.”Simone and Emmett wave goodbye to the two of them as Cheryl pulls out of the driveway. “Do you know how much red tape I had to go through to get the visitors pass for you?” Simone states, getting into the car. “Marie only agreed because she wanted to meet you and Les.”“I’m aware” Emmett huffs, pulling out of the driveway and headi
Simone, Roberta and Matthew got called into the production set to see the catwalk for all the designers. Simone was excited to see what everyone had designed for their first challenge and were given a rundown of each designer teams inspiration. All three managers take their seats to the side of the stage as the designers were ushered to a particular seating arrangement before the models head down the catwalk.Urick and Jemma were the first to walk down the runway. They had matching outfits depicting Moulin Rouge in Paris. Jemma wore a red and black corset dress with ruffles on the skirt; whereas Urick was dressed in a three-piece suit in with a red Steampunk tail coat and top hat. “Wow; they got that done in 2 days. I’m amazed” Roberta whispers to Simone and Matthew as they both nod their heads in agreement.Suzie and Trent were next to come down the runway; inspired by the Australian Bottle Brush Tree. Suzie’s dress was a tight-fitting pencil dress made from burgundy, green and brow
Sitting behind her desk; Simone was beginning to get nervous as she waited for the models to head back. She was anxious to see who was eliminated as well as hear how Holly and Quinten went in the scheme of things.“Will you relax” Tiffany says, coming into the room. “From what you were saying; Holly and Quin did a great job. There’s no need to worry and you can take your mind off of things because I have Cheryl coming in shortly to discuss the financials.”“I’m coming in to hear the gossip from the production” Cheryl explains with a giggle, taking a seat in front of Simone’s desk. “Financials are up to date and you sent me the email to invoice channel 34 for the models doing the show. I did that and all is running smoothly.”“The first episode is on tomorrow night. I can’t wait to watch it” Tiffany adds as Simone nods her head nervously. “What did Marie want to talk to Emmett and Lester about?” she asks, changing the subject for Simone to get her mind off the elimination.“She asked t
It’s been three years since Simone and Emmett were married. The pair had grown together over the time and the family got bigger with a new arrival six months ago; Lauren Josephine Peterson. Thankfully there was no surprises of a second baby during the delivery.“Are you ready for our special evening?” Emmett calls from the living room as Simone walks out in her bodysuit, dressed in an off the shoulder royal blue evening dress with a slit up the right side. “You always look stunning” he adds, giving her a peck on her temple.They were heading to the charity banquet for the local shelter for domestic violence. Cheryl helped establish it with the money given to her from Evelyn when she passed away. “Dad; we leaving shortly” Simone calls out as Phillip comes out of the playroom with Lauren in his arms and two three-year-olds hanging onto each leg. “Thank you for looking after them tonight” she adds.“You don’t have to thank me” Phillip beams, placing Lauren in the playpen and picking up e
The limousine pulled up out the front of the banquet hall where the fashion parade was being held. Vince steps out and opens the rear door for everyone to climb out of the back. Camera flashes were going off as Drake steps out and extends his hand to Leona with a smile before Lester does the same with Caitlyn. Followed by Jason with Rebecca, Jonathon with Matilda, Richard with Sandy and Vince helping Linda, Tiffany and Cheryl out.Simone straightens her black and green full-length dress as Emmett leans over and kisses the side of her head. “Let’s head in; the others will catch up” Emmett whispers in Simone’s ear.Simone nods, taking Emmett’s hand and beaming a smile as they were stopped for pictures momentarily.“I want to call Aunty Leslie before it starts and make sure the twins are ok” Simone says as the group find a seat to the front of the runway.“I already did” Linda voices behind her, sitting down in her seat. “They’ve been fed and are sleeping peacefully. Jakey is playing wit
It’s been three weeks since the twins decided to arrive; giving Emmett and Simone a surprise of a lifetime. Simone was let out of the hospital two days later. Stacey wanted to make sure the twins didn’t need any additional medical help. Given Linda was their nanny; she was for happy for her to take them home when she did.Tiffany had reported to Simone every evening what was going on at the agency. In Simone’s opinion it was so she could see the babies. Robert wasn’t the only model to have been offered a contract overseas. Suzie’s contract was renewed to go to Australia for their fashion week the following year and Trent will be joining her. Kimberley was given a contract to go to China, while Lewis will be heading to the Milan fashion week in Italy.The Next Fashion Designer was coming to a close and Lively Design Studio’s made the final with Giovanni Boutiques and Le Boutique. “Leslie and Barry are going to look after Jake and the twins while we head to the fashion show tonight for
Tiffany walks through the door of the birthing suite. Seeing the little bundle in Emmett’s arms, she walks over to him. “There’s my little goddaughter” she coos, taking her from Emmett.“Hmm-hmm” Simone sounds, clearing her throat for Tiffany to look at her. She glances up and sees the second baby attached to Simone’s breast. Her mouth gapes open as she glances between the two babies.“Twins? When the fuck were you going to tell us?” Tiffany whisper shouts at Simone. “And why didn’t you tell me you were in labour and heading to the hospital?”“I couldn’t tell you about this one because I didn’t know. This little man decided he wanted to stay hidden. The amnio results were taken from Isabella’s fluid sac since his was behind hers” Simone whisper shouts her explanation back to Tiffany, who starts smiling and cooing at Isabella. “As for being in labour; I didn’t get a chance to tell you. I called Emmett to let him know my waters broke and before I knew it; he was carrying me to the car.”
