Fighting Temptations
-A Lauren/Joey one-shot based on an idea that I had with lauras1992x
Enjoy!
"LAUREN!" Tanya shouted up the stairs. Lauren groaned, having been laid on her bed, trying to block out recent events. She got up and headed downstairs. Lauren saw her mother waiting impatiently for her.
"Hey darlin', can you take these final plans to the club? Sharon asked for them for the hens and stags night" Tanya told her, handing a folder. Lauren sighed and nodded, taking the folder and went to put her coat on.
"Don't be long, Lauren. I need your help with everything else" Tanya added. Lauren had noticed that the wedding had began to take on its troll on her mum.
"Don't worry, I won't be" Lauren replied, walking out of the door.
The cold December air hit her as she walked out. Lauren looked across the square and saw it was practically empty to say it was mid afternoon. She walked to the club. Lauren said her Uncle Derek and they exchanged hellos but she made a quick exit as she reached the club. Heading down the steps, Lauren expected to see Sharon or Phil but instead she saw Joey which caught her off guard and she tried to hide her awkwardness.
"Mum asked me to bring this for Sharon. It's for the hens and the stags. Make sure she gets it, please" Lauren told him, handing him the folder which he took and for a moment their fingers brushed in contact. It sent electric currents through her entire body and unknown to Lauren, it also sent them through Joey's. She sighed, shaking her head and looking away.
"Will do" Joey said, placing it behind the bar. Lauren knew that should of been her queue to leave but she remained rooted to the spot she stood in, trying to work out what her mind and body were trying to tell her. After a moment, Lauren exhaled.
"I need the toilet" She said after a moment, though she didn't. Lauren didn't want for a reply and headed to the club toilets where she walked towards the mirrors and looked at herself in them. Lauren's breathing had become loud as she tried to breathe through the apparent sexual tension she could feel between her and Joey but according to him, it was nothing. Lauren's mind was screaming at her to find the truth or just to settle in the fire inside her and go and kiss him. Lauren groaned, annoyed, as she turned the water on and splashed it on her face in hope she could calm the hotness she felt over her body. Lauren sighed, placing her wet hands on the sink as she tried to calm her breathing. The current decision was to either walk out of the club and not say a word or to demand answers and do whatever she could do for them. Lauren settled for option A as she took one last look at herself in the mirror.
"Right" Lauren said under her breath and headed out the toilets, aiming to walk for the door when option B won the battle.
"I just have one question. Why?" Lauren asked, turning around to Joey who was cleaning the table.
"Why what, Lauren?" Joey said to her, looking at her intensely. Lauren again felt that magnetic pull towards it. She hated everything to do with this.
"You know why what" Lauren replied, taking a brave step towards him.
"Lauren, we have talked about this. Can you just leave it alone?" Joey asked.
"No, you give me a new story everyday which confuses the hell out of me. So tell me again, what all this was?" Lauren replied, walking closer to him, wondering where this new found bravery had come from but Lauren was going with it. She saw Joey took a moment to reply as he sighed loudly.
"I don't want to talk about this, Lauren. Frankly, it's starting to bore me" Joey finally said.
"You said that it was a bit fun and you lied when you said you loved me. So I want to hear you say it again. Just so I'm sure" Lauren asked him, being as close as she could to him without combusting, crossing her arms.
"Yeah, that's what it was" Joey replied, who was struggling much as Lauren was in this moment but he fought not to show it as he tried to avert his attention else where. Lauren felt like screaming. Why was it so hard to say if that's what he felt? Her gaze then fell on above them where she saw a piece of mistletoe up in time for Christmas. This gave Lauren a idea and she smirked a little as Joey went to turn away.
"Prove it" Lauren said, her arms still crossed. Joey stopped and stared at her.
"What you going on about now?" Joey asked, looking at her, trying to work out what was going through her mind.
"Prove it. Prove you don't love me and I will leave you alone" Lauren replied. Joey went quiet, thinking about this for moment then looked at her.
"How?" He asked, wondering what plan she had and it had him worried, really worried. Lauren smiled at this.
"Kiss me. It can't be that hard if you don't love you" Lauren replied, looking up at the mistletoe slightly then back at him. Joey swallowed, thinking about it. He couldn't do this, could he? Weeks of a poker face would come crashing down in 1 second with Lauren's lips on his.
"I can't do that, Lauren" Joey finally said, trying to find a way out of it without revealing everything.
"Why? You said you don't love me. It can't be that hard. Unless there's something you want to tell me?" Lauren asked, being quite proud of her sudden braveness.
"It couldn't be fair to you" Joey said, he had began to panic that he wouldn't be able to get out this and he would have to tell her everything.
"I don't care, Joey. Just prove it. If your able to kiss me now without feeling anything, then I'll leave you alone" Lauren replied. Joey sighed, knowing there was no way out this.
"Of course I'm goi-" Joey stopped talking, as he looked at her. He cursed her beauty and her ability to get what she wanted.
"For crying out loud, Lauren" Joey finally said, before kissing her. Lauren felt it, she felt fireworks, she felt like every nerve in her body was on fire and Joey felt the same and she knew it as she dropped her arms and placed them on his shoulders as Joey's hands found her hair, sitting there. He pushed her away after a moment, looking shocked at his actions.
"Tell me you didn't feel that then" Lauren said to him, returning to her stance, crossing her arms but she was close to tears.
"That shouldn't of happened" Joey replied, gasping as he tried to control his own racing heart.
"Well it did and I felt it. So when you decide to tell me the truth, come and find me. Right now, I can't bare to be around you if your just gonna lie" Lauren told him, turning to leave.
"Lauren, please don't this" Joey begged. Lauren looked him.
"Are you gonna tell me then?" Lauren asked, raising an eyebrow.
"There's nothing to tell" Joey replied and again Lauren felt the sexual pull between them as he stepped closer.
"I can't do this anymore if your just gonna lie to me!" Lauren cried, before running from the club as tears fell. She leaned on the wall outside to catch her breath and tried to stop crying. Lauren took a deep breath and decided to go home. Joey came running up the steps of the club, ready to tell her, looking around desperately.
"Lauren?" He called out but Joey realised she was already gone. He groaned and returned to work.
That turn out longer then expected :) hoped you liked. I'm tempted to do a Multi-Chapter. Let me know what you think.
Xxx
