At first I thought perhaps Joey had left it there when I wasn’t looking, but then I read the card over Bailey’s shoulder. It said, “Thanks for the wonderful night. Call me soon. Love, Jan.” The word “soon” was underlined three times.
I wondered at Jan’s audacity. Did she purposely leave it out in the open, hoping Tiffy or Joey would stumble across it before Bailey could reach it? Or was she simply stupid? At any rate, Bailey seemed agitated by the rose and the card. After glancing around to see if anyone was watching, she took the whole thing to the garbage can and buried it.
She seemed restless after that. After a soak in the tub, she changed her clothes several times and practiced looking sexy in the mirror. Then she called up her friend Audrey Singleton (the woman who had helped Rhonda Kilman with her makeover all those years back) and invited her over for some chili.
Apparently Bailey’s conquest of Jan had made her want more — more flirtation, more covert kisses, more conquests — because within five minutes of Audrey’s arrival, Bailey was putting the moves on her.
I couldn’t believe it, dear readers! She was addicted, if you’ll pardon the expression, to love. It didn’t matter if she lost her husband or child or her best friends, as long as she could get her romance fix for even a few minutes.
Audrey and Bailey ended up in the bedrooom, naturally, and I kept looking at the clock in horror, wondering if Joey would come home in time to witness this unfortunate turn of events. Sure enough, the pair fell asleep after their bout of who-knows-what, and poor Joey returned from work early that day.
“What the #$*#&$ is going on??” cried Joey, throwing his hands up.
Audrey sprang out of bed and stared at the wall in a frightened daze, while Bailey climbed slowly out of bed and approached Joey.
“What do you think is going on?” she asked, a challenge in her eyes.
To my surprise, Joey, who is not violent by nature, stepped forward and grabbed Bailey’s arm. “Don’t you dare talk to me that way!” he spat as Bailey wriggled and twisted in an attempt to get away from him.
“Let go of me, you stupid brute!” Bailey hollered. “Let go of me or I’m out of here!”
Joey released her arm from his grasp, and Bailey turned away from him, scowling. Without saying another word, she walked towards the middle of the room and hesitated a brief moment before walking back with a determined expression on her face. “You know what? I’m out of here anyway. I can’t do this anymore, Joey. I don’t want this anymore. For my own sanity…I’m leaving.”
Joey’s look changed instantly from anger to shock.
Bailey tugged at the wedding band on her finger, and miraculously, it came off. While Joey just stood there staring in disbelief, she set the ring on the table by the bed, then grabbed a bag and started packing her clothes. Audrey had already left, and I could hear the bus screeching to a halt outside to drop Shea off from school.
“Bailey…don’t do this…” muttered Joey. “Please…I didn’t know you were so unhappy. I mean, I knew, but…I didn’t know what to do about it, and you never talk to me. Talk to me now, Bailey. Tell me what’s wrong, so I can fix it.”
He held out his hands so beseechingly that it stabbed my non-existent heart. It was pierced a second time when Bailey refused to even look at him, but merely grabbed her bags and headed out the door. Joey made as if to go after her, then stopped and buried his face in his hands, realizing that nothing he could do would save his marriage now.
Downstairs, Bailey grabbed a few things from the bureau in the living room and took a long last look at her daughter, who was in the thrall of a kiddie program on the television and didn’t even know her mom was there. Then, without saying goodbye, she called for a taxi and carried her bags out to the porch.
Within minutes the taxi arrived, and Bailey left the Kilman bungalow forever. As she did so, she looked anything but happy.
Is that not a heartbreaking tale, dear readers? All right, I suppose I was exaggerating a smidgen when I called it a terrible tragedy, but can you believe Bailey? I knew no good would come of Joey marrying that woman! Well, I hope she finds whatever she’s looking for in her move to the City. As for me, I’m going to stay right here and keep my eye on Joey and Shea. And Tiffy, of course. I wonder what she’ll say about all of this? Probably the same thing I said:
“GOOD RIDDANCE!”
Wow! Great post Maude! Er…I mean Jen! Hehehehe, I’m soooo glad you’re back! And awesome picture quality! No matter what I do, my sims still look a little rough around the edges. But if I move the sliding bar thingy all the way down, my game runs way too slow. So oh well! lol anyways…Yay jen!
Yes!! A new Jen-story!! Thank you girl, you just mademy weekend!!
1. That old lady shot was hilarious. What was she doing at a nightclub? shouldn’t she be resting in her retirment home bed?
2. Thbbttttt on Bailey. She can go and leave Shea to people who really love her. Now Maude has to find a really nice woman for Joey. I nice one, and one that only likes to be exciting with him.
3. Thankyou for all the cool nightlife stuff and the update. Yay!
Maude’s back! All right! Definately good riddance to Bailey, she was a cow (don’t send Maude after me, Jen, I mean that in a good way!).
This update was a big one . I woke up thinking..hmm. i wonder if Jen updated yet…and to my surprise you did, making me a very happy person. I laughed at the title but this story was so not funny, well..most of it anyway. I loved the part where Gordon? says can i have a doggy bag for my drink? I have a question. When downloading Nightlife when i get it, do i have to clean out my downloads folder beforehand because I dont really have that much downloads but i dont know if i am supposed to delete them before installing. Thanks Jen.
Good riddance, Bailey! Joey’s too good for you! *hugs Joey*
Wonderful update! You had some really great shots of expressions.. especially on Bailey’s face at the bar. And Joey’s sad face.. it made me want to give the poor guy a hug!
Don’t worry Joey! Plenty of other fish in the sea and whatnot! You deserve so much better than that blasted Bailey! *hugs Joey again*
Yay! Mrs. Crumplebottom appeared! Have you heard her voice? Squeaky lil sound eh?:lol:
Oh and great date too? Next time try woo-hooing in the car you get a bunch of roses plus some other nice stuff :)
Fantastic story and it looks Bailey was meant to live in the city where she fits right into the singles scene and bars :lol:
I’m sure the Kilmans will be JUSt fine without her and Joey will soon get over Bailey’s desertion.
So glad you’re back to writing your stories Jen!
Good riddance! Totally! I hope Shea doesn’t turn out anything like her mother! So Maude, what’s going on with the other families? Or has Jen decided to go back to May Green or Annabell Island so soon? I suppose it would only have made things worse but I wish Joey would have given her more of his mind. He should have dumped her!!! Not the other way around! Joey deserves better than that….that…I can’t type the word here.
:o :o :o Poor Joey!! That pic of him crying made me want to hug him too! But I guess Bailey can’t help her feelings….but what will happen to poor Shea???
I always knew Bailey wasn’t the right girl for Joey, but I didn’t expect her to leave :o That was a surprise!
I love the new Nightlife Expansion pack, and plan on posting a brand new story on my blog about my new Nightlife sim and her interesting life very soon.
So…what are you doing next then? I read your last update, and found out you figured out what you are going to do, while in the bathroom xD Great place to think, that!
I can’t wait to read whatever you are posting next, Jen, your stories ROCK! The pictures are so great too, big and clear!! (You must have a great graphics card!)
~Kath
Terrific update Jen, I loved reading every minute of it.
I’m glad that you used Nightlife in your story; it added a whole new dimension.
I have to say Jen, you’ve really out done yourself in the photo department. All the shots were amazing! And fit so well with the story…great job! I’m glad you’re back to posting and I’m also glad you posted some NightLife pics in this update…I need to get my daily fix. ;)
Oh, man, I just love the pictures on page two… they’re so nice. #2, 3, and 5 especially. Ooh.
XD The Old Lady… I remember her from Hot Date! Oh, man. She was so funny. But I hated her, because she always ran up to my Sims and fined them for PDA.
It’s a little too bad about Joey and Bailey… ah, well. She always seemed a little indifferent to him. I’m more worried about Shea than the others. Poor little girl.
It was great, though! :D Yay~ I’m glad you have the inspirations back.
Nightlife looks really cool… I didn’t want University too much, but Nightlife looks intriguing… hmm. >_> Man. So cool an entry.
Huzzah! Another awesome update! I think it is awesome how you can see all these different expressions you never would have dreamt of without the expansion pack! Darn, now I want it even more! But that’s ok, it’s all worth the great update. Keep up the good work!
I loved it! The gardener part reminds me of the show desperate housewives which I love :P. Love the kiss in the car, I guess your enjoying nightlife :D.
Eva – I didnt clean out my downloads folder before installing NL and everything worked fine. The only thing that mess up the game are hacks – most hacks need to be deleted for certain aspects of the game to work properly.
Thanks for the comments, everyone! I’m glad you’re still enjoying Maude’s Tales. I had planned on doing a Brayton update after this but I need to give them some thought before I continue their story. In the meantime, I’m excited about Maude’s Tales and already have the pics taken for the next update! Look for it soon.
Stories about the Shanleys, Chinchillas, and Annabel Island are on hold for the moment, but who knows when they might show up again.
To answer some questions:
Eva – Kath beat me to it! Your downloads should be fine except for hacks. I didn’t delete any of my downloads (including my hacked objects like Pescado’s clothing object) and everything seems to be working OK, for the most part. I have had a few problems with the game crashing randomly or the graphics going wonky, but I haven’t narrowed it down to any one cause (it could very well be those hacked objects). The best thing to do would be to refer to the Nightlife installation guide on Mod the Sims 2 before you install the game. It’ll give you detailed instructions on what to do. (I’d link to it specifically, but MTS2 is down at the moment, so I can’t find the exact link. It should be easy to find from the front page, though.) Good luck!
