Thinking Of You Always.
So sorry I haven't updated this in ages. I've just been super busy. Hope you enjoy this!
Chapter 9- 6 Weeks Later.
"And there you go" The doctor told Lauren as they took her plaster off her ankle. She grinned and looked at Sasha who was also smiling widely.
"This calls for a celebration I think!" Sasha exclaimed, clapping her hands.
"Just take it easy, yeah, Lauren? You don't want to end up back here" The doctor warned her. Lauren nodded whilst Sasha rolled her eyes and they went...
"Surfing lesson then, Branning?" Heath asked, as they sat in the diner having lunch. Lauren has come close to him whilst he dealt with a rough patch in his relationship with Bianca and she was talking to less and less to Joey because Mason was ill all the time and no one knew why.
"I'm suppose to taking it easy. Sasha has already got some sort of party planned for tonight!" Lauren replied after she took a mouthful of her food, rolling her eyes before taking another mouthful.
"You promised me as soon as that plaster came off I could show you the Aussie surf!" He proclaimed, raising an eyebrow.
"Fine! But I knew to get some gear" She admitted defeat and they carried on with their lunch...
"I didn't expect it to be so you know, tight?" Lauren questioned, after putting on a surfing body suit.
"Lucky you have the body to pull off" Heath commented, smiling. She narrowed her eyes and slapped him on the arm. He faked being in pain.
"Okay, are you going to keep hitting your instructor or are you gonna let him teach you?" He questioned, crossing his arms. She rolled her arms and nodded.
Lauren had to admit surfing was fun and she wanted to experience it more. When she came out of the water, Sasha was on the beach waiting for her.
"So how was it?" She asked her, smiling.
"Amazing" Lauren smirked, taking the towel that Sasha was offering her.
"Told you. This calls for a photo. Come on, Heath, you too" Sasha said, taking out of her phone.
"Sash, I look terrible. I have no make up on or anything!" Lauren exclaimed, trying to get the other girl to put her phone away.
"Oh you girls! You look fine. Come on" Heath said behind her, putting an arm around her.
Sasha held her phone up "Okay, smile and please, look like your enjoying yourself, Lauren"
Lauren rolled her eyes and posed for the photo.
"Awe that's cute. Facebook it is!" Sasha said happily. Lauren just scoffed...
"What is this, Sash?" Lauren asked, as they walked towards the diner.
"This is a summer bay party. I thought you needed to experience one" Sasha replied, smirking.
"Party practically on the beach, I like!" Lauren replied. Sasha nodded and dragged her to the drinks table when they saw Bianca leaving the diner in tears and Heath walking towards them.
"Everything okay?" Lauren asked, as he reached them.
"Yes. Nothing a beer won't sort out" He replied, bitterly, taking a bottle and headed towards the partying crowd.
"Maybe they should just break up already" Sasha said behind Lauren who was about to reply when she felt her phone buzz. She took her phone out of her bag and saw a Skype message from Joey, asking if she was available for a call.
"Bad timing, babe" She muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Sasha asked.
"It's Joey. He wants to know if I'm available for a call. I haven't spoke to him for weeks" Lauren replied, sighing, showing Sasha the message.
"Maybe later. Please, Lauren. We have just got here!" Sasha pleaded, putting doggy eyes on. Lauren sighed and nodded, sending a message to Joey.
I'm at a party at the moment. Sorry. I love you xxx
She got a reply.
Okay, babe. Have fun and don't drink too much. Let me know how the hangover is, though I won't be there to cure you. You know I love you xxx
She sighed and put her phone back in her bag, taking the cocktail Sasha had got for her.
"Come on, Lauren. Lets dance!" Sasha said, dragging her to the dance-floor...
Lauren escaped the party to get some air and walked on the beach, taking off her heels and sat down on the sand.
"Hey, you okay?" A voice asked behind her. She turned and saw Heath.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" She sighed. He sat down, shrugging.
"I thought getting drunk would numb it all but it really doesn't" He told her, picking up sand aside of him and then let it fall through his fingers.
"I used to tell myself that when I was a teenager. Drinking will numb it and then I won't have to admit what I have feel, I would be too busy nursing a hangover" She proclaimed, tucking her knees under her chin.
"Then what happened? What changed?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I met Joey and it all changed. Everything I told myself went out of the window" She admitted, a sad smile on her lips.
"Love really does conquer all, doesn't it?" He questioned. She nodded.
"I wouldn't be who I am today without him. He truly is my soulmate" She said, trying to ignore the pang of longing for her husband. It had been too long. She just wanted to see him, for him to hold her and everything else seem tiny because they were together.
"I say that about Bianca but when I proposed to her 3 years ago, I didn't expect us to be engaged for this long. She won't marry me and I don't know why" He replied, sighing. She squeezed his hand, giving him a reassuring smile.
"She will. She would be stupid not to" She told her, looking at him. Something in the air changed and Lauren didn't know if it was the alcohol or not but she was looking at Heath intensely and he was looking at her the same and before she knew it they were kissing...
"Mason's down. Are you okay?" Alice asked Joey as she walked into the kitchen.
"No. I feel like me and Lauren are drifting apart" He replied, sighing.
"She is on the other side of the world, Joe. She'll be home soon" She told him, smiling a little and sat down, taking her laptop and switched it on.
"I just miss her, Al, you know?" He said, putting his head in his hands.
"I'd be worried if you didn't" She proclaimed, raising an eyebrow as she logged into Facebook and her face fell.
"What is it, Alice?" He asked, looking at her, worried.
"Erm nothing" She replied, quietly.
"Alice..." His voice trailed off. She looked down, biting her lip before turning her laptop towards him. What he saw was a photo of Lauren. With another man. With a caption from her friend saying 'its a shame these two are taken, I think they would be quite cute together'
Joey exhaled deeply, pushing the laptop away, his blood boiling. His fears were confirmed. He had lost Lauren.
"What are you thinking?" Alice asked, looking at her brother with great concern.
"That I need a favour. A big one" He replied, after a moment...
Lauren woke the next morning with a big headache. She groaned, sitting up and saw she had 3 missed calls from Declan. She couldn't be bothered with work at that moment in time. Memories flooded back from the night before and she remembered she and Heath kissed. She had cheated on Joey and they had only been married for over a year. She buried her head in her lap, crying uncontrollably. She still had 5 weeks left of her contract. She had no idea what to do. She wanted to go home but she knew she couldn't because she would have to tell Joey and she didn't want to break his heart. Not again.
It was a quiet day for her. She went into the city, did some shopping and went back to her hotel room to find Heath waiting for her in her room. She didn't question how he got in.
"You've been avoiding me, we need to talk about this" He told her, as she walked in. She sighed, chucking her keys on the dressing table.
"Because I cheated on my husband, Heath or did that slip your mind?" She said, sighing.
"I cheated on my girlfriend! And besides it was only a kiss, Lauren" He replied.
"A kiss that should of been with my husband! It's been nearly 5 months since I kissed him then I go and kiss you when I'm drunk! I'm disgusted with myself" She admitted, running her hands through her hair.
"What are you gonna do?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well I want you to get out. Now" She told him, pointing at the door.
"Lauren.."
"Out. Now. Please" She said. He sighed and left.
She exhaled deeply as he left, pouring herself a glass of water and switched on the TV when there was a knock on the door. She knew it was Heath. Why couldn't he leave her alone? She walked towards.
"Heath, I told you to lea-" Lauren stopped dead in her tracks as she opened the door, her face falling because it wasn't Heath at the door, it was Joey.