Dare To Believe

Chapter 13- Maybe Your Have Had Your Turn Of Luck.

Over the next few days, Lauren began to strengthen her friendship with Lucy and made plans with Joey to tell the family about them. One day, she was helping Joey with his tie whilst he drank some coffee then put it down once he had done, being careful over Lauren's head. She smiled once she was done.

"So you and Lucy. Your due back around half 12? That's my dinner break. What are we arguing about this time?" Joey asked, wrapping his arms around her.

"I don't know. This is all getting pointless. Maybe I should risk the wrath of her and tell her the truth" Lauren replied, smoothing down his tie.

"No. A. I don't want Lucy having a fit and nearly killing you B. I like fake fighting. The sex after is great. Do you really want to take that away from us?" Joey questioned, raising an eyebrow. Lauren scoffed, kissed him when there was a knock on the door.

"I told her to wait for me in the square, I promise" Lauren said, sighing.

"It's okay. Is your bitch mode full ready?" Joey asked. Lauren smirked and nodded, kissing him, heading towards the front door, opening it and seeing Lucy. Lauren smiled at her.

"Move please, I need the toilet. Sorry. I forgot my keys and I can't back in at home" Lucy said. Lauren rolled her eyes and let her past. Laughing a little, she walked towards Joey who met her halfway in the hallway.

"What about this time?" Lauren whispered. He shrugged.

"I don't know. Surprise me" Joey muttered. She nodded and thought about it for a moment.

"Okay, what was her name this time? That's if you remember her name!" Lauren shouted. Joey rolled his eyes at this choice of argument and sighed.

"I don't think that is any of your concern, Lauren" Joey replied, loudly but not as loud as her.

"Err yeah is it, when you are abusing my dad's hospitality by bringing random girls home" Lauren told her, as she crossed her arms. Joey pushed her into the wall, kissing her neck.

"God, your so hot when your angry" Joey whispered in her ear. She giggled quietly.

"I'm sure Max understands I'm young and I have to keep up with the local talent" He added for Lucy's ears. They heard her on the stairs and Lauren pushed him away with a sigh.

"Well I don't appreciate seeing a half naked girl leaving here in the middle of the night. That's disrespectful to all of us and to her!" Lauren exclaimed as Lucy appeared on the stairs, staring at them, secretly happy with it all but something didn't see right.

"No one asked you to have a toilet break at that time, didn't they?" Joey questioned, suddenly aware of Lucy behind them so he fought any urge to grab Lauren, push her to the nearest wall and kiss with an inch of her life.

"Can we talk about this not in front of your ex girlfriend who is clearly freaked out by the whole thing?" Lauren said, crossing her arms, seeing the look of lust in his eyes.

"Fine. I don't mind either way. I got nothing to be ashamed of" Joey said, walking into the kitchen. Lauren followed him and slammed the door.

Lucy stared after them confused, this is how every argument she saw them have turn out. Going off alone. She was going to find out why. She left the house, carefully closing the door so she didn't make a sound and sneaked to the back of the house, hoping the Branning's kitchen blinds were open and they were. Lucy sneaked under the window and heard more of their argument when she saw Joey suddenly grabbed Lauren and lifted her onto the table. He was kissing her, his hands buried in her hair. Lucy quickly looked away, shocked.

Meanwhile, Lauren stopped as Joey's hands were creeping up her top.

"Come on, I'm trying with her. I don't want to do it not with her standing outside that's wrong" Lauren said, sighing.

"Your right. Go on, I'll see you later. We can finish this later" Joey replied, picking her up off the table and placed her down. She kissed him quickly and opened the door, smiling a little at Lucy in the hallway who unknown to Lauren had just made a quick return from the back garden.

"Bye Lauren" Joey called from the kitchen.

"Drop dead, yeah?" Lauren replied, slamming the door shut and walked towards Lucy who was deciding where to rag Lauren's hair out in either the living room or the square. She opted out of either as they walked through the square when she pulled at Lauren's arm, pulling her into the alleyway near the vic.

"So when were you going to tell me, Lauren?" Lucy asked, raising an eyebrow and crossed her arms. Lauren looked at her confused, trying to work out what Lucy was going on about.

"You and Joey?" She questioned. Lauren managed to control the gasp she was about to let out and recovered.

"Excuse me?!" Lauren exclaimed, now crossing her arms.

"Don't deny it. I just saw you whilst you thought you were having your fake argument, I sneaked around the back and saw you two kissing! What the actual fuck, Lauren?!" Lucy replied, raising her hand up and slapped the other girl around her face.

"I'm sorry, Luce. I am. I just love him but I didn't want to hurt you. Your my best friend" Lauren said, holding her cheek.

"Prove it" Lucy told her, crossing her arms again.

"What? Luce, how?" Lauren questioned, worried how this was gonna go.

"Dump him. Break his heart like he broke mine. He'll break yours soon enough" Lucy replied. Lauren just stared at her.

"I can't. We are both in too deep. I can't! Luce, please" She begged her. Lucy groaned, leaning against the wall and turned on the water works.

"I know how you feel. I love him too but he ripped my heart out. Please, Lauren, if your half the friend you have been trying to be over the past few days, you'll do this and I'll forget about it" Lucy told her. Lauren sighed, feeling guilty over her friends state.

"Okay, I'll do it. Later though. Lets have a normal day first?" Lauren offered. Lucy nodded and they headed into town, staying out later then planned.

Lauren waved Lucy off as they returned home and walked to her house, shaking and nearly crying wondering how in hell she was going to do this, for the sake of her heartbroken best friend.

She walked into the house. She checked the time and saw it was half 4. Lauren walked upstairs and found Joey in her room. This was going to be hard, really hard. He stood up to hug her but she held her hand up. He stared at her, confused.

"Lauren, what's wrong?" She walked across to her desk, leaning against it, sniffing as she fought back tears.

"I'm sorry that we got this far but we need to finish things. It's over. I'm sorry. I really am" She finally said.