Baily Bale (baily_bale) wrote in btvsal, @ 2010-02-17 18:56:00 |
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Current location: | Eden |
Current mood: | amused |
Entry tags: | baily bale, gwen morrison, place: la |
Hang Out Date
Who: Gwen and Baily
Where: Eden
When: Wednesday, Feb. 17 *Just got fixed and reopened that night*
If Gwen Morrison were to sit down and devise a list, of every single way she ever figured to be spending an evening... hanging out in Eden with a member of the Bale family would likely be more of a punchline than an actual possibility. Yet here she was, snickering at a wiry girl in a latex bodysuit and rave-like face paint, trying to be quiet as she leaned over to the lycan beside her. "Seriously, Baily... I'd never say it to her face, but... who the hell would look at her and go, 'oh yeah. I gotta get me some of that!'? Because... yeuuughh."
Oh, Baily had no such ability to care if someone heard her. She laughed loudly when Gwen commented on the girl in the latex bodysuit. "You'd think she would have at least bought the right size bodysuit, and not one two sizes too small," Baily said to Gwen, still chuckling.
"No no no. See... JUST that by itself? She might at least be serviceable. But the face paint. Come ON. Seriously? It's a goth club, not a rave. She looks like she should be droppin' X over there in the corner or something." Of all the people in this city to bond, hm? "I tried to grab a few of my friends for tonight, but I guess it was too spur-of-the-moment. Patience is hard to get hold of anymore... dunno what's going on there. Left messages with Iris and Irene though, dunno if they'll show." Gwen purposely had dressed as ungoth as she could, in a pair of pink jeans, sneakers, and a green t-shirt that just had two birds on it... and the word 'swallows'.
Baily was dressed, well, like she was dressed in most nights, in a pair of well worn jeans and a tank top, with her jacket slung over the chair. "It'll be fun if they show, but I'm having a good time with just you," she told her. "And I'm feeling you on that face paint. I don't get it, either."
"This is some weird shit, yo." Gwen had to admit, laughing a little. "After everything that happened lately, I never thought I'd be hangin' with a Bale, and enjoying it at that. But.... I really am."
"Well, glad that you're enjoying it," Baily said to him. "I'm glad you're not associating all of us with one person in the family anymore." She took a sip of her drink.
"Well, in all fairness, he ain't the only one that avoids me. I swear I've seen his sister and the big tattooed guy givin' me the stinkeye." Or it could have been all in Gwen's head. Who knew, really? "So... I never thought I'd be asking a Bale to talk about relationships.... but can I ask you something?"
"Maybe from Bronte, but David kind of looks at everyone he doesn't know like that," Baily told her. "And sure, go ahead." It was kind of weird being asked for relationship advice, especially considering the circumstances.
"When you and Whatshisname started dating... did you know, like... from the beginning? I mean..." Gwen was stammering a little, looking for the right words. "Like... even before you knew you were in love, did you just know that he was all you wanted?"
Baily actually shook her head. "No, actually. I don't mean that in a bad way. I was attracted to him and enjoyed being around him, but it's only been in the last couple of months that I've really figured out how much I really love Derek," she said to her. "I even asked him to move in with me. Why do you ask? Got someone on your mind?"
"It's.... weird." Gwen said, shaking her head. "I've started seeing two people, actually. I like them both, for different reasons. But I don't know if either one is really... The One, you know? One is like... the best friend you suddenly find yourself attracted to... and the other one is pure passion. It's like... I need both, but somehow, I'm finding them in two different people."
"Then keep dating them both," Baily pointed out to her. "I mean, do they both know about each other and everything? You're not like, leading them on thinking they are the only one or whatever, right?" She doubted it. "As long as you're not, then there's no reason to stop seeing one or the other at this time."
"Nah. Neither one thinks they're the only one." Gwen would never, NEVER lie to anyone again about that. Not after Skylar. "If I did something like that, it'd make me no better th..." she cut herself off, remembering who she was talking to. "Heh. We'll... strike that from the record. Sorry."
"Nah, I understand. I didn't figure that you would do that, considering," Baily said. Baily was never one to run from the truth, one way or another. "Then like I said, don't feel guilty about it. It's not a huge thing right now to narrow it down, especially after what you've been through."
"I feel bad though. One of them... I think she understands. She's sort of in the same boat I am. Just out of a relationship, slightly gun-shy, the whole nine yards." She sighed, running a hand through her hair and glaring with a 'bitch-please' expression at Latex Girl as she seemed to contemplate approaching Gwen. "The other.... it's touchier. He's... I think he's totally in love with me. And while I love him, and I totally dig him... I'm not at that same point with him."
"Then who knows, maybe you'll get there at some point," Baily said to her. "As long as he knows the score, then don't feel bad. You'll just sabotage yourself by doing that. Just let things flow."
"I just.... GAH! I'll never forgive myself if I end up hurting him in the end. God knows I've been in that situation." She grabbed a peanut from the bowl on the table and actually whipped it at Latex Girl's head with a glare. "Not interested, Ecstacy McGee!"
