Lauren smiled as she got ready, as 7pm neared she got more and more excited for the date she walked downstairs and smiled "You look nice" replied Abi "That it? You not even going to wish me luck?" Abi stared "Oh you'll need luck all right, knowing you, you'll mess up the date!" Lauren glared at her as Joey knocked on the door "Hello" he smiled "Let's go" she smiled pushing him out the door "You're eager" he smiled "I want to get away from my sister" Joey nodded "Seems you and your sister have a strained relationship" Lauren glared "We do, but i'm not going into too much detail because I still don't know you and you could be a murderer" she teased "Me? A murderer? Babe If I even think about squashing a spider I feel guilty" Lauren smiled at him "So where are we going?" she asked "Just into Beales here" Lauren stared at him "You know how to spoil a girl" she replied sarcastically "Ah the attitude has returned" he replied following her inside.
Jay walked to number 5 and knocked on the door Abi answered and smiled "Hi Jay" he stared at her "Your dad's not in is he?" Abi shook her head and stood back to let him in "And where's Lauren?" he asked "I think she's out with a guy" she laughed "Ah, she's on a date" Abi stared "You don't sound shocked?" Jay stared "Okay, that guy? Yeah he's a mate of Peter's we paid him to go out with Lauren" he answered "Wait you're paying him?" she asked "Yeah, why what's-" Abi shook her head and interrupted him "It's genius!" Abi hugged him tightly Jay smiled into her shoulder and kissed her cheek when they separated "I'll see you tomorrow yeah?" Abi nodded and watched Jay walk out the door.
Meanwhile dinner was going okay, Joey tried everything to stop Lauren from ordering vodka, of course she did "Nice place this isn't it?" he asked Lauren looked around Joey grabbed her glass and replaced it with one full of water Lauren turned back to him "Not really" she answered Joey smiled as she took a sip of her drink she frowned at him and grabbed her glass back as he wasn't looking he turned back and smiled at her she smiled at him and took another sip of her drink.
Ever since Jay told Abi he was paying a guy to date Lauren she couldn't stop smiling but she wasn't sure why was it because Jay was actually smarter than she thought or was it that another person had to get involved in Lauren's problems rather than it just being her, either way she was so happy, Max walked through the door and stared at Abi "This is a change isn't it?" he asked "What?" she smiled "You being happy" he walked into the kitchen and Abi followed "Well you know Lauren isn't here so she's not annoying me as such" Max stared "What about Jay? Have you seen him?" he asked sternly "No I swear" she smiled walking off
Joey opened the door for Lauren, she knocked off him "Sorry" she laughed leaning on the wall, Joey rolled his eyes "How did you get so drunk?" he replied "Because I knew you were trying to keep me sober...why are you trying to change me?" she yelled "Change you I don't even know you!" he yelled "Then why are you so interested in me? If you don't know me stop asking me on dates and piss off!" Joey smiled "You are crazy you know that!" he yelled "I now know why your sister acts like she does!" he yelled "Oh really? And why is that?" she yelled "You are an alcoholic freak!" Lauren stared at him and scoffed "You are!" Lauren stumbled towards him "What can I say I love a drink!" she smiled "Yeah well if you love alcohol so much why don't you freaking marry it!" he yelled "Fine I will!" she yelled "Okay then, oh and don't forget to send me an invite" he replied walking away from her. She scoffed again and shrugged her shoulders before turning and walking back to her house.
Yet again Joey banged on Peter's door a groggy Peter answered "Mate it's late" he replied "I don't care!" he yelled walking into the kitchen "Please, come in" he replied sarcastically "I want out!" Joey replied "If i had money for everytime you told me you wanted out, I would be loaded by now" Joey stared "I mean it! That girl is an alcoholic freak who doesn't know how to be nice to people!" he yelled "Mate calm down i'll call Jay!" he answered "Forget it I want out and I mean it this time!" he yelled walking out the door, Peter searched for his phone and rang Jay "Joey's out!" he answered.
Joey walked through the square and stared at number 5 he shook his head and turned right into Jay "So glad to bump into you like this" Jay smiled, Joey rolled his eyes "Look forget i am out!" he replied walking away Jay grabbed him back "Please!" he begged "We all know Lauren can be a handful ok that is why my girlfriend is banned from seeing me, but at the end of the day she is a girl who needs to be loved ok she is broken that is why she acts like that, please Joey I need you" he answered "That's a good speech did you rehearse that?" he asked "Yeah I spent hours in my bedroom, I knew i'd need to say it eventually how'd I do?" he smiled "Pretty convincing but it's still no!" Jay rolled his eyes "Give her one more chance please"