Side Chapter 1: Leni's Pain

Okay, so this is my first side chapter for Baby Daddy Bobby. It takes place during chapters 9 and 10. I wanted to give closure to a subplot that I've basically ignored in Chapter 9.

[Leni looked in the mirror with tears in her eyes while she brushed her hair. It was just after she'd been sent to her room by her father, and she still couldn't handle the fact that her older sister left the house without a second thought and that the house was under Parent Fight Protocol.]

Leni: "What is wrong with everybody? Has my family gone off the deep end?"

[After gazing at a picture of Lori for what seemed like seconds, Leni stood up abruptly.]

Leni: "This is all Lori's fault! She's the reason why this family's falling apart! All she cares about is her stupid boyfriend and now look what happened!"

[Leni threw her hairbrush at the picture.]

Leni: "I wish Bobby never even existed!"

[Leni plopped on her bed and cried herself to sleep.]

The next day...

[Leni got up and went to take her morning shower. When she turned on the faucet, she heard a scream, and flew open the curtain to see her soggy and sleep-deprived brother.]

Leni: "Lincoln?! Like, what the hell are you doing in there?"

Lincoln: "Dad's got my room."

Leni: "Then go sleep with Mom, why don't you!"

Lincoln: "What's wrong, Leni? Why are you acting like this?"

Leni: "Do I have to remind you, Dummy? First, Lori eats a baby. Then, she up and abandons us! And now Mom and Dad aren't even sleeping in the same room! It's not fair!"

Lincoln: "Look...I'm sorry Lori's not with us now, but you shouldn't take your anger out on me!"

Leni: "Well, bathrooms are not for sleeping! Now, get out!"

[Lincoln ran out of the bathroom and raced down the hall to the stairs, as curious family members peeked out their bedroom doors.]

Leni: "Well?! What are you looking at?! I just want to take my shower!"

[And with that, Leni shut the door, leaving everyone confused. Shortly after her shower, Leni called Luna, Luan and Lynn into her room for a sister meeting.]

Leni: "Do you guys know why I called you here?"

Lynn: "Not really...why are we here?"

Leni: "Because Mom told us that she and Lincoln want us to support Lori through her situation, but I don't think we should. This house is gonna be split because of her!"

Luna: "Woah, Lens...chill out."

Lynn: "Yeah. This situation's already out of control as it is."

Luan: "More out of control than a malfunctioning pitching machine?" [laughs] "But seriously, you need to relax...Lori needs our help."

Leni: "Really?! Does Lori really need help with her dilemma? Dad's right! What Lori has done is her problem, not ours!"

Lynn: "That is so not like you, Leni."

Luna: "Yeah...what happened to sweet ol' Leni?"

Leni: "Don't interrupt me!"

[Leni turned to Luna.]

Leni: "Luna...remember all those times when Lori would cut off your jam mid-session?"

Luna: "Yeah, but-"

Leni: "Lynn? Remember when Lori hit you with bread that one time?"

Lynn: "That was a really painful memory." (mumbling) "No pun intended."

Leni: "And Luan! How many times has Lori not laughed at your jokes?!"

Luan: "Almost none of you laugh at my jokes! Not even you!"

Leni: "I'm in a really bad mood! Are you sure you want to question me now?!"

Luan: [gulps] "No..."

Luna: "What is with you, Leni? You can't just push your negativity onto us and expect us to go along with it!"

Leni: "Like you're one to talk. Don't you hate Bobby?"

Luna: "I don't hate Bobby...I just don't trust him. That's all."

Leni: "Yeah, right! My point is, Lori has done a lot of unfair things to us in the past, but this recent action is tearing our family apart. Mom and Dad are gonna separate because of it, so Lori doesn't deserve any support from us."

Lynn: "This is kinda sad and all, but can we cut this short? We've got school soon."

Leni: "Like, I decide when we should end this meeting!...and we should stop now because we have school."

Lynn: [mumbling] "That's what I said."

[And the two teams got ready to go to their respective schools. What they didn't know was that Lisa overheard the conversation.]

Lisa: "That poor naive homo sapien."

[Rita drove Leni, Luna, and Luan to high school; Lynn to middle school; and Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lisa to elementary school. Rita was also planning to take Leni for a driving test since Lori doesn't live at the house anymore. However, on the way to the DMV, Rita noticed Leni folding her arms and looking down.]

Rita: "Leni?"

Leni: "Yes, Mom?"

Rita: "I know things have been out of control lately, but I need you to be on your best behavior for the test. Think you can do that for me?"

Leni: [sighs] "I'll try."

[Rita rubbed her daughter's hair.]

Rita: "There's a good girl, Sweetie."

[After driving for a few minutes, Rita dropped Leni off at the DMV before heading back home to drop off the others. When Rita returned to the DMV, Leni had surprisingly aced the test and was able to drive Vanzilla now. On the ride home, Leni did the driving while Rita sat next to her. However, Leni was still despondent.]

Leni: "Why should we support Lori? She messed up everything."

Rita: "Because she's family, Leni...and families must support each other, no matter what."

Leni: "But Dad says it's her own problem. We should just let Lori and Bobby work this out on their own."

Rita: [sighs] "I'm gonna have a talk with your father tomorrow."

The next day...

[Shortly after Leni drove off with her siblings, Lynn Sr. went downstairs to find Rita staring at him.]

Rita: "Lynn Loud, Sr...I want a word with you."

Lynn Sr.: "What's the matter now?"

Rita: "Why is Leni siding with you through this whole crisis."

Lynn Sr.: "Look...Leni maybe a little impressionable, but I would never encourage them to not support Lori. What kind of person do you think I am?"

Rita: "That's not what Leni's saying. You've become a bad influence on the kids since Lori left! It's hurting everyone in this house."

Lynn Sr.: "I'm a bad influence?! What about your old man?! You took Lincoln to visit your dad and now the kids know about our past! If anything, I think you planned this just to make me feel bad."

Rita: [gasps] "Listen to yourself! You think you can just ignore a problem this big and forget about your eldest daughter? Sure, she might've messed up big, but she needs her parents' help. If you can't be supportive towards Lori, then you can sleep outside!"

Lynn Sr.: "WHAT?! You can't do that! I live here!"

[Rita didn't listen and pushed her husband out the front door and slammed it shut.]

Lynn Sr.: "C'mon, Honey! Let's be reasonable."

[Rita came back outside and threw a pillow at her husband.]

Rita: "There's just no reasoning with you. You're lost in your own world, and it's doing is damaging this family even more!"

Lynn Sr.: "Rita, let me explain!"

Rita: "And if you want my advice, get your thumb out of your ass and grow the fuck up!"

[And with that, Rita slammed the door again. Lynn Sr. stood on the porch in stunned silence for a few seconds before sitting down on the steps. Just then, Mr. Grouse called out from his bedroom window.]

Mr. Grouse: "What's the matter, Loud?! Your old lady giving ya' a hard time?!"

Lynn Sr.: "I'm not in the mood to argue, Grouse. I just want to be alone with my thoughts, if you don't mind."

Mr. Grouse: "Well, suit yourself!"

[Sometime later, the kids arrived back home and were surprised to see their father on the front porch.]

Leni: "Hey, Dad. Are you getting some fresh air?"

Lynn Sr.: "Of course- I mean, why else would I sit on this porch all day without access into the house and- Your mother's kicked me out."

Leni: (gasps) "Why would she-"

Lisa: "Apparently, the Parent Fight Protocol is escalating in severety. So our male parental unit is forced to-"

Leni: "We get it, Brainiac! I'm gonna have to talk to Mom about this! Your honor will be defended, Dad!"

Lynn Sr.: "Leni, I think it's best if you..."

[Leni has already entered the house with her siblings.]

Lynn Sr.: "...don't get involved."

[Lynn Sr. sighed. He had a bad feeling things were gonna escalate. When Leni and her siblings got inside, Rita was lying on the couch cooling down.]

