"Do you really think I should back off and return with Cassandra?" Tony asked his brother, already in the kitchen, after a long after-dinner conversation.

"It would be the wise thing to do," Mike replied to the point. "I know it sounds horrible and unfair to Jeannine, but let's face it, Cass is the love of your life, and she was here first. Jeannine came in and took away what was hers. Now she's the wife with four kids, just like Cass was when their marriage ended, it's Jeannine's turn to feel what Cass felt then."

"Talk about poetic justice, huh?"

"Yeah, I don't want to sound cruel, but... Besides, Jeannine knows that you still love Cass right?".

"She doesn't know, but she figures, that's why she didn't want me to make this trip. Right now she must be thinking I'm not coming back."

"Well, don't. Send her a letter apologizing and stay here for a while, go out with Cassandra, talk to her, find out if you can really live without her."

"No, I can't do that to Jeannine." 

"I mean, I'd love to get back with Cassie, and I confess I got all excited and hopeful when we kissed, too, but at the same time I felt anguish because I know it can't be."

"Why not?"

""Because it can't. I can't just send Jeannine a letter to break up with her or tell her I'm staying in Starlight Shores with Cassandra. No, I have to see her, talk to her, be sure I'm doing the right thing." 

"Believe it or not, I’m happy with her. The time alone in France was idyllic, we have a beautiful family. I never felt so sure of anything until..."

"Until Cass broke up with Dean and became available again," Mike cut him off.

"Come on, Tony, this is what you’ve been waiting for. Perhaps such an opportunity will not come again. You know, I put myself in your shoes and I think what I would do if I lost Miranda... Well, I don’t think I could have survived that long without her, for starters, I would simply have died, but anyway, if I were you, I’d want to win back the love of my life at all costs".

"Sorry, Mikey, but I don’t think you can imagine yourself in my place."

Believe me, brother, there is still hope. Cassandra loves you and I'm sure she's waiting for you to find her and start over."

"I admire your optimism, Mike, and I understand it because life has always smiled on you, but I made mistakes that I don't know if I can ever make amends for. I insist, I don't know if Cass called me because she actually wanted to get back together with me or just to vent, or to get revenge. Or if he expected me to run and beat Dean up or something, which would mean she still cares about him."

"I don't think she cares about him anymore, and even if she did, Lothario hasn't made an appearance, which means one of two things: either he's back with his wife to stay, or he's not interested in reconciling with Cass."

"He'd be a fool not to want her back. He must be desperate, calling her over and over again, but knowing Cassie, she sure as hell won't answer the phone even if he calls her a thousand times."

"Better for you, right? Then you'll have a clear path."

 "I won't have any clear path until I go home, see Jeannine and find out if I'm capable of destroying what I've worked so hard to build with her over the last few years."

"Well, go there then, weigh the situation and decide."

Starlight Shores, at Mike and Miranda Langerak’s house...

During his trip to Starlight Shores, after visiting Cassandra at the Steele house following her breakup with Dean, Tony went to see his brother Mike, who invited him to lunch to catch up on recent events.

Tony told Mike how he had almost gone to bed with Cassandra in a moment of weakness. Mike thought it strange that his brother had not taken such an ideal opportunity to win back his beloved ex-wife. Tony explained that he hadn't wanted to go through with it because he couldn't propose anything serious to Cassandra, since he was now married to Jeannine. 

"I don't understand why you did that."

"Why I did what?".

"Marrying Jeannine when everyone knows you're still in love with Cass," Mike replied. 

"True," Tony replied, "But I also have feelings for Jeannine."

"Not what you feel for Cassandra."

"Maybe not, but I love her too, and besides I thought I owed her after so long together. We already have four children, three of them are just babies, they need me." 

"You also have four children with Cassandra."

"But they don't need me anymore. Simon, Daniel and Jessica are all grown up now, they have their own families. Bradley will be leaving for college soon, and they all know I'll always be there for them, plus, it's not like Cassandra wanted to get back together with me. She looked happy with Lothario, she was going to marry him, for God's sake! If she asked to see me it was only because he cheated on her and she wanted to get even."

"Nonsense, I think she really regrets divorcing you, and she doesn't know how to ask you to come back to her. But anyway, it's your decision, bro, just keep in mind that this might be your last chance to get Cass back."

" You think so? How do I know she still loves me, that she's not in love with this Lothario character."

"Of course she's not in love with him, but she's proud and doesn't want to admit she was wrong about that guy. Besides, she called Miranda a while ago, told her what happened between you two. Miranda says she sounded excited, or rather, hopeful."

"Really? Wow, that's...  Anyway, I can't leave Jeannine now, I mean, we're newlyweds, we were honeymooning in France when Antoine called to tell me that Cass needed me."

"And you came running to see her, that must mean something."

Tony was speechless, what could he say, Mike was absolutely right.

Tony and Mike.

 

Mike Langerak, Tony’s non-identical twin

I'm Still Here, I'll be Back Soon!

Hi everyone, I want to tell you that I'm not gone, I'm still around, but I might not be able to update my stories for a while, at least not for now, because, as I said before, my family and I moved house. The move is over, but we are still finishing unpacking and settling in, we have been living here for a week and just today we got the internet installed, besides there are still some repairs to do and things to bring from our old house. 

The plan was to move before Christmas, but the holidays and their preparations got in the way, then, at the beginning of January, my son's girlfriend came to visit from Mexico City and stayed with us for a week, (yes, in the middle of the move, lol). She is back home now, but we still have a lot of work to do here, so I haven't had the peace and energy to sit down at the computer, open the game and take the pictures I need to continue with my stories. But in the next few days I will try to catch up, I promise. 

