Chapter twenty
First, you think the worst is a broken heart. What's gonna kill you is the second part and third is when your world splits down the middle, and fourth, your gonna think that you fixed yourself. Fith, you see them out with someone else. And sixth is when you admit that you may have fucked up a little.
Lauren cried herself to sleep that night. She didn't allow anyone in her room to check up on her either, not even her dad was aloud in.
She went over the conversation in her head a lot. Joey had been supportive and understanding, he didn't blame her at all for anything to do with this whole thing, in fact if he was looking at anyone to blame, it was Lewis.
So that's the part she didn't get.. If he understood her perfectly well.. Why did he find it so easy to walk away? Unless, this was hard for him too, and he didn't find it easy to walk away?
No. Impossible.
He didn't even shed a tear, he just got up and left, not even thinking about Lauren, or that's what Lauren had decided was the truth anyway.
The next day wasn't much better either, Lauren stayed in bed again all day, going downstairs once for a drink of water.
Her dad looked at her like she was about to break, he pitied her; anyone could see that.
"Why don't you come to work with me today?" He asked. "No thanks" she mumbled, drinking her water.
"Lauren.." He sighed. "I said no" she stated. Max sighed, drinking the last of his coffee.
He walked over to Lauren and marched her up the stairs.
"Dad! What are you doing? Get off me!" She shouted at him, surprise in her tone. "As your father Lauren, I will not let this ruin you, it's gonna eat away at you if you let it" he said.
"And your point is?" She sulked. "My point is, I'm gonna be a proper dad this time, I'm not gonna fail you Lauren" he sighed.
"You never have" she mumbled. "Yes I have, I think that's one thing were both certain off.. Now go shower and get yourself ready.. I'm giving you fourty five minutes" max told her.
"For what?" She asked, stood outside the bathroom door. "For work with me" he smirked.
Lauren dramatically sighed. "Uh dad! Do I have to!" She moaned. "Yes Lauren, you do" max said on his way back down stairs.
Max waited for it, giving Lauren a couple of seconds to click on. "Dad! Joey works with you!" She shouted.
Max chuckled and walked into the living room hearing the bathroom door slam.
.JL.
One hour and five minutes later Lauren came into the living room, with a face like thunder too.
"Ready?" Max asked. "To go out? Yes. To face the people of walford? Never." She moaned.
"By people of walford, you mean joey yeah?" Max asked. "Joey hadn't even crossed my mind actually" Lauren told him.
"Course he hadn't, look Lauren, joey thinks he's doing the best thing here, but he's not, I think you both need each other to get through this" max told her.
Lauren's head snapped up. "You do?" "I'm a man with a plan babe, once joey sees you working and coping, he'll be straight there, he only wants to keep his distance so you can come to terms with what's happened, and I think moving on and getting on with everyday life will show him that" max said.
"Yeah?" Lauren smiled. "Trust me, only one way to find out ain't there" max said, walking out of the front door.
Lauren stood there in the middle of the living room cheekily smiling to herself, before realising she was meant to follow her dad.
She ran after him, hooking her arm through his own.
Leave a review please:) do you really think joeys gonna buy this? So soon after finding out everything?