Leni: "Mom...I want a word with you."

Rita: "You can talk with me later, Leni. Right now, I want to be alone."

Luna: "Let's head upstairs. We don't wanna get caught up in this."

[Luna and the others went to their rooms to let Leni and their mother to talk.]

Leni: "Why did you kick Dad out?"

Rita: "Because I believe your recent behavior has something to do with your father. You haven't been the same since Lori left."

Leni: "But Dad did nothing to deserve this torture! Lori's the guilty party here! So take it up with her! She's the reason why the family's split!"

[Rita quickly got off the couch and stood in front of her daughter.]

Rita: "Leni L. Loud, this attitude has gotta stop! I'm literally not in the mood for it!"

Leni: "Dad had the right idea to not help Lori! I'm a better girl than her! She deserves that dumbass and that failed abortion!"

Rita: "ENOUGH!"

[And with that, Leni suddenly felt a sharp pain on her cheek and found herself on the floor.]

Rita: "I don't know what's gotten through your head, but you will show your mother some respect! Or so help me God, I will take away your driver's license...you got that?!"

[Leni turned around and stared at her mother whilst holding her sore cheek. Then her face crumbled and she ran up to her room in tears. Rita watched with regret and sat back on the couch.]

Rita: [sighs] "What have I done? I'm supposed to set an example for my kids."

[Shortly after Clyde's visit, Rita approached Leni and Lori's room and typed the code on the keypad (as she was the only one with access besides Lori and Leni). When she opened the door and peeked inside, she saw that Leni's eyes were stained with mascara as she held onto her pillow for comfort.]

Rita: "Leni?"

[Leni yelled, fell off of her bed and hid in the closet.]

Leni: "Please don't hurt me!"

Rita: "Leni, please come out of there."

Leni: "No! [sniffs] You're g- [hiccups] You're gonna hurt me again!"

Rita: "No, honey...I just want to talk to you."

[Leni peeked out of the closet door.]

Leni: "You do?"

Rita: "Yes...why don't you sit on the bed with me. We need to have a talk about your recent behavior."

[Leni nodded and joined her mother on Leni's bed.]

Rita: "Leni...why were you really acting so bad? Be honest with me."

Leni: "I- [sniffs] I miss Lori...and the family's been broken ever since she left. [hiccups] I just want everything to go back to the way it was."

[Leni cried on her mother's shoulder as she hugged her.]

Rita: "I know it's painful, but the way you acted isn't gonna change that. I mean, how would you feel if you were knocked up without family support?"

Leni: [sniffs] "Not very good."

Rita: "Look...It isn't Lori's fault that your father and I are on bad terms...and it's not your fault either. You kids are my biggest priority...and so is your nephew or niece."

Leni: "But, why does Daddy have to act like such a meanie?"

Rita: "I know your father's not in his right mind at the moment, but he's still that same loving man I married, and he still loves you and Lori. He just needs to come to terms and face the facts. Your sister needs her family to help her through this."

[Leni nodded.]

Rita: "Thank you for understanding, Honey...but you still need to be punished. After we visit Lori, you're grounded for a week. It'll give you plenty of time to think of your family instead of trying to ignore it...okay?"

Leni: [sniffs] "Okay."

[Rita got up and began to walk out of the room but stopped halfway at the door and turned around.]

Rita: "Leni? May I...sleep in Lori's bed tonight?"

[Surprised by this, Leni wiped her eyes and stared at her mother.]

Leni: "Why?"

Rita: "I thought you could use some company for the next few nights...if that's okay."

Leni: "Like...okay."

[Rita smiled]

Rita: "It's settled then."

[So starting that night, Rita slept in Lori's bed so Leni wouldn't feel alone. During the week that would lead to the chain of events yet to happen, Leni came to accept the fact that Lori was gone and hoped that things would get better between her parents.]

A/N: In chapter 9, Leni acted really harsh towards Lincoln and we learn from Lisa how she handled her stress. I hope to have Chapter 12 published by the 1st anniversary of chapter one, so hang tight, everyone.

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