So I guess you've realised we're heading for the bumpy section of this story... the next few chapters are all about them realising their feelings and deciding how to handle what they now know and what they're going to do about it. Will they stay together? You'll have to wait and see... Enjoy!
Chapter 14: The Ugly Truth.
Lauren felt about as miserable as she had ever done. Every time she walked out of her house all she saw was Joey and his girlfriend. She'd lost her best friend in the space of a few minutes. After one of the best weekends of her life, she now felt the worst she ever had.
She thought Joey had been as happy with the arrangement as she had but she was still hanging around so Lauren must be mistaken. Over the last couple of days she'd seen this blast from his past on several occasions and she'd had a chance to really study her. She remembered the conversation she'd had with him... was it really only six weeks ago? Debbie was exactly how he'd described that evening. She was everything Lauren wasn't and it just reaffirmed for her that there was something wrong with her.
She was realistic enough to admit that in the looks departments she was sadly lacking in comparison to Debbie. Debbie was exactly the type of girl Joey usually went for so obviously he would want to get back together with her again. Which meant Lauren was on her own... again. In the space of a few minutes Lauren's world had been turned upside down and it hurt. It hurt more than any of the drama she'd previously been subjected to. This was the worst pain she could ever feel.
This was the pain of inadequacy and it was something she would never be able to beat. Any confidence she'd previously had evaporated over the space of a couple of days. Each time she saw the two of them together a little bit more of the Lauren the residents of Walford knew and loved was replaced by a shadow of her former self. Now almost a week later that former Lauren was almost completely gone. Lauren didn't even like the person she had become so why in the hell would Joey like her.
TBC
A/N: Can I just say for the record... I don't for a second think any of the above about Lauren... this is all about her vulnerabilities. Personally I think she's stunning and Debbie pales into insignificance... Just saying! So what did you think? She hasn't quite come to the realisation yet but she's almost there...
COMING SOON... TO A FAN FIC SITE NEAR YOU... SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL.