Residents: Jamie & Lorrie Derico, Cody Derico
Jamie and Lorrie Derico were quite the contented couple. They were swimming in promotions and had recently welcomed a son into their lives. Alice was finally off their back about giving her a grandchild and they could enjoy the rest of their adult lives, never having to worry about pregnancies or babies again! They loved Cody dearly, but their first priority in life was their careers and money.
Lorrie carried a little something extra with her after the pregnancy. She’d put on a lot and weight and was worried over it. She didn’t have time nor motivation to exercise; her career and Cody both battled for her attention as it was. The balancing act was quite stressful and she found herself actually eating more.
Jamie was supportive. He reassured her that she was still beautiful. In fact, he actually preferred her this way. Rail-thin waifs weren’t exactly his forte, though he had never said this when she had been fit in fear of upsetting her. Women were always so volatile when it came to weight.
Eventually Lorrie found herself falling into a routine that seemed to fit. She didn’t dread the time Cody took away from her career and she no longer felt guilty when she got into her car pool and drove off. There was nothing wrong with being a career woman and a mother at the same time! Both parents did their best to make a healthy balance and it seemed to be working.
There was no escaping the need for a nanny, however. They both worked during the day and couldn’t take days off. So they enlisted the help of an elderly woman to care for their son. Thankfully, she was nothing akin to the horror stories they’d heard. The only thing she’d done that was moderately awful was leaving food out. That wasn’t too bad. At least she wasn’t neglecting poor little Cody!
Time passed and soon ‘poor little Cody’ became ‘poor slightly bigger Cody’. He grew into his mother’s dark hair and his father’s blue eyes. He was an outgoing and creative little tyke. It was hard to keep him out of trouble and Lorrie entertained thoughts of taking a temporary sabbatical from work to try and corral her child. That was, until, she was contacted by Rex Derico himself.
His amusement at her ambition made her want to work all the more to get his butt kicked out of the position she so dearly coveted. That vampire was going down and her foot would do the moving.
Lorrie continued to work hard, but Jamie eventually beat her to the punch. He took over his company with and sweeping and charismatic assault. It was a surprising blow and business magazines were all over it. He spent several months undertaking interviews and doling out tips and hints to other hopefuls.
Cody was making his own successes. He grew into a well-adjusted child with a creative streak a mile long. He idolized his motivated parents and hoped to someday have the same sort of drive they did. He did his best to hone his painting abilities. Perhaps some day he’d have his own sort of business… selling his paintings!
Jamie Derico - LTW Business Tycoon
After months of neglect, I have only one thing to say; college sucks. ;b