Credit to and TeamJouren for helping me with a few ideas for this chapter :)

im so sorry by the way.. in the help thingy i posted i put GREG and tanya, not Brett.. i keep getting confused as i'm writing because when Max and Vanessa was together in eastenders, Tanya was with Greg.. in this story shes with a man called Brett.. sorry if i confused anyone(:

That night, dad went out to get us a chinese for dinner and a bottle of wine, mum offered to go with him so she could go walk around the square and so dad could fill her in on the latest gossip, i was so happy, things had turned out right, everyone was getting on, dad and Brett were bonding so much, normally talking about cars or football.. but theyre men, its the usual haha.

I was laying in bed waiting for mum and dad to get back, when i heard faint shouting from downstairs, I couldnt hear properly, so i tiptoed out of my room and down the stairs, finding Oscar at the bottom crying his eyes out, and I could hear Mollie crying in the front room, what on earth was going on..

"whats happened little man?" I asked as i put my arm around Oscar and wiped his tears away with my thumb, "they're shouting, they wont stop, I'm scared Lozzy" he whispered, i walked him into the living room so I could quickly see to Mollie at the same time, I placed her onto Oscars lap on the sofa, as he comforted her, I slowly made my way towards the kitchen door, which was where the arguing was coming from, it didnt take me long to work out the voices.. it was Vanessa and Brett.

i pressed my ear to the door and listened closely "Listen V, Tanya is only a distraction, its really you I love, I have done ever since i met you 6 years ago, you broke my heart when you walked out, we were together 2 years, I didnt know what to do with myself, thats when I met Tanya, she took my mind off you, I dont love her.. I never have, its always been you".

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, I felt tears puddle in my eyes, how on earth could this scum use my mum like that! I noticed the arguing had stopped, and I couldnt help but barge through the door, but I got stopped before I even got halfway through.

I stared in horror at the sight infront of me, Vanessa sat on the kitchen worktop, KISSING BRETT.

they hadn't even noticed i'd walked in... i was fucking fuming! i quickly took out my iphone and took a picture, I needed to tell my parents... with proof!

They still hadn't noticed by the time I walked out, too lost in a world of their own i imagined, i walked back in to see Oscar bouncing Mollie on his lap making a fuss of her and talking baby talk, I heard the front door slam "we're back!" mum called, before bursting through the door with about 3 bag fulls of chinese, dad closely behind her carrying the wine, I saw Vanessa and Brett exit from the kitchen, Vanessa straightening her hair out... hmmm i wonder why. SLUT.

Everyone sat down and ate, I just played around with my food, mum looking at me weirly, "not hungry darling?" she asked, "no i feel abit sick actually, im going for a walk" i managed to get out, before throwing a disgusted look towards Vanessa and Brett.

I slammed the front door shut, stepping out onto the square, i wanted alcohol... I NEEDED alcohol.

I was about to make my way into the vic 'no Lauren, you're stronger than this' i thought to myself, i was wrong.. I didnt need alcohol, I needed Joey.. he was the one who took all the pain away, the only one i felt like i could confide in, the only person i truly loved enough to pour my heart out to.