"As long as you keep telling him the truth, at least he'll understand, which is more than you ever got," Baily said to her. She started cracking up when Gwen whipped a peanut at the girl. "Yeah, piss off!" she shouted at her.
"Whoa. You totally ALMOST just talked shit on Ben and Skylar. That's kinda cool." She was oddly impressed. Maybe these two were bonding more than she'd expected. "So... honestly. Not taking me into account at ALL. What're your feelings about Skylar? You like her?"
"I really don't know," Baily admitted. "I think she could have done you better, for sure, but I really don't know her much to form a full opinion on the matter itself." She took a sip of her drink and shrugged. "I'm just the type of person who believes that everyone is responsible for your own actions. Don't blame someone else because you got the urge to screw around, you get me? I'll always love Ben, and Skylar by default, I guess, but it doesn't mean I'll always condone what he does."
"You know I've never... realy TALKED to anyone about this?" It had just occurred to her, really. "I mean, I've vented, you know? To Patience, and even to Iris once or twice... but I've never really had an honest discussion about how I feel about the whole thing."
"Then it's probably about damn time that you actually start having one," Baily said to her. "You can't keep that stuff inside you forever, you know?"
"I guess..." She couldn't believe of ALL people to finally let it out with... it was a BALE sitting with her. Irony, hm? "I think I'd be way more ok with it all if she'd have come to me, and said she was starting to feel something for Ben. That she wanted to take some time apart and see if there was something there. It woulda shown respect, you know? Sure... it woulda hurt like a motherfuck, but I would have felt like she respected me. But to just... 'O HAY GWEN, I'M FUCKIN' BEN NOW KTHANKS BYE'.... it was like she might as well have punched me in the face."
Baily sighed. "That honestly does sound like a fucking punch in the face," she said to Gwen. "Really, that's fucked up. I understand you going through what you went through after that."
"And it wasn't once. It wasn't like... some moment of weakness where she came home, cried, admitted it, and begged for forgiveness. She'd BEEN doing it. How long, I dunno. But it wasn't the first time." Gwen sneered a little then, thinking back. "Look... I ain't gonna lie. Before I even KNEW her, I used to have fun with Patience and Pat ALL THE TIME. And when PK came back? I wanted to be with her SO BAD... but I didn't. Because I loved Skylar too much to ever go behind her back."
Baily sighed. "I'm sorry for what she did to you. For what both of them did, honestly." And here was the tricky part to express. "For what it's worth, I think that you two not being together is ultimately what was supposed to happen. Sucks to hear, I know."
"I.... geez. I dunno, Baily." Gwen said, just being honest. "I feel like we WERE meant to be. And then I, well... long story, but I did something to save the world. And it changed EVERYTHING. And I feel like I gave up my own happiness to save everyone. And it sucks. Like... I met two AWESOME people recently, and I feel amazing chemistry with them both. But sometimes I STILL think of Skylar and wanna cry."
"And you might always feel that way a little," Baily pointed out to Gwen. "She sounds like she was your first true and hardcore love. It's not something you get over easily, you know?" She looked at Gwen. "Who did you meet, or are you talking about the two you're already suedo-dating?"
"Well... Andrew...." She sighed. "We gotta talk. I love him. But I'm not IN love with him. And I don't wanna ruin him OR our friendship. Because I think he feels the same. I think we're... convenient for each other. But Irene? Yeah. She's.... holyfuckAMAZING. Only reason I don't just grab her right now and never let go is... I met this guy." She sighed, wondering if ANYONE'S life was as ridiculous as her own.
"You met a guy then?" Baily asked. "Now you must dish about him, because you can't just tell me that you met a guy and not tell all about him, you understand?"
"Ok, ok. His name's Joshua. He's a soldier. I think the Army or something." She beamed, going a little drooly there. "Tall, muscular, eyes like daggers... GAH."
Baily smirked. "Someone sounds smitten," she said playfully. "So, you've only like, met him. Have you gone out or anything like that yet?"
"He's gonna take me out soon. But he seems like the type who could actually handle me, you know? That I could totally be ME around. Problem is... god, I'm falling in love with Irene. I didn't WANT to. But I am." Gwen rolled her eyes. "Can't I ever just NOT have some stress?"
"Nope," Baily said to her. "Well, if you're not wanting to fall in love with Irene, then go out with this guy. Have a good time. See if he can really 'handle' going out with you." If anyone really could. "Who knows. Maybe he's the one to fall in love with, too."
"I hope I find out. I mean... that guy at Caritas said I'd find the right person.... and honestly? Joshua's gonna have to make a GREAT impression, and honestly probably be hung like a goddamn OAK TREE, to make me decide against Irene. She's like the best-friend and lover all rolled up into one. SO fun."
Baily cackled when Gwen said that he'd have to be hung like an old tree to impress her at this point. "Well, then I hope that he is then," Baily said to her simply. It sounded like the girl's sanity depended on it.
"Hey. I've been with Pat McConnell, ok? That's like... like eating at a four star restaurant and then trying to go back to McDonalds. Only with fucking." Once again? Gwen. Beacon of tact.
Baily just laughed again. "Well, then I hope that you don't have to go back to Micky D's any time soon," she said to Gwen simply.