FIRST AWKWARD MOMENT:
I just told Lauren I loved her, and here we were, her head resting on my shoulder, both of us sitting in silence. I don't know how long we'd been there but she suddenly jumped away from me as her phone beeped, signalling a text message. Reading over her shoulder, I saw it was Lucy, asking her to go on a night out…
"Yeah, I better go" she admitted "see you later"
Before I had the chance to say anything, she'd gone. And as I sat there thinking about everything that happened in the past minutes, I realised Lauren hadn't said she loved me too…
LAUREN'S POV:
"A night out is just what we need" I proclaimed as I met Lucy and Whitney in the gardens
"I agree" Whitney replied "how about we all go home and get sorted, and meet at The Vic in an hour or so?"
"Sounds good to me" I informed her "Luce?"
"Yeah" she stated "let's go"
Hugging my two best friends close to me, we all went off in our own directions, Lucy to hers, Whitney to hers and me to mine…
"Anyone home?" I asked into the house as I hung my coat up
"Lauren, is that you?" Dad questioned from the living room
"Yeah, hi" I informed him, making my way through "what's all this?"
"Advertising for the lot" he replied "do you think you could help your old man out?"
"I'd love to, Dad, but I've arranged to go out with Lucy and Whitney" I admitted
"You went out a couple of nights ago, Lauren" he sighed, stopping what he was doing
"It's only a couple of drinks, Dad, no big deal" I assured him, smiling at him warmly
"Okay" he replied "but I want you home by eleven"
I nodded my head, signalling yes, hugging him tightly… "Thanks, Dad"
JOEY'S POV:
I made my way back to the house a little while later, seeing Lauren's coat on the hook as I hung mine up. Making my way into the living room, I saw Uncle Max surrounded with papers…
"What's all this?" I questioned, gaining his attention
"Advertising" he informed me "fancy helping your old Uncle out?"
"I'm just gonna nip upstairs and use the bathroom" I replied "and then I will"
"Thanks, Joey" he stated as I made my way out of the room
Making my way up the stairs, I made my way into the bathroom, freezing on the spot as I saw Lauren clad in just her bra and panties, doing her make-up in the bathroom mirror…
LAUREN'S POV:
I paused putting on my eyeliner as Joey made his way into the bathroom, our eyes locking, neither of us knowing what to say...
"There's someone in here" I chuckled nervously
"Yeah, I see that, sorry" he replied, shutting the door behind him