Chapter twenty-five
Lauren and Tanya both finished packing and they carried there suitcases downstairs, leaving them by the door.
"Do you have to go to Devon?" Lauren pouted.
"Oscars there Lauren, I can't expect him to stay there forever"
"Who's looking after him?" Lauren asked shocked.
"Just a friend, plus I've got my clients down there, my life's down there now"
Lauren frowned. "Yeah? What about me and Abi?" Lauren asked her, harshly.
"Lauren... I love you both, but you have your own life's now. Abi has her life with Jay and you're just starting out too"
"In other words, you're done with us and your concentrating on your new life, yeah thanks mum" Lauren snapped.
"That's not true. What's brought this on, Ay?" Tanya asked.
"Everyone's moving on with their life and I'm just going through mine and destroying it" Lauren sighed.
Tanya stopped what she was doing and faced Lauren, she put her hands on her shoulders. "Now you listen to me, you haven't destroyed your life, you just had a minor step back and you pulled through didn't you?" Tanya asked her.
"Not just the drinking mum, I destroy everything" Lauren frowned.
Tanya studied Lauren for a moment before smiling.
"Joey?" She asked her.
Lauren nodded not being able to meet her mums eyes. "Joey loves you"
"And I love him, but we can't go back to how we were mum, I ruined it"
"You can work it out Lauren, you can always work something out, a love like that doesn't just go away"
"He dated Lucy after the accident" Lauren frowned.
"Sweetheart, he went on one date with her to keep her quiet" Tanya informed her.
"I know, and I can't get that picture out of my head" she sighed.
"I think you need to talk to him, properly" Tanya said.
"I'm scared though"
"Of course you are but it needs to be done" Tanya said.
"I'll talk to him"
"Good" Tanya smiled. "So where are you planning on living" Tanya asked, as she picked up her suitcase, she opened the door and made her way out of it, Lauren following.
"I don't know" Lauren sighed. "I was thinking Abi's but I don't wanna invade her space, she's had to live with my dramas all of her life" Lauren smiled.
"She doesn't think like that Lauren"
Lauren smiled. "Mick offered too but I'm not sure that's a good idea, me being an alcoholic an all..."
"Recovering alcoholic" Tanya corrected her.
"Same thing" Lauren said, rolling her eyes.
"That's two very different things"
"anyway, then there's Joey's"
"Joey offered?" Tanya smiled.
"Yep"
"Go for it! That's great news" Tanya told Lauren, almost jumping on the spot.
Lauren rolled her eyes again. "I told him I didn't think it was a good idea"
Tanya's eyes widened and she sighed. "Why not?" She frowned.
"Because it's not a very good idea" Lauren giggled.
"Well personally I think it's a great idea, you'd both get to talk about everything"
"And we can't do that over a cup of coffee in the cafe?" Lauren smirked.
Tanya brought them to a stop by the Vic and turned to face her daughter. "You know what I think? I think you're scared to be happy, scared because you think it's gonna get taken away from you"
"Usually the case" Lauren mumbled.
"You doing good Lauren, you've been very strong and you've pulled through, you haven't got to deal with your dads problems anymore, you've got a real shot here darling"
"Maybe"
Tanya sighed. "I'm going to say goodbye to Abi and Jay, I'll meet you in the cafe in half an hour, okay?" Tanya asked.
"Okay..."
Lauren watched her mum walk down the road, she decided on what she was going to do and was hopeful she'd made the right decision.
"Alright trouble?"
Lauren turned around to see her auntie rainie. "What are you doing here?" Lauren asked.
"Is that my welcome" she laughed. "Give us a hug" she laughed.
Lauren cautiously moved to hug her auntie, instantly smelling the booze on her. She pulled away as soon as she could.
"Oh, and what's your problem?" Rainie asked.
"You stink of alcohol"
"I'd of thought you were used to that by now" she laughed.
Lauren held her hands up in defence. "I can't be around you, I'm sorry" Lauren said walking off.
"Lauren!"
Lauren carried on walking ignoring her auntie. "Hey, woah steady"
Lauren looked up to see joey stood there. "Sorry"
"Are you okay?" Joey asked.
"Yeah I'm fine" Lauren said.
Joey raised an eyebrow in concern. "No you're not" joey corrected her.
Rainie grabbed hold of Lauren's hand and scowled at Joey. "Are you harassing my niece?" Rainie asked.
"Niece? Oh sorry, I'm joey... Lauren's my... Cousin, friend" joey said.
Lauren scoffed. "Don't apologise or explain yourself to her"
"Hey!" Rainie whined.
"This is my mums sister, she's an alcoholic, always has been always will be... That's the difference between me and you Rainie, I want to fight it, your happy to live your life in the gutter" Lauren snapped.
"Wow" Rainie smirked. "Your an alcoholic too? Always knew you were like me" Rainie laughed.
Lauren stepped forward and pointed at Rainies chest. "I am nothing like you" Lauren said angrily.
"Come on babe" Joey said, pulling Lauren away.
Lauren turned away and walked with Joey. "Let's talk"
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