Emmett raced to the hospital with Simone protesting beside him to slow down. ‘I knew it wasn’t Braxton Hicks this time’ Emmett fumes in his mind. “Slow down, Emmett” she says again, pulling him out of his thoughts.He looks over to her and beams a smile in her direction; “we are going to meet our little girl” he says as another contraction hits Simone and she screams out in pain. “We are almost there” he whispers in a hushed tone.He pulls up out of the emergency department. Linda is waiting out the front with a wheel chair for them to arrive. “You called Linda?” he asks as she nods and tries to breathe through another contraction.“How far apart are the contractions?” Linda asks Emmett.He gives her a blank stare; “I was a bit preoccupied, trying to get her to the hospital; I forgot to time them. If I was to guess, they are 2-3 minutes apart” he tells her.“And her waters broke while she was on the phone to me. Let’s get her up and see how far along she is” Linda states as Emmett pus
Sitting at her desk; Simone started fidgeting as she glanced at the doorway, hoping Cheryl, Vince, Tiffany, Jonathon and Matilda would walk through. “Calm down” Emmett states, running his hands through his hair as he sat on the sofa. “You decided to let Cheryl and Tiffany go to the runway show and be pleasantly surprised at the clothes tomorrow night.” They decided not to tell Emmett the real reason behind not going to the production warehouse for the final and gave him the excuse she wanted to be pleasantly surprised. It was a good thing too, since the day at the hotel with Alexandro; she had been getting Braxton Hicks contractions every couple of days.“I know” Simone murmurs, walking out from behind her desk and taking a seat next to Emmett on the sofa. “I’m nervous because I’m not there to stop Alexandro for doing or saying anything to Jonny.”“He wouldn’t be game with Vince or Tiff there” Emmett chuckles, putting his arms around her and pecking the side of her head. Emmett pulls
Over the next few weeks; to Simone’s surprise, Alexandro stayed away from her when she went to the warehouse for the production. Holly and Quintin confirmed he hadn’t been asking questions about her or her relationship with Emmett anymore. ‘Maybe he has finally gotten the hint’ she says to herself.Emmett had made an effort to get to know Albert for the time he was in Rocky Valley and both decided to keep in touch. “I’m glad you and Al could become friends” Simone says to Emmett in the bedroom as she steps into her green maternity dress to get ready to head over to the production warehouse. “He really is a great guy.”“Ehh” Emmett voices with a shrug of his shoulders, causing Simone to giggle at his attempt to downplay his friendship with an old school colleague. “Are you and Vince taking Jonny in today?”“Yes” Simone replies, putting her watch on her wrist and looking at the time. “He should be heading up any…” she didn’t get to finish her sentence when they heard the knock on the do
Albert had left the room to head down to the lobby. He had mentioned to Adam before walking out the door to make sure the ladies were safe; one thing he was certain of, Alexandro wasn’t to be trusted with them. He had a feeling Simone’s comment to the hotel receptionist; Emmett would be notified of their whereabouts and would be there soon. He wanted to explain his involvement before it got out of hand.He barely made it out of the elevator before Emmett ran through the front door; stopping dead and folding his arms in front of him with a smirk on his face. “Why am I not surprised; he had you kidnap my wife” Emmett spits at the man in front of him.Albert’s eyes widen with Emmett’s statement before composing himself again. Leona only told him Emmett wasn’t her brother; he didn’t know any other details. “What kidnapping?” Albert states; glaring back at Emmett as two more men walk through the doorway to stand behind him. “They came freely and Leona gave you a message she was ok on the s
Caitlyn and Simone were shocked they were ushered into a waiting vehicle out the back of the supermarket. Because of this, Simone was inwardly cursing herself for leaving Sandy and Cheryl without giving them an explanation on what was happening. She was even more annoyed both of them had left their handbags in the trolleys so she couldn’t message Emmett what was going on and tell him she was ok; ‘hopefully he will see the camera footage and know they were fine’ she tells herself.“We should have bought our bags with us” Caitlyn giggles, trying to lighten the mood with a joke. She too was annoyed she didn’t think it would be more than two minutes to go out the back to talk. Seeing Simone wasn’t amused by her comment; Caitlyn turns her attention to the men in the front seat. “Al; we understand he can’t leave and everything. Why is it important for him to see us?”The chestnut brown-haired man driving, looked at the two women behind him in the rearview mirror. He didn’t say anything exce