PRMami – Actually, Bailey and Jan did woohoo in the car (hilarious!) but it was only a great date, so I guess that’s why she got a single rose.
Kath – So what am I going to do next? I had so many families going that I needed to pare down, so I cleaned out Mt. Geneva and will only create a few new families that will be introduced gradually over the next few stories. As for the Braytons, I have plans for them, too. :-D
Haha thanks Kath and Jen. Darn she beat you to it by 1 measly minute..and maybe not even that much. Thanks again. You are a Very helpful person. OOOH man i was looking forward to Cecily..again., but maude’s tales are fine with me. Im quite dandy. Haha. I love your blog btw and When oh When is the anniversary? I had trouble getting here for some ODD reason but i went to history and solved that problem..sure did. Haha ok. Bye and thanks again.
Yeah, my site (including SimScribes) was down for awhile this afternoon, but everything seems to be OK again…*knocks on wood*…
The anniversary is September 29th, and I still haven’t figured out what I’ll do to celebrate! Have any good ideas? :-)
“Just a stupid spur of the moment idea but maybe Mt. Geneva should have a birthday party when September comes. Stupid, I know, but it might be a fun story to write. There’d be a holiday in the neighborhood and Maude could tell the story of that night. All the Maude’s tales families, satilite houses and the two Shaney legacy houses could be celebrating the town’s birthday. Maybe Maude would even like the Shaneys more if she got to tell their story. Maybe I’m wrong about the last part but I still think this would be a fun thing to do. It’s not a challenge but it might keep you entertained. If you’re too busy with May Green and Annabel Island then that’s okay too. Back to the challenge, I eagerly await your next update!!!” I commented that idea a while back.
Hey Nita, that’s an awesome idea, thanks for reposting it!
*Squeals madly!* :D Oh, I love your updates! And I love Maude too, the narration you do through her voice is splendid. I can almost hear it!
Hmm. I think for celebration.. I don’t know. Maybe there’s a family or some story or something you did way in the beginning that you could restart or pick up again or such? I seem to recall something about a trailer family? :D
/Kay
I think cristal chinchilla, Juan the zombie, bailey, and many of the no good niks in mr. geneva should all party on one big, weird, wacky date for sept 29th. Hillarity may insue.
Mt. Geneva…I have no idea who mr. geneva is. ?:}
Haha well i am so much happier that it is all up now. I freaked and panicked and my heart rate quicked to deathly speeds..just so i could read comments.. Its crazy right? I cant help my obsession with the Sims. They are fantastic and after i finish all my homework and help my brother make some frosting and cake because he has a sweet tooth ( not good for a 14 year old boy who will be 15 in may, we are so darned close. all of my siblings are), i will play my lovely sims. I hope anyway. Oh and my wonderful sister said that she was looking on eBay for something or another and she saw nightlife and she was thinking that maybe she would get it for me for my birthday that was on the 30th..i got nothing haha and iddnt care..but she said she might and i was liek WOW…but then she said that she thought that i had tooo much homework and i didnt really need another sims at this moment in time..rotten sister. That is why she wont get anything for her 23rd birthday in Noviembre…teach her to get my hopes up. Haha. Your anniversary thing should be like something that you would really enjoy, maybe something you did once and then didnt do again but would love to bring back, or some distant Shanleys, or something that you would like to try but didnt really have the time to do so. Just something along the lines of what you would like to do..to make you happy. After all, it is your site that you have kept going for one Whole fantastic year!
Really cool this update.
I understand Bailey feelings. :-(
I feel sorry for the poor guy and daughter but she never love him, so it´s better that way.
And the Nightlife it´s so cool……i have so much fun play with this new expansion, much better than University.
Keep going with the good work.:-D
Oooh.. I liked Nita’s idea. That sounds really cool. n_n ‘Course, I just love seeing the Shanley’s, lol!
And, by the by, I’ve updated my blog some more (2 updates yesterday.. I was on a roll) and gave your blog a nod. n_n
great update! Oh btw I sent you an e-mail. It’s A sim related question.
I like Nita’s idea, too. But, you know, something else that sprang to mind was the visiting of a few Sims from the other neighborhoods… though, that might be too difficult? I don’t know. I just thought of that one site you mentioned on SimScribes, how the person moved everyone from the default neighborhoods…
Though, it probably wouldn’t work too well with May Green, or the Royalty Challenge neighborhood. XD Kind of like “hey, we’re MOD!” “‘Mod’?! You’re heathens, that’s what you are!”
But, then… that might be some of the fun of it, eh? XD I don’t know, just a silly thing.