When The Lights Go Down

The Morning After

Ugh, I feel like DOG, everything hurts...my head, my ass, my arm...my heart...I feel broken...and sick.

*B quickly runs to the bathroom to throw up, brushes her teeth then resumes her spot in bed*

(Bailey) *whining into Nicks shoulder* my hair hurts

(Nick) your hair?

(Bailey) I feel like crap...everything hurts

(Nick) what happened last night?

(Bailey) *sighs* what DIDN'T happen last night...

*Nick's fingers immediately run across B's purity ring*

(Bailey) *smacks Nicks hand* NOT that!

(Nick) ok...

(Bailey) *sighs* I didn't sneak out to sleep with Jake, I snuck out to bust Jake.

*Nick looks at B, confused*

(Bailey) He's cheated on me before, twice actually...that I know of

(Nick) What? You never told me that

(Bailey) yea, I know because I knew you would freak out. ANYWAY, he had been acting weird since we got back from the tour, I had confronted him about it at the mall and he claimed he wasn't cheating again...but when he didn't answer any of my texts or calls yesterday I was sure that's what was going on and I figured he would be at that party...so I snuck out

(Nick) and?

(Bailey) and I walked in on him hooking up with Brooke Taylor

(Nick) seriously?

(Bailey) yup. Then I spent the rest of the time fighting with him until this guy Sam broke it up by flattening Jake with one right hook. Along the way I apparently drank too much love punch which should really be called punch in the head because I'm dying right now and then got busted by dad when I walked in...how did he know I was gone anyway?

(Nick) security company called right after 11...said that the alarm had been unarmed, apparently Mom and Dad have it set to tattle if its deactivated after a certain hour.

(Bailey) good to know...would have been better to know last night

(Nick) so did Dad notice you had been drinking?

(Bailey) *rubbing her temples* yup

(Nick) yikes

(Bailey) mmmhmmm, be a peach and get me something for my head please...before I die

(Nick) *rolls eyes* you are so dramatic, what was in that punch anyway?

(Bailey) dunno...Sam said vodka but probably other stuff, who knows

(Nick) ok... don't EVER drink something if you don't know what's in it...that's just a good rule to stick by in any situation

(Bailey) noted...now will you PLEASE get me something for my head

(Nick) *laughs* fine, be right back

(Bailey) *calls after him* see, that's why you're my favorite...

*Nick walks back in a couple minutes later holding a bottle of water and hands it to B*

(Nick) Dad is downstairs...he took the Tylenol when he saw me grabbing it...told me to have you come down.

(Bailey) ugh, couldn't he just come here and yell at me, does he really have to do it in front of everyone.

(Nick) *shrugs* just relaying the message and he didn't look happy so I didn't argue.

(Bailey) super...can't wait.

*gets up and shuffles downstairs making a b-line for the medicine cabinet*

(Dad) I took the liberty of taking all the pain reliever out of there so I hope that's not what you were looking for.

(Bailey) *annoyed* why did you do that? Can I have some Tylenol please?

(Dad) no

(Bailey) no? why not?

(Dad) well, you made a choice, you chose to drink and I intend to let you suffer through the effects of that choice

*Kevin and Joe overhear the conversation they both exchange glances and look at B*

(Joe) Wait, you were drinking? When?

(Dad) When she snuck out to the party she wasn't allowed to go to last night

*B shoots Dad a glare*

(Mom) WHAT? You did what?

Seriously? Was this necessary? He didn't even know the whole story, I mean yes, I snuck out, and yes I went to a party that I was not allowed to go to, but that was a business trip, not pleasure...and I didn't drink, not intentionally anyway, I think I've more than paid for my offenses after getting the belt and this massive migraine that could kill an elephant, I could really do without the public humiliation and the screaming... ugh my head.

(Bailey) I wasn't drinking

(Dad) Really? Do you want to tack lying onto your list of offenses

(Bailey) I'm not lying, the drinking was unintentional...I drank punch I just didn't realize there was something in it til it was too late.

(Dad) *sarcastically* well, that sounds totally believable

*Joe laughs*

(Bailey) its true!

(Dad) right, and how is it you didn't taste that it had been spiked?

(Bailey) *defensive and irritated* I DUNNO...I've never drank before so how would I know? It was mixed with a bunch of whatever else it just tasted like punch! *rubs her temples*

(Dad) Honestly, I don't care...the fact still remains , you snuck out, you went to a party, you came home drunk...how or why you arrived at doing those things is irrelevant. I don't want you seeing Jake anymore, he seems to be the root of all this rebellion lately and I won't tolerate it anymore.

(Bailey) *highly irritated* that wont be a problem, we broke up last night

*Bailey runs upstairs*

(Joe) ha! well at least one good thing came out of her sneaking out...no more Jake.