chapter 9- cold hearted B

"What the fuck Joey!"

"What the actual fuck…" She shoved past him into the corridor, anger overriding anything else she was likely to feel in this situation. How could he do that to her, was that what all the calls were about, him trying to explain and get there first before someone else could. She shook her head powering away from him, doing everything in her power to remove herself from the situation. The walk back to the cafeteria seemed to last for miles, Joey gaining on her as she sprinted ahead just to increase the distance.

"Lauren… stop, stop running from me and let me explain" he pulled her aside a little harshly perhaps but she wasn't stopping. "Please… listen to me" he'd got her against a locker and saw the fear in her eyes. Instantly letting her go when he remembered her ordeal a few weeks back.

"I don't want to listen to you Joey… I've got the right mind to slap you right now. A bet ? Is that all I was to you, A little bit of Locker room fun?" She scoffed as his face fell "Ye that's exactly what I was weren't it… see who can fuck the weirdo first. Well congratulations Joey you won, go back to your little friends and brag about how you got the new girl in bed"

She tore her arm from his grip and marched over to whit and Poppy. "You ok?" she shook her head and grabbed her bag, sprinting to the door. But she walked slap bang into a solid chest. Why was he always there "Move!"

"Babe… please It wasn't like that…" Joey took her hand and dragged her from the room Poppy, Whitney, Fats and Tyler following them out, sensing something was about to explode.

"Then tell me how it was ay? Because the way I see it, that's exactly how it was. You slept with me, to win a bet with your dickhead mates. That's all it was Joey." Poppy and whit turned from Lauren to face their respective boyfriends, who were looking ashamedly at the floor.

It seemed Lauren wasn't the only one who was a little angry here. "It started out as a bet…"

"See there we go… I actually thought I loved you, you know joey… you were the first person, I felt I could trust. Who I was safe with." Her voice had turned to a whispered Laugh, laughing at her own stupidity "I guess I was wrong"

"You can trust me…"

"No…no I cant, I feel dirty and used Joey… I'm not just a toy you can come to when you need your fix, I have got a heart y'know and it's feeling pretty broken right now. Love obviously hurts… but this, god, if Love hurts then I'd hate to think what it was I felt for you because I'm in agony right now"

"It started out as a bet but I pulled out within the second day… you weren't just another one of those girls Lauren. You meant much more than them. The bet ended because I told them to end it, it was degrading and you deserved better." He was practically shouting now, which had gained the attention of chattering students.

"He's Right baby girl. Joe ended the bet and we all got a pretty big rollicking for it." Lauren looked to fats and her jaw clenched.

"Don't you even start… or you" she pointed at him and Tyler. "You two have girlfriends, that prick in the common room said the lads meaning the whole team… if he'd meant just a few he'd of said some of the lads."

"Wow no way Lauren… we were out from the word go" they held their hands up in surrender and ended up moving away from Lauren and Joey to sort the mess out with their girlfriends as they ran off from the scene.

Joey watched them walk away and then turned back to Lauren, surprised she was still there. "What did you do that for? They had nothing to do with it…" she shook her head "You can be so cold sometimes"

"What? As oppose to you? who slept with me for a stupid bet" she blinked a fare few times feeling him step closer. Her betraying heart increasing in speed.

"I didn't sleep with you for a bet Lauren" she shook her head "Honestly babe… you're worth more than that, way more… I slept with you because I wanted to and I thought when I woke up that morning you were still going to be in my arms… I thought it would be start of something.."

She paused for a second and bit her lip "Well you thought wrong didn't you… you lost any chance of that happening the second you made that bet."

"Lauren please…" Joey stared as she walked away down the corridor without another word. He was kicking himself and wished Lauren had slapped him, at least that way he would have felt he'd been punished a little more than her silence. His mind tracked back… she'd said she loved him. Shit. What had he done?

His reached for his phone remembering why he'd actually gone to speak to her in the first place. Another metaphorical kick and he was sending her a text. It may have seemed the easy way out, but it was the only way he knew she was sure to get the message. If he called she'd ignore him, talking face to face was something they obviously couldn't do, so text was the only option. If it was anything else it could have been ignored, but not this. This was the one thing she needed to know.

Eventually he sent the message and went to his next lesson which ironically was business, where he was partnered with Lauren.

"Ah Mr Tate, take a seat… Your late!"

"Ye sorry Sir… had something's that needed sorting out"

"And they took priority over my class did they?" The teacher stood a little closer to Joey as he got his books out.

"Frankly sir they did." The rest of the class erupted in sniggers, this wasn't joey he was always eager to please. Cocky- but always a top student.

"I don't know what's got into you today Mr Tate, but consider this a warning… and when Miss Branning turns up you can tell her the same." Joey nodded not really caring, all he was bothered about was the fact Lauren hadn't turned up for class.

"That'll be hard for him sir 'e and Lauren aint talkin, 'ad a bit of a lovers tiff" one of the lads laughed out and threw a piece of scrunched up paper at the back of Joeys head, usually a bit of banter would have been laughed off but today they were walking right into a death trap.

"Alright Mr Benton… that's enough now please" The teacher scolded and turned back to Joey but another comment flew from across the classroom.

"I bet Lauren wasn't saying that at Halloween when she was shagging Joey!" The lads from the back of the erupted in fits of Laughter high-fiving and clicking their fingers. But for Joey that was it.

"What did you just say?" Joey stood his chair flying over in anger.

"Alright now Lads settle down… Louise would you be so kind and go fetch Mr Clarke for me please?" the student complied and left the room just as Joey's fist collided with the lads face.

"Joseph…"

"Yeah, yeah I know… head's office, I'm going" he grabbed his stuff and made his way to the head's office, waiting in reception to be called in. He'd been sitting there a while when someone sat down next to him and sighed.

"What did you do?" Joey turned his head at the sound of her voice.

"Punched Luke, for being a dick about you." he held up his hand, showing the grazes and saw the slight concern flash through Laurens eyes. "You?"

"Got a head ache, Mum's picking me up"

"You're ok though right?" He looked her up and down and Lauren narrowed her eyes at him.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"No reason" he turned back to staring at the blank wall- she'd obviously not got the text. "Lo…I sent you a text earlier, you really need to read it, or let me tell you now…"

"I'm listening" she sighed

"After you left… on Halloween, I got really annoyed with myself and kicked the bin over in my room… I was cleaning up after and god babe… I found the…."

"Mr Tate the head will see you now and your mother's here Miss Branning" They both nodded towards the receptionist. Joey went to carry on but Lauren stopped him.

"I got to go Joey" she went without looking back, leaving Joey standing alone once again.

poor Lauren ay and don't you feel just an itsy bit sorry for Joey ? Next one up later

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