You're So Bad For Me

**You're So Bad For Me** is the twenty-ninth chapter of *It's Not Over Yet* and the five hundred and fourteenth chapter of the series overall. It is 13,334 words long. It is told entirely in third person and was published on February 23, 2018.

When Alex bails on Julie, she turns to a friend. Travis reaches a boiling point and Santana and Quinn let jealousy get the best of them.

## Plot

Sam enters a hospital in New York in a tuxedo, demanding to know where "she" is. Kitty is with him and they are searching for two people. Outside, Kurt, Blaine, Stefan and Bree await news.

36 Hours prior, everyone is getting ready for the Met Gala. Kurt and Bree have turned a hotel room into a workshop for any last minute changes to their designs. As Kurt leaves for dinner with Blaine, Bree stays behind to continue working.

Santana relaxes in a hot tub while Shana drinks wine beside her. They fantasize about hitting the red carpet together and, even though neither has seen the other's outfit, about being the talk of the night.

In the lobby, Luke waits for the arrival of Travis, whose final tour dates in Australia are over. Travis is exhausted and ready to sleep off his trip but first he wants to have dinner with Luke.

Jake and Leila sit down for dinner and are starstruck when Rihanna sits behind them. Leila tells Jake that Zoe is walking the carpet with Tracy's "squad" and that Shana is going with her wife, so Kayli is going at it solo. Jake confesses that he has information about the big solo project Kayli has been working on and Leila demands to know what it is.

John and Sam attend a pre-gala rehearsal dinner where Sam uses his charisma to greet guests while John whispers to him reminders about who each person is. John is drinking but wants to go back to the hotel, where Marley is angrily waiting. He tells Sam that they argued over a new motorcycle given to John as a present and Sam says that he will have to get rid of it. Sam then says he will go greet a few more people and then they can leave.

Alex goes to see Bree with concerns about Julie and their upcoming performance. He and Julie have been preparing for this for a while but Alex is still unsure that he can get on that stage. He thinks the entire event is over-the-top and wishes Julie had let him back out. Bree tells him that they are both stubborn and that he will have to just suck it up because Julie is doing them both a favor with this gig.

When Julie wakes up the next day, Alex isn't in their hotel but Kitty is. They are awakened by Bree, who is ready to help Julie get ready. They have nine hours and don't know where Alex is. Bree is freaking out but Kitty tries to keep her calm, helping out by going in search of Alex. Julie tells Bree that she didn't drink but feels hungover and that she will need something to help her get through the day.

After hours of preparing, Santana is ready and waits for Shana to also be. However, when Shana emerges in a far more daring, more revealing outfit, Santana feels jealous and upstaged. She figures that in the end it will help them both get attention and refrains from saying anything as they head out.

When they arrive at the red carpet, however, all the attention is on Kayli, who was dressed as an actual goddess. Santana thinks it's too much but Shana begs her to be nice and as soon as the cameras spot them, all the attention is now on Shana. Santana gets jealous once again and hurries them into the gala as soon as she can to keep Shana from hogging the spotlight.

Bree, Kitty and Stefan walk the press line together. Bree is mostly concerned with keeping a close eye on all of her designs and ensuring that the models in them were fine. Kitty tells her she has nothing to worry about but is proven wrong when Tracy's squad arrives, all styled by Francesca and her new line. It is far more extravagant than anything Bree created, with Zoe, Tracy, Damian, Cleo and more made to look like godly beings. She admits she was hoping for Francesca's new line to be bad and gets angry when she sees Stefan seemingly checking out Cleo, though he swears he was just looking at the dresses. Bree stomps away and Stefan is upset, as he already had it rough by being demoted to Bree's arm candy for the night.

Inside, Luke and Travis sit down together and admire all of the fashion choices around them. Travis wishes there was less gold but Luke thinks it looks incredible and they are greeted by many important industry people. After a few minutes, Travis decides it's time to bring up the subject of marriage and children again, but Luke ignores him. They are approached by Elite Model Management agent Edna Iverson and Luke uses her invitation to sit and talk modeling contracts to leave Travis behind and avoid the topic. Travis is left alone to be approached by more people he doesn't want to talk to.

John is quick to get drunk, which causes more tension between him and Marley. When he goes to the restroom, she rants to Kitty about all their fights from the weekend, and how she hates that she's not allowed to use her phone at this event. She also discloses that he wants them to leave the gala via motorcycle, then the city via helicopter, then drive to Albany on his car, which is waiting outside of New York City for them. The idea is crazy and she doesn't trust the motorcycle, which was given to him partially through a deal with Rowena, whom she doesn't trust. Kitty tells her to let him keep the motorcycle but she worries that he could get hurt, especially if he drives it drunk. Kitty tells her that she shouldn't treat John like one of her sons but Marley says it's because they share a child that she can't just keep fighting with him about things or break up with him. Kitty says that if a breakup is on the table, she should just get it over with.

Amity sits by herself and takes constant restroom breaks to use her phone. In one of them, she checks her online notifications and sees negativity surrounding her outfit choice, with most people considering her to look boring and have "played it safe" for the night. This bugs her more than she wants it to, as she feels she always plays it safe.

