The Way I Loved You-WTLGD2

What About ME

*B focuses on a spot on the table absentmindedly picking at it and avoiding eye contact*

(Dad) Tell me Bailey, what is the legal age to drink?

(Bailey) ...21

(Dad) And you are…

(Bailey) I know… I'm sorry, I screwed up. I shouldn’t have lied to Kevin and gone to that party and I shouldn’t have been drinking and I’m sorry about the piercing…even though that one was totally legal…I knew you guys wouldn’t approve of it and I did it anyway….

(Dad) I appreciate and accept the apology Bailey but like I told you before apologies start to lose their value when you have to hand them out so often. This is the reason that your brothers are finding it so hard to forgive you right now, you are sorry for lying and taking advantage of Kevin, you are sorry for going to the party, you are sorry for drinking, you are sorry for getting that piercing that you knew we would disapprove of and yet you did it anyway and just decided to keep it secret, you also had Nick keep it secret as well …both of you lying to us by omission

(Bailey) I’m sorry…

(Dad) And then…when you are confronted with your lies you run off…do you know how worried we all were when you didn’t come home…did you even stop to think about how your actions would affect the other members of this family or do our feelings ever come into play when making your decisions?

(Bailey) *tears* I’m sorry

(Dad) I don’t want to hear I’m sorry anymore tonight…those words, coming from you mean absolutely nothing right now.

(Bailey) I don’t know what you want me to say Dad *tears*

(Dad) you don’t need to say anything, I want you to sit there and listen

*B wipes her eyes with the back of her hand before nodding in agreement to Dad*

(Dad) You need to start realizing that your actions do not only affect you but this whole family. You need to keep others in mind when making your decisions. Your choice to lie to Kevin and go to that party and drink and get pierced were selfish and irresponsible, I am extremely disappointed in you

(Bailey) You guys treat me like I am some malicious person who is out to ruin you …I am sorry that my bad choices are affecting the boys, you are right, at the time I didn’t think about the possible repercussions …but can you honestly say that you guys take ME into consideration when you are planning tours and making movie deals and booking meet and greets and interviews? Have you once ever asked me if it was ok if you booked a gig?

(Dad) no, I have not…those things are for their careers Bailey…

(Bailey) yea…I know…but they effect my LIFE too…I put my life, friends, boyfriend, school…EVERYTHING on hold for their stuff…I’m still a regular teen when I’m not JB roadie baggage…I should be allowed to do regular teen things and make regular teen mistakes without being made to feel like I have ruined everyone’s life. I understand the Jonas Brother’s are this family's number one priority …unfortunately for me, I don’t fit in that category. *B stands up from her chair and runs upstairs locking her door and throwing herself on the bed face down a moment later there is a knock at the door*

(Bailey) go away

(Nick) I can’t…I’m your shadow

*B sighs and gets up unlocking the door for Nick to enter before locking it again and throwing herself back onto her pillow*

(Nick) I can’t believe you just spoke to Dad like that and walked out during a lecture…

(Bailey) you were listening?

(Nick) *shrugs* we all kinda were…

(Bailey) *rolls eyes* all hoping to hear me get my ass handed to me?

*Nick shrugs and there is a knock at the door*

(Dad) open this door

*B turns on her music and Nick goes to unlock the door*

(Bailey) don’t Nicholas…

(Nick) B…

(Bailey) no. it’s my room, my door

(Dad) Bailey Nichole, open this door, we need to talk

*B shoots Nick a glare and Nick takes a seat on the floor leaning against the bed, B turns up her music louder before laying back on the bed and listening to Dad knock before he gives up and walks off*

(Nick) that is just going to make things worse you know…

(Bailey) worse than indefinite grounding in a house where two of my three brothers hate me and my father doesn’t know I exist unless I royally fuck up? What would that be exactly? Death?

(Nick) Does all the JB stuff really bother you so much? Are you really that upset that Dad doesn’t take your opinion into consideration before booking tours and such?

(Bailey) Honestly, I’ve kind of grown used to being JB baggage. I know it’s your dream and I want to be there to support it…but yea…when we get home and I can’t be a normal teen without Dad or you guys throwing in my face that everything I say or do effects your career or you telling me I shouldn’t be so selfish and I should think of how these things effect YOU…it gets to me.

(Nick) Bailey . . .

(Bailey) I’m going to bed *rolls over turning her back to Nick*

(Nick) are you seriously going to make me sleep on the floor?

(Bailey) goodnight Nicholas.

(Nick) *groans* goodnight

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