Black lace
Valentine's Day 2014.
14th February was the date that displayed on the screen of my phone and it was a day I really wasn't looking forward to, the space where my boyfriend should be laying was empty and I couldn't help but resent every girl out there who got to spend this special day with their boyfriend. My boyfriend was working in Scotland, miles and miles away and probably wouldn't even have time to text me today.
Joey had been over in Scotland because Sharon had found that it was cheaper to get there booze for the club from there and pick it up with their own van, Joey volunteered himself to do it for this month but hadn't realised that he would be gone for the week of valentines.
I stepped out of bed and walked down the stairs of our apartment it felt so empty without Joey I even missed the trail of mess he'd leave everywhere he went. I smiled as I found a shirt he'd left on the sofa, I picked it up and brought it to my nose taking in the smell, I missed this smell and couldn't wait to have him home. I felt incomplete without him here; I'd gone from spending every day in his company for 3 years to none at all in a matter of days. Joey not being here made me think a lot and that wasn't always a good thing, but before I had time to make me mind wonder some more there was a knock at the door I wasn't expecting any visitors and if I was honest I didn't want any unless it was Joey. I peeled myself of the sofa and headed towards the door checking myself in the mirror before opening it, my eyes almost popped out of my head a delivery man handed me the biggest bouquet of flowers I'd ever seen in my entire life and my heart melted as I took them from him and signed to confirm they were for me, my baby must have spent a fortune on these there must have been 100 red roses here. I thanked the man and shut the door with my foot and my hands were occupied. I picked out the card from the flowers and read it aloud to myself "to the most beautiful woman, I've ever laid eyes on. I wish I could spend Valentine's Day with you all my love…Peter x x x"
I read the last words out to myself again "Peter" my eyebrows pulled together with confusion these roses weren't from Joey but Peter my ex-boyfriend. I placed the flowers on the kitchen table and put the card next to them, deciding that I would have a shower, get dressed and then come to a conclusion with what to do with the flowers. I'd been in the shower about half an hour and was in the process of doing my make-up in front of the bedroom mirror in my towel when there was another unexpected knock on the door; I stood up and ran down the stairs in my towel dreading what Peter could have sent now.
I pulled open the door to find my grinning boyfriend "got room for the love of your life in that towel?" he winked and pulled a bunch of 12 roses from behind his back along with a box of Cadbury milk tray. I took the items from him and kissed him passionately on the lips he held me close to his body and I pulled away "I've missed you" I said staring at him, just completely shocked that he was here. "Gonna stare at me all day and leave me on the door step or are you actually going to let me in?" he asked laughing as he picked his bag up off the floor and walked inside, he placed his bag on the floor once again and moved me into his strong arms kissing all over my face "never going to leave you again" he said looking into my eyes "you mentioned a minute ago that you'd missed me, wanna show me how much?" he whispered whilst looking down at my chest smiling. Dropping my towel to the floor I jumped onto Joey wrapping my legs around his waist, Joey moved and placed me on the sofa. But something caught his eye as he stood still staring at whatever it was I wanted to see so I stood up and followed his gaze my heart started to race there lay Peters flowers that I hadn't had chance to get rid of. Joey's gaze broke and he looked at me with suspicion in his eyes "what are they?" he questioned walking towards them, he picked up the card and read it "WHO THE FUCK IS PETER!?" he screamed at me from across the room. "Is that how it is now Lauren, I'm not around so you get another man?" shouting again "How could I be so stupid eh?" his hands over his face "I love you Lauren, and I go away for a few days and you've already got another man, is he whose around when I'm at work eh?" "Giving you what I can't?" he ran out the door before i could stop him.