When The Lights Go Down

Leaving on a jet plane

(Bailey) *confused* What the fuck just happened? Am I in trouble? What...UGH… *gets up and storms out the door down the hallway toward Mom and Dads suite and knocks on the door*

*Mom opens door and B barges in*

(Bailey) what the heck just happened? Am I in trouble now? And if so…For what???? *demanding*

(Dad) Did you even read that article?

(Bailey) no…it’s a gossip magazine…one that took a story from a source that is OBVIOUSLY unreliable

(Dad) the article talks about you going to parties and drinking and being promiscuous among other things

(Bailey) the article is garbage, it’s a bunch of lies that Jake has apparently fed them to get back at me for breaking up with him

(Dad) we don’t know if it was even Jake, …if those photos are online they can be accessed by anyone and you say the story is garbage but yet there are pictures of you to help collaborate the story

(Bailey) it’s a picture of me in my bathing suit! That is generally what one wears AT A POOL. And a picture of me kissing Jake…we had been dating for like 8 months when that was taken! Last time I checked kissing wasn’t considered promiscuous! And I already told you that other picture isn’t me! Maybe that’s what they are trying to make it look like but its not. Are you actually saying you believe that crap?

(Dad) well lets see B, I know the sneaking out to parties and drinking part is true so yea, it gives me pause to wonder about the other…

(Mom) Kevin! *shoots Dad a look* B, you are not in trouble…we just want you to stay put and lay low until we have a chance to do some damage control, paps will be foaming at the mouth over this

(Bailey) whatever *walks out*

*B storms back to her room and knocks*

(Bailey) its me, let me in

*Nick quickly opens the door and B storms back inside*

(Bailey) Dad hates me!

(Nick) what? No he doesn’t

(Bailey) YES he does…he has absolutely NO fuse for me at all…anytime I do one little thing he just flies off the handle, he always assumes the worse when it comes to me ALWAYS…maybe its because I am a girl I dunno….he isn’t like this with you guys

(Nick) You are just upset, Dad loves you

(Bailey) Oh yea? Well you weren’t there just now when he essentially accused me of being a promiscuous drunken slut

(Nick) he did not

(Bailey) close enough…he agreed with the article

(Nick) he did?

(Bailey) where is my phone? *searching wildly and finding it on the bedside table grabbing it quickly and starting to text*

(Nick) what are you doing?

(Bailey) texting Jake, this is all his fault…fucking asshole…

(Nick) you are NOT texting Jake!

*Nick lunges toward B and takes her phone, before B can grab it back Nick quickly checks to make sure she hadn’t already texted him, and sees the recent threatening texts from Jake*

(Nick) *suddenly angry* what is this? What are all these texts from Jake?

(Bailey) *Jumping up and trying to retrieve her phone to no avail* they are nothing…give me my phone!

(Nick) How long has he been sending you these texts? *reading through them* 

(Bailey) *still struggling to get her phone back* I don’t know…a while…I just ignore them.

(Nick) I asked you specifically if Jake was still bothering you and you told me no

(Bailey) they are texts…I haven't ’t responded to him…I’ve just been ignoring them

(Nick) and you didn’t feel that maybe they were worth mentioning?

(Bailey) No…

(Nick)*reading out loud* 'It’s a shame you aren’t here I had something special planned for our one year...guess I'll have to give it to you when you get back'. What the fuck B….you should have mentioned this 

(Bailey) why? What good would it have done besides put you guys in a bad mood? We are in Canada,its not like you can set up a rendezvous to kick his ass

(Nick) Oh no? we take a jet all the time across the US just to do an interview…what makes you think we couldn’t make a trip to castrate Jake…I’m sure Kev and Joe would be game

(Bailey) *shrugging off Nicks ridiculous statement* besides…apparently we know what the surprise was now don’t we…thank you Jake for the lovely one year gift of public humiliation in the form of a trashy tabloid…Give me my phone

(Nick) No

(Bailey) NICHOLAS!

(Nick) BAILEY!

*B grumbles under her breath as Nick tucks her phone in his shirt pocket and sits on the edge of the bed to put on his shoes*

(Nick) so are you grounded now or whats the deal?

(Bailey) can I have my phone back please?

(Nick) if you ask again I’m taking it with me to New York…answer my question

(Bailey) *B lets out a frustrated growl* no I’m not in trouble…Mom and Dad just want me to stay put so the paps don’t get a hold of me before they have a chance to do some damage control

*Nick shakes his head in agreement*

(Nick) probably a good idea

*Dad walks in with Joe and Kevin in tow*

(Dad) you set?

(Nick) yea I'm ready…

*Dad walks over and kisses B on top of the head*

(Dad) I am sorry, what I said was out of line. You didn’t do anything wrong. I love you and we are going to fix this ok?

(Bailey) *smiles* ok... love you too

(Dad) *smiles* ok boys…leavin on a jet plane lets do this…*walks out with Joe and Kevin*

(Nick) if I give you your phone you have to PROMISE me that you wont call or text Jake...on this or any other phone

(Bailey) ugh…I promise

(Nick) I mean it…

(Bailey) I promise I wont

(Nick) K…*hands back B’s phone* love you, see you in a few hours

(Bailey) Love you too