A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter twenty of this story. Here, we deal with the bombshell aftermath of last time.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Loud House
This was not how Lynn Loud Sr. and Rita wanted their day to go. The morning started off normally until they received a phone call from Principal Rivers. Both parents had to leave work and head to Royal Woods High School where they found Principal Rivers in her office with her assistant Oliver by her side. A forlorn Lori sat before her.
"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Lynn Sr.
Lynn Sr. immediately rushed to the side of his eldest daughter.
"Are you okay?" asked Lynn Sr. worried.
Lori did not answer her father.
"Principal Rivers, what's going on?" asked Rita, equally concerned.
"There's no easy way to say this, but nude pictures of Lori have surfaced online." answered Principal Rivers.
"No! Absolutely no way it's Lori!" declared Lynn Sr.
"You must be mistaken." agreed Rita.
"I'm afraid not." sighed Principal Rivers.
Principal Rivers hand the two parents her phone complete with scandalous pictures.
"Before you ask, I confirmed they are not Photoshop." noted Oliver.
Lynn Sr. and Rita where horrified.
"I only found out when it was brought my attention by a Coach Hutch at Fairway University." revealed Principal Rivers.
Lori was snapped out of her daze by this.
"She wasn't able to reach either of you, so she wanted me to inform Lori her acceptance to Fairway has been suspended pending a hearing." explained Principal Rivers.
Lori felt her world shatter.
"Have these spread to other schools?" asked Rita worried.
"Most likely." answered Principal Rivers.
"So, your brother and sisters know...plus their friends." mused Rita.
Rita balled her fist and turned to Lori.
"How could you do something so stupid?!" asked Rita.
Lori winced at her mother's anger.
"Now Rita calm down." instructed Lynn Sr.
"You're not without blame yourself." stated Rita.
"How is this my fault?" asked Lynn Sr. confused.
"Maybe you put your foot down more often this wouldn't happen." answered Rita.
"Oh, this again!" cried Lynn Sr.
"Look at where we are!" declared Rita
"You're not perfect yourself!" exclaimed Lynn Sr.
"I have the balls to set my foot down!" snapped Rita.
"And I'm not?!" asked Lynn Sr. angrily.
"You're close to Luna and this happened to her too!" answered Rita.
"Enough!" cried Principal Rivers.
Lynn Sr. and Rita stopped fighting.
"That is not a matter to discuss here." noted Principal Rivers.
Lynn Sr. and Rita quietly agreed.
"Now, for the punishment..." began Principal Rivers.
Lori braced herself.
"A few weeks of detention should do." said Principal Rivers.
Lori didn't bother trying to protest.
"Um ma'am, the school rules say a suspension is required." revealed Oliver.
"Then suspension it is." shrugged Principal River.
"You just said detention." noted Rita.
"My hands are tied." replied Principal Rivers.
The Loud family accepted defeat.
"Let's get Leni, Luna and Luan. After dropping them off at home we can pick up the others." proposed Lynn Sr.
"They'll definitely want to escape the hell their going through right now." agreed Rita.
Rita turned to Lori.
"Then we'll deal with this." said Rita firmly.
Lori didn't say a thing.
"My life is literally over." thought Lori depressed.
Leni, Luna and Luan were called to the principal's office. it was clear from their expression that they were being teased over the photos. The Loud family returned home in silence. Lori locked herself in her room while Rita picked up the younger kids. Luna was put in charge of making sure Lori didn't try to sneak out, but Luan didn't worry about that. Finally, Rita returned home with the younger Loud siblings.
"I know you had a rough day..." began Rita.
"You can repeat hat over again." muttered Lisa.
"But this will blow over eventually." said Rita.
"Now every time I see Rusty, Zach, Liam and Clyde I'll have to think of them having seen those pictures." said Lincoln.
Lincoln shuttered.
"It doesn't help that Chandler will never let me live this down." added Lincoln.
"I'll have to issue my resignation from the morticians' club. Dying from embarrassment is one way I don't want to go." said Lucy.
"Thanks to Lori my pageant career is over!" screamed Lola.
"Don't you think you're being a bit dramatic." proposed Rita.
"Lindsay Sweetwater will hold these over my head forever!' cried Lola.
"Not to mention every laughing at us." added Lana.
"Now every game and practice someone will bring those up." groaned Lynn Jr.
Leni and Luan came downstairs.
"People can be totes mean." sighed Leni.
"I can never show my face at school again. God knows Benny has probably seen them." moaned Luan.
"I don't get why anyone would do that. Like, what's the point?" asked Lana confused.
"You'll understand when you're older." answered Lisa.
"I thought it was mast..." began Leni.
Luan quickly threw her hand over Luan's mouth as Lynn Sr. emerged from his room obviously having cried.
"How you holding up?" asked Rita.
"Rough." answered Lynn Sr. emotionally upset.
"Sorry for lashing out." said Rita regretfully.
"It was the heat of the moment. I understand." replied Lynn Sr.
"Luna, bring Lori down here now!" called Rita.
Luna led Lori, who walked like she was headed for the electric chair, downstairs.
"Well..." began Rita.
Lori hung her head.
"I'm sorry." said Lori mournfully.
"It's going to take more than that after you ruined our lives!" exclaimed Lola bitterly.
"Calm down." demanded Rita firmly.
Lola backed off.
"I want to know why you would do something so stupid." noted Rita.
"There was no other choice." said Lori, still unable to face her family.
"Who took the pictures anyway?" asked Lynn Sr.
"I can only think of one dude sleazy enough to do this." stated Luna.
"Flip." guessed Lincoln.
Lori nodded her head confirming.
"I'll kill him!" declared Lynn Sr.
