Black Lace
Chapter twenty-five
It had only been clear to me that every Olivia I had heard about or spoken to today was someone I wouldn't want to be in contact with again.
My phone rang as I started the engine to my car, just my luck. It was probably Joey seeing as he was trying his best to be a pain today. I checked the caller ID before answering, I knew it, Joey's name flashed on my screen.
"Hello" I said as I pressed the green button on the screen holding it up to my ear, something I would regret.
"Where the fuck are you!? You've been gone for nearly 3 hours" He shouted down the phone I could hear crying in the background, a mother knows her childs cry better than anyone and I knew it was Zack crying for me "Your mum had to rush out emergency client or something" He huffed "Left me with the screaming kid" He began to shout again no wonder Zack was stressed around him "Look Lo, you better get back now, I'm stressing out here" He said sighing
"Take Zack to Whit and Tylers he'll settle there, if you need anything ask Whit. I won't be back for another three to four hours Joe I'm in Manchester, its really busy so God know's what traffics going to be like" I said explaining where I had been all day.
"Why you been in Manchester? He said getting stressed again "Why didn't you tell me you were going there?" He said another question in the same tone, the one I didn't like.
"Look Joey the more questions you ask the longer its gonna take for me to get back"
"OK hurry up" Joey said
"Stop stressing Joe, he'll pick up on it" I said to him before hanging up.
I couldn't believe him, the screaming kid, the screaming kid. Well he's old enough to deal with strangers my 11 month old son wasn't Joey had a lot of growing up to do. I thought to myself.
The three hour journey didn't take long and I was outside Whit and Tylers in what felt like no time at all, I knocked the door a quietly as possible knowing that Zack should be asleep by now, the door swung open revealing a smiling Whitney. "I believe my son is here" I said shaking my head
Whitney stepped out the door way and pointed to the living room gesturing me to come inside, I cracked the door open peeking in to see Tyler bouncing Zack on his knee, Zack's eyes lit up as soon as he saw me "MOM, MOM, MOM, MOMMY" he managed to get out I
"Any idea where I can find my boyfriend?" I questioned them both
Joey's POV
I'd been at the house for just over an hour, I'd just about finished unpacking my thing's into Lauren's room I went downstair to get myself a drink when a peice of paper on the kitchen surface caught my eye. 'INCASE OF AN EMERGENCY CONTACTS' was written on the top of the paper and it was underlined. it was a list of names, I'm guessing was for the nursery Lauren had gotten Zack into for the next couple of weeks whilst she was at work.
1. Lauren Branning (Parent)
2. Tanya Cross (My Mother)
3. Max Branning (My Dad)
4. Bradley Branning (My Brother)
5. Abi Branning (My Sister)
6. Jay Brown (Sister's Partner)
7. Cora Cross (My Grandmother)
8. Whitney Dean (God Mother)
9. Tyler Moon (God Father)
10. Arthur Chubb (Family Friend)
11. Joseph Branning (-)
I screwed the paper up in my hands I couldn't believe Lauren had put me last on a list of who to contact if something happened to our son.