Kayli complains to Riley that Cleo ripped off her look, but Riley says that's impossible and tells her to get over it. Kayli refuses, as her plan was to get hype for her solo career by being named best dressed of the night and now that might not happen. Riley doesn't care about her problems, so Kayli figures a way to solve them is by generating buzz a different way. When she sees Sam across a table, she chooses him to do it and goes over to him. She begins flirting, ensuring that journalists are watching, and even gets her picture taken without including Quinn. When she walks away, Quinn is angry at Sam, claiming he has already flirted enough with Mandy without her wanting to see him with Sam. He's upset by her jealousy and tells her that he is only interested in being with her and that should be enough.

Close to them, Leila is having a hard time watching her bandmates be admired for their bold fashion choices. She and Jake dressed like a queen and king, respectively, and yet all the attention is on them. She confesses to Jake that perhaps their being a couple can help them get more buzz, asking to take more photos with Julie and Alex or Travis and Luke. But Jake confesses that he's not sure he wants to keep being in the spotlight, as he has enjoyed his time off more than he ever did his time on a stage. Leila thinks he's just gotten used to it and that when his new song comes out, he will go back to loving the fame and industry again.

As Julie and Alex prepare for their performance, he tells her that he can't perform. Despite him visibly having a panic attack, Julie is only concerned with being ditched by him. They fight, Alex leaves, and John checks in on them, offering to replace Alex. Julie accepts and thanks him and the two prepare to go on.

Before Julie can perform, Amity decides to leave, as she is not having any fun. On her way out, she sees Damian, who is also leaving. They bond over their shared disinterest in these kinds of fashion-oriented events and Damian suggests that he give Amity a ride out. Though Amity knows being spotted together could cause problems from her, but after seeing the negative reactions to her "playing it safe" she decides it's time for a change and leaves with him.

Julie goes to the restroom to take her Adderall and bumps into Francesca, who taunts her for Alex's leave. She slips a bag into Julie's purse, telling her it's something to help take the edge off, and leaves. Annoyed, Julie searches for her Adderall but doesn't find it. Instead, she has just the bag Francesca left.

With higher energy, Julie goes on stage and performs Blood Like Gasoline with John. Several of their friends sense something strange going on but the performance goes well. After, Julie and John are still feeling the high and decide to leave together, following the getaway plan originally intended for him and Marley.

Amity and Damian go up to her hotel room together. She invites him inside, where she confides in him about how much she has lost by playing it safe, including him. Damian is flattered to hear her admit her interest in him and asks for her to take a chance, saying he'll teach her how. They kiss.

Travis attempts to leave the gala but is stopped by Luke, who wants to know why he's leaving without him. Travis responds that he didn't think he'd noticed, as he's ignored him all night. Luke tries to get him to go back in but Travis refuses, frustrated that Luke won't talk about their future. He tells him that if he's not mature enough to talk about where they're headed, he's not mature enough to be headed anywhere with. As Travis leaves, Luke becomes annoyed with him and returns to the gala alone.

Quinn also wants to leave but Sam tries to stop her. She is upset that she isn't having any fun and even more when Kayli approaches them and begins flirting with Sam again. Noticing that this is done on purpose, Sam puts a stop to it, telling Kayli she's being disrespectful and immature, and that her behavior is unacceptable. Kayli apologizes and leaves them alone. Quinn tells Sam that she liked seeing him stand up for them and it has become clear to her that he is serious about them as a couple. She agrees to change her own views and trust in him more. The two decide to leave together and spend time alone.

Julie and John ride out of town and ride a helicopter to the remote location where John's car is waiting they drive out together and speed through empty streets in Albany. Julie enjoys the thrill of the adrenaline on the ride and John enjoys being with someone who won't complain about it.

Marley and Alex are in the city, at their hotel searching for Julie and John. They wonder what, if anything, they can do about them. Marley tells Alex about the motorcycle and that she thinks she knows where they are going, where John originally wanted to take *her*. Elsewhere, Julie and John speed together and then stop to eat. They talk about their relationship issues and John says he's trying not to push Marley's buttons because unlike Julie and Alex, he doesn't enjoy fighting. Julie says she likes them as a couple, but Marley should let him keep the motorcycle. John asks Julie if she was high on stage and wonders what she took. She confesses she thinks it was cocaine but won't tell him who she got it from. She also says its effects have worn off. He tells her he won't judge her because he drinks too much and she's surprised to hear him admit it. He wants to get back to the city but she asks for one last go in the car.

Back in New York, Shana gets to the hotel after a string of after parties and tries to be friendly with Santana, who was there waiting for her, but Santana isn't up for nice conversation. They begin to fight over Shana upstaging her and Shana accuses Santana of being jealous that all the attention wasn't on her. Santana says she could have the spotlight if she wanted it because she doesn't need three other people to help her shine. Shana is offended and about to leave when she gets a message that something has happened.

Three hours later, Kitty, Sam, Bree, Stefan, Blaine and Kurt have made it to Albany, where Julie and John are in the hospital after crashing into a streetlight. Alex says Julie won't say much but Marley tells them that John said he was drinking but Julie was the one who was driving. Alex is left alone with Sam, who tells him now that Julie has crashed *twice* it's time to step up and do something about Julie's recklessness before she gets worse. Alex blames everything on Ian Keller but Sam tells him to let that go, that he's free now. Alex says he doesn't feel free and Sam says because he's not letting himself and that he is dragging Julie down with him.

## Trivia

* The title is the opening line from the chapter's only featured song, Blood Like Gasoline.
	+ The song appears on Julie's album, Blame Me.
	+ The line can be interpreted as referring to the couples arguing and that they are not healthy for each other.

* This chapter marks the first appearance by Edna Iverson.
* This chapter marks Julie's first use of the drug: cocaine.