Lynn Sr. had to be stopped by his wife.
"We don't need you in jail right now." said Rita.
Lynn Sr. grumbled to himself.
"What exactly was it you needed?" asked Rita.
"I needed money." answered Lori.
"You could have come to us." said Lynn Sr.
"No, I couldn't have." muttered Lori.
Lynn Sr. and Rita shared worried looks.
"What did you need so badly you couldn't come to us?" asked Rita worried.
Luna shared a glance with Luan. Both where thinking the same thing and the comedian nodded affirmingly.
"Booze." answered Luna.
Lori tensed up as both parents went wide eyed.
"Lori has been drinking for a while." revealed Luna somberly.
"You have to be wrong." said Lynn Sr.
"It's true dad." said Luan.
The others are nodded in agreement.
"Oh My God." groaned Rita.
"Will you stop lying!" demanded Lynn Sr.
"Those are the first two stages of grief." noted Lisa.
The family jock motioned her thumb to Lisa.
"Nerd girl can back us up." said Lynn Jr..
"Ignoring that crude nickname...Lynn is correct." said Lisa.
"I will give anything for this to be a joke." plead Lynn Sr.
"That's stage three." muttered Luna.
"Luna, Luan and Leni approached me with vomit produced by our eldest sibling. Seeing the signs, I already theorized Lori was consuming alcohol and this was confirmed when a test discovered alcohol in her the vomit." explained Lisa.
"Oh God." whimpered Lynn Sr.
"That's four." noted Luna.
"As a result, Lori threatened me with physical violence should I make these results know." continued Lisa.
"You threatened your sister?!" asked Rita horrified.
"She also hurt Lisa's arm." revealed Luna.
"Lori pulled on my arm with excessive force. I was a bit reclusive after this encounter." noted Lisa.
"Lori is drinking. I can't believe it." said Lynn Sr. flatly.
"And that is the fifth stage." said Luna.
"It is not common to go through them so fast." mused Lisa.
"Lori, how long have you been drinking?" asked Lynn Sr. sadly.
"A few weeks now." answered Lori.
"Leni and Luan, take your younger siblings upstairs. Luna can stay here. No listening in." ordered Rita.
Leni and Luan led the others upstairs.
"Why?" asked Rita.
Lori didn't answer.
"Tell me why!" demanded Rita.
"It's because of the mountain of stress I'm under!" declared Lori, looking up.
"What do you mean?" asked Rita surprised.
"My relationship with Bobby is shit!" cried Lori.
"Watch your mouth." warned Lynn Sr.
"I am...was going to college. But, that's dead now." continued Lori mournfully.
"We can figure something out." replied Rita.
"I might as well be a stripper since everyone sees me as one. Or a hooker." sighed Lori.
"Lori!" gasped Lynn Sr. mortified.
"You're right, if I got into porn, it'll be legal. You can pay a girl to fuck and it's fine as long as you're filming." said Lori.
"You're not going into porn." stated Rita.
"Do you want to know what my other big cause of stress is?" asked Lori.
"What is it dear?" asked Lynn Sr
"Worrying about this place falling apart because I'm literally a third parent." answered Lori resentfully.
"What do you mean?" asked Rita confused.
"My whole life I've had to be a parent to everyone to keep this place in order. Making sure Lana doesn't track mud inside. Making sure Lynn doesn't break anything. Making sure Leni doesn't drink dish soap again." explained Lori.
"She's was five." noted Luna.
"And you need to take on responsibility as the oldest." added Rita.
"Do you know how much of my life I had to spend taking care of them?!" asked Lori.
Lynn Sr. and Rita didn't answer.
"I had to take on more responsibility at a young age than any girl should! I had to become the Queen of No to keep this house from falling apart! I had to become such a disciplinarian that my siblings think I'm a total bitch!" screamed Lori.
Lynn Sr. and Rita felt their guilty building up and up.
"You two aren't exactly parents of the year." spat Lori.
"That's out of line!" snapped Luna.
Lori began marching up the stairs.
"Ground me for however long you want." said Lori coldly.
Lori left out of sight her bedroom door slammed shut.
"How is this happening?" asked Rita heartbroken.
In Great Lakes City, Bobby Santiago was working at the mercado blissfully unaware. He heard pictures of a nude girl were online, but he had Lori and was dedicated to working things out with her. His thoughts were interrupted when the door flung open and an upset Ronnie Anne marched in. Bobby didn't know what was wrong, but he knew was his little sister made a B line toward him.
"What the hell?!" asked Ronnie Anne angrily.
"Nie Nie, I don't know what you're talking about." answered Bobby.
Ronnie Anne pulled out her phone.
"Do these ring a bell?" asked Ronnie Anne.
Bobby felt his heart stop when nude pictures of Lori appeared on the phone.
"Posting these to get back at Lori is fucked up." spat Ronnie Anne.
"I didn't do it! Is wear!" exclaimed Bobby.
Ronnie Anne grabbed her brother by his collar and looked into his eyes.
"Um, Ni Ni..." began Bobby.
"I believe you." stated Ronnie Anne.
Ronnie let go of her brother.
"If you didn't post these, then who did?" asked Ronnie Anne.
"Babe wouldn't post something like this." answered Bobby.
Bobby remembered his phone call with Carol.
"Sometimes, when someone accusers their partner of cheating...it's because they're guilty over cheating." revealed Carol.
Bobby's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fainted.
"Oh crap!" cried Ronnie Anne.
Ronnie Anne raced to get her mother as Bobby lay on the mercado floor.
A/N: That's where we'll end things. So, it's all out and Lori's actions have having huge consequences. Next time, Lori catches up with her friends and talks with Bobby. Please review.