Love, Lies & Drama.

Joey walked downstairs the following morning to find Lauren asleep in the chair. He smiled, assuming she must of fallen asleep the night before and as he went to wake her up he heard raised voices from the kitchen. Joey stepped out into the hallway so he could make out what was being said.

"Rainie! How could you do this? She has been doing so well!" Joey heard Tanya say.

"She is 18, Tan. She can make her own decisions"

"I don't care! Giving your history and her history, you allowed her to drink with you. How could you do that?"

Joey walked back to the living room where his face fell when he saw a empty vodka bottle in Lauren's hands. He exhaled deeply and headed out of the house, angry, upset and confused.

Lauren woke up about an hour later where she found the empty vodka bottle in her hand. She could hear her aunt throwing up somewhere. Lauren sighed, feeling her head and the start of a hangover. She didn't plan to drink that much but Rainie was knocking it back like no ones business so Lauren knew if she was to succeed in her plan, she had to do this. She groaned as she got up and turned around to see her mother, crossing her arms.

"Don't start, Mum" Lauren said, walking past her and heading for the shower. Once Lauren had finished, she walked as she towel dried her hair, she knocked on Joey's bedroom door but got no reply. Lauren walked in and saw he was there. Once she was back in her room, Lauren got her phone and saw she had no messages or missed calls. Now Lauren was confused. She rang Joey's phone but it went to voicemail.

"Hey. Where are you? I'm worried. Ring me please. Love you" Lauren said before hanging up. She put her phone down, as she tried to make sense of what was happening. Another 5 minutes past and Lauren decided to go and find Joey. She found him in the cafe and sat opposite him.

"What's wrong? I've been worried" Lauren told him, reaching across the table to take his hand but he pulled it away. Lauren stared at him, confused.

"I'm surprised your not home nursing your hangover" Joey commented.

Lauren sighed and placed her head in her hands. "I can explain"

"Then go ahead please" Joey said.

Lauren was tempted to tell him her plan but she knew he wouldn't approve so she lied.

"It was just a one off I promise. Aunt Rainie was upset. Upset and drinking alone isn't good"

Joey sighed and put his hand in hers. Lauren smiled at him.

"Were you sick this morning?" He asked, suddenly.

"Yeah, a little bit. Why?" Lauren replied.

"That's why I left this morning. I knew you were gonna be