"Maybe you should go see her again Joey" Alice suggested.
"I don't know Al; I think she just wants to hide away. If she wants me, she can come find me." Joey replied. "Gosh, you're so stubborn. Love's not easy Joey." Joey went to interrupt but Alice stopped him "It's not easy. Especially not if you fall in love with your cousin" the siblings shared a smile.
"But you have to fight for it Joey. She's worth fighting for. Isn't she?" Joey nodded. Maybe his sister was right; when they split up she tried everything possible to get him to change his mind, maybe now it's his turn. He didn't know what he was supposed to do though.
"Earth to Joey." Alice called, he looked up. "Call the house phone. Someone's bound to answer, & make her talk to you" Joey nodded and pulled his phone out.
"Abs?"
"Joey, hi! What's up? Do you want Lauren?" Abi was talking a mile a minute, and was already calling out for Lauren. Joey smirked, knowing Abi wouldn't stop calling her until Lauren came.
"Lauuuuuuuuuren. Lauren. Lauuuuuuuuuren. Joey's on the phone. Lauuuuuuuuuren. Come on. Lauuuuuuuren. You aren't even that drunk, so that's not an excuse. Lauuuuuuuuuren." Was what the siblings could hear down the phone. "Drunk?" Alice mouthed to Joey; he rolled his eyes but just shrugged. Now why didn't that surprise him.
He could hear his Uncle Max talking to Abi "Abs, stop the screeching please. She's having a shower. Tell Joey to come over if he wants to see her, bring Alice too. Be less of a thing then, yeah"
Abi went to tell Joey what her Dad had said but Joey replied first "heard him Abi. We'll be over in a few." They exchanged goodbyes and Alice questioned Joey "Drunk? Thought she was hiding?"
"She was. At the bottom of her glass of vodka as usual" Joey wasn't happy, but started to defend Lauren once he saw Alice's face "Don't judge her yeah Al? You don't know her, not properly. She's gone through a lot, yeah. So just don't." Alice just nodded; she'd take her brother's word for it. "You really do love her, don't you". Joey scowled but nodded back. "Come on, let's go."
