Ben Grimes

* Elder
* Adult

● Serious

● Nice

Julie Mills (daughter)

Andrew Angeni (son)

Jimmy Mills (son)

Derek Grimes (son)

Ingrid Mills (fling, affair)

Ben Grimes is one of the first 28 sims to live in the newly named Revale.

## **Before Revale**

Ben Grimes had always had one big goal only, which was to open the biggest and most successful bakery in town. Having a great fascination for the kitchen and desserts since he was a child, he'd always hoped his dream could become a reality. When he was younger, he would bake with his toy oven and pretend he would sell his creations to soon-to-be-wedded couples.

Ben went to culinary school and graduated with honours, but he didn't find it easy to get started with his business, as there were plenty of bakeries already in his hometown, and there didn't seem to be an open slot for him in the business. Therefore, he settled for selling his desserts to people who knew him and would want to help him out.

## **Moving to Revale**

Being the curious sim he's always been, Ben decided to take a trip to the mysterious town of Revale after reading in the newspaper about the challenging times it was going through. Ben was expecting to see the place burning and leaving ruins behind, but was surprised when he saw a beautiful island with a small population.

That was when Ben got the idea to move there. Although the place was hard to get to and remained partially hidden from outsiders, Ben believed it would be a better place to live in and start the business he had always dreamed of; seeing as there was little to no competition in the field, the visibility of his career would be almost guaranteed. If not, at least he could have a simpler life away from all the pressure he felt in the big city.

To Ben's surprise, having a bakery in town was a good idea for the residents and his new business started gaining fame quicker than he had imagined.

During his first months in Revale, he met Kelsi Fontaine, a talented musician who was struggling to keep her career going in such a small town. Ben and Kelsi took an immediate interest toward each other, but they made it clear from the beginning that they weren't interested in taking their relationship anywhere further, as they were both pretty busy with their careers.

Keeping their relationship open, they kept seeing each other casually, as Ben started seeing other women as well. Ben had a short fling with Sade Angeni, the priestess of the town, which quickly became serious as Sade was actively searching for a husband, but Ben had to step in and tell her that he wasn't looking for anything serious himself. A few months later, Kelsi confessed she had been thinking about starting a family and wanting to get married to him, and convinced him it would be good for the both of them.

After agreeing to get married to Kelsi, Ben still had another affair, this time with Ingrid Mills, the mechanic and repairman of the town. Ben had a moment of doubt after his fling with Ingrid, as he realized he really liked Ingrid just as much, if not more, as he liked Kelsi, but he had already given his word and he didn't want to leave Kelsi without a valid explanation.

Even after the wedding, Ben continued seeing Ingrid in secret as she was unaware of his marriage and Ben took advantage of the fact that Ingrid loved her occupation too much to ever consider moving in with someone else or getting married herself.

Soon after that, Kelsi and Ben's first child was born; Enid Grimes, and not long after, their second child, Beck Grimes, was born. Around the same time, Ben received the news from Ingrid that she, too, was pregnant, and their first daughter, Julie Mills, was born. With the excuse that Ben was also too occupied with his own business, Ingrid kept Julie's custody, although Ben visits them very often. Later, they had another kid. This time, Ingrid called Ben several times to help her take care of the kids while she went to work, and he agreed to be of help, although neither of Ingrid's children carry Ben's last name.

If having to maintain two separate families wasn't complicated enough, Ben revisited his old relationship with Sade Angeni after her divorce with Edmund Hargreeves, and she had another one of Ben's babies soon after, whom she named Andrew. This time, Ben felt obliged to share his marital status with Sade and partially renounce to his parental rights as his life had begun to get a little too complicated.

Later in one of the hottest summers they had seen in Revale, Kelsi announced she was pregnant for the third time, and they had Derek Grimes. This sixth child made Ben the sim in Revale with the most children at the time.