Love, Lies & Blackmail

So I have got a case of the good ol' writers block with my other story so I thought writing this might help with it and I can get back to writing that one. Same pairing but this time it's more true to the events on TV. Hope you like and if you don't like, don't read :)

Enjoy R&R

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Lauren slowly stirred as she awoken from the nights before events. She remember drinking. Alot. Then wrecking her parents wedding. Wait, wrecking her parents wedding? Lauren sat up at this thought and groaned as she remembered. She took into account her surroundings and Lauren saw she was at Dot's on the sofa.

"Good of you to grace us!" A voice exclaimed from the doorway. Lauren looked up and saw Cora.

"Nan? How did I end up here?" Lauren groaned as she sat up properly, trying to remember fully the nights events.

"Joey found you. You were passed out. He carried you here because he knew that going home isn't really an option for you right now" Cora replied, walking towards and giving her a strong cup of coffee.

Lauren stared at her in disbelief and confusion. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Joey carried her? Why couldn't she remember that? Why did she have to pass out? This questions flooded Lauren's mind, mentally hating herself even more.

"Argh!" Lauren finally let out, flopping back down on the sofa.

"I think you best thinking of your explanation to your parents. The wedding has been canceled now" Cora told her. Lauren sighed but had to run the toilet when the first of her hangover hit her.

Meanwhile, Joey was trying to work out how to deal with recent events. Now it had gone too far and there was nothing he could do about it. Joey hated his father even more. It was Christmas Day but it didn't feel like Christmas at all. Joey knew Lauren needed him, probably more than he needed her and that was a lot. He knew that Lauren wouldn't be welcomed back home anytime soon so Joey decided to pack her some supplies she would need.

Every time Lauren thought she had threw up the last remainders of her stomach, she found herself back in the bathroom. This is what rock bottom felt like then.

Downstairs, Cora was wondering how her family would ever repair from this when her thoughts were broken from the knock of the door. Cora sighed and went to the door to see Joey.

"How is she?" He asked. His reply was the sound of Lauren being sick upstairs. Joey closed his eyes at the sound, as if to try and shut it out, hating every second it.

"Yeah, not good" Cora replied

"I brought her this. I figured she might need to some stuff" Joey told her, holding an overnight bag. Cora took it.

"That's thoughtful" Cora said, as Lauren came down the stairs. Her eyes locked with Joey's for a moment. Lauren felt like running away and crying but she was passed that. She really needed to be passed that. Lauren sighed and pushed them feelings aside.

"Hey. Nan told me what you did last night. Thanks I guess" Lauren said, reaching the bottom of the stairs, her heart racing as Lauren took him in. She was thankful her Nan was in the middle of them.

"It's fine. It was nothing" Joey replied as Cora tried work out what was going on between the pair. Lauren smiled, in despite of herself, and then looked away. Joey then made a quick exit after that. Lauren sighed and walked into the living room. Cora handed her the overnight bag.

"Joey brought this?" Lauren questioned, as she took it. Cora nodded and walked out of the room. Lauren let out the tears she had been holding for the past few moments not knowing that Joey was having a few tears of his own.