Another thing that has me a bit distracted is that my son gave me Assassins Creed Odissey for Christmas and as you may know, every time an AC game falls into my hands, I can't stop playing it, ha ha. With AC Odissey I'm taking it slow, I only play for half an hour in the evenings, to relax, because I end up very tired from all the work.

But since I can never forget my sims for too long, nor the pleasure of sharing their adventures, here are some pictures of Tony Langerak, of whom I have a lot of material in my archives, and whose story I also promised to continue earlier this year (and I will). I hope you like the previews. 

My beloved Tony Langerak, from Tony Langerak's World Adventures.

Tony, during his recent trip to Starlight Shores, where he visited his brother Mike to tell him about his recent marriage with Jeannine and ask his advice about everything that happened with Cassandra.

Mike Langerak and his wife Miranda Cho at the Elixir Shop, as he is Level 10 Alchemist. Miranda is a Singer, level 10 also, a celebrity in Starlight Shores, born in Hidden Springs and aunt of the famous Cho Brothers.

Later, perhaps early next month, we will know what happened to The Crane Legacy and The Cho Brothers. Just give me a few days to rest and conclude the move. 

Anyway, even though I haven't been able to post anything, I continue to read you and your wonderful stories, which I try to keep up with. 

Again, I wish you an amazing 2022 and I hope your start of the year has been spectacular. Hugs to all of you and see you soon!

Kurtis, Kamillah, Lillian,Tony and Mike

Kamillah Langerak is Tony Langerak's older sister, they both have a twin each. Kamillah's twin sister's name is Lillian, and Tony's twin brother's name is Michael, best known as Mike. The four of them have yet an older brother, Kurtis. Kamillah has been married twice, first with Bridgeport actor Matthew Hamming, with whom she had three daughters: Dahlia, Matilda and Serena. After Matthew's dead, Kamillah and her daughters moved to Monte Vista, where she met her second husband, Gino Ferrari, with whom she lives today. They have only one son for now, his name is Paolo.

Tony has been married four times, (yeah he's a non-committal sim). His first marriage was to Cassandra Steele, the love of his life.  They had four children. His second marriage was to Scarlet Martinez, from Del Sol Valley, with whom he had only one daughter, Nancy. (That happened in my Sims 4 gameplay. By the way, in that same game, Tony lived in Sulani for a while, where he had a fleeting romance with a mermaid Kalamainu and had a daughter with her too, Kayla). 

Back in Island Paradise (and in The Sims 3) Tony met and married Mia Azul, another mermaid, but they divorced shortly after. Currently he's married to Jeannine Lambert, a girl he had met years ago in Champs Les Sims and with whom he had a child already. Tony and Jeannine have had four children so far. 

Mike is Tony's twin, he's gotten married only once, to his beloved Miranda Cho and he has always been faithful to her. Mike and Miranda have always lived in Starlight Shores and they had three children: Melissa, Marilyn and Mark, all of them young adults already.

Tony and Mike are not identical twins and they live very far from each other, but they are very, very close, alike all the Langeraks. :)

Lillian is Kamillah's twin. Lillian got married once and forever with her darling Lil Bling from Bridgeport. They had four children and they live happily together as of today.

Kamillah and Lillian aren't identical twins either, but they love each other so much, and they adore their three brothers as well.

This is Kurtis, the eldest brother. Kurtis or 'Kurt' lives in Hidden Springs with his wife Amber Neville with whom he had only one daughter, Shantel. He has a son too, from a previous relationship with Becky Lack, a musician from Starlight Shores. Kurtis is a singer, Kamillah is an architectonic designer, Lillian is an actress, Tony is a writer and explorer, and Mike is an alchemist and businessman. 

That's all about the Langerak siblings.  The five of them, as well as their father Milton, are some of my favorite sims, specially Tony, (but you probably already noticed that). ;)

And that's all regarding the Langeraks, Milton's branch (for now).

Life Goes on at the Langerak's Manor

Starlight Shores, September 2014

After the sisters Melissa and Marilyn Langerak became adults, finished the Uni and left the parental home, life continued for the rest of the Langerakso. 

Miranda and Mike still had their careers, a teen son to take care of, and above all, a steady and more solid than ever relationship.

 Miranda and Mike, as much in love as the first day.

Mike continued to be a successful entrepreneur.

And Miranda, a complete Vocal Legend.

Mike was -and still is- the manager of varios famous artists from Starlight Shores, among them, of course, Miranda and her sister Michelle.

Plus, since he was already a Level 10 Alchemist, he had her own potion sales business. That was Mike's eccentric side.

Miranda, a full-time star and true diva, continued to reap success with no plans to retire anytime soon.

However, now that she's at the top, she would be able to take it ease and be much more selective with her gigs and tours.

That way she could spend more time at home with Mike and her youngest son, Mark.

'Markie' is the youngest of Miranda and Mike's three children.

At that time she was still a teenager.

Mike still remembers the 'headache' it was to teach Markie to drive.

But it was worth it cause then he was able to help him with his business, at least for a while, before leaving for the University.

Mark, having fun in the swimming pool of one of the houses of the Langerak millionaires in Starlight Shores.

Even when his daughters left home a while ago, Mark continue to miss them.

 Luckily, sometimes he rants into Melissa during his morning walks, when she's on her way to her work as a Lifesaver.

Melissa tries her best to keep in touch with her parents and brother. Although they're all always so busy, the Langeraks seek to reunite often, or at least on weekends.