Pretty Little Liars Next Generation

The Needed Talk

"If I had my own car at prom then I would have just drove myself home right after prom but I was with other people so I had no choice in the matter." Jayde said

"You made a choice Jayde and it was a poor desicion. You could have called someone for a ride home. Jake and I had spent the night out last night but if you would have called either one of our cell phones we would have come and picked you up right away. If you could not get a hold of us then you could have asked Coco or Chanel for their dads number and Jason would have been happy to pick you up along with his girls. I am sure that he is having a similar conversation with them right now." Aria said

"I made a mistake and if I could turn back time I would make sure that it did not happen." Jayde said

"I am sick and and tired of all the excuses you are trying to make Jayde, you can't just say I am sorry and have everything be magically fixed. If you hate me so much then why don't you just go live with Ezras family. Maybe then you would learn how to behave. Katies more mature then you and she is three years younger." Jake said with an angry tone and this time he yelled at Jayde

"But I am sorry dad. If you don't understand that then I don't know what else to tell you." Jayde said with tears in her eyes.

"Jake, yelling at her is not going to work. You can't just yell at her and expect her to learn her lesson. Look at her, Jayde is crying because of what you said to her. She loves you even though half the time she says otherwise." Aria said

"What I am I supposed to do then?" Jake yelled to Aria

"Now you are yelling at me. I think you need to go in the other room and calm down. When you are ready to talk to her without yelling then you can come back in here." Aria said

Jake stormed out of the kitchen and went into the living room to calm down.

"Why is dad so upset?" Jayde asked

"He is just going through some stress right now. At the end of this week it will be 2 years since he was let go from the engineering plant because the work at the plant slowed down and they had to lay off several people. He has not been able to find full time work since then. Then my work hours at the art gallery were cut from full time down to part time at the beginning of this year when the government cut down on the amount of tax funding that the gallery received. Both of us are under stress right now but it is a lot harder on your dad." Aria said

"At least he has a job though even though it is not in his field." Jayde said

"I know but he had that job for 15 years before he was let go. Now he is back doing what he was doing before he had his engineering degree. He has two part time jobs but even with the income from both jobs combined he still does not earn as much as he did when he was an engineer." Aria said

"My behavior lately has not helped him either." Jayde said

"Your dad and I had to ask Jason to pay the $2,500 to get you out because we did not have the money. We are going to have to pay him back at some point and your dad wants to take the money out of your savings account to pay Jason back. The only problem is when you turned 18 we took our names off of your account so we no longer have access to it." Aria said

"That is my birthday, Christmkah (Hanukkah and Christmas combined), and baby siting money so I should chose how I get to spend it." Jayde said

"I know but if you took the $2,500 out of your account to pay Jason back then you would be showing us that you can take responsibility for your mistakes." Aria said

"Are you going to tell Ezra about what happened last night?" Jayde asked

"Yes, I can't keep this from him but I do not want him knowing right away. I was hoping to get Jason paid back first and then you and I will tell Ezra about what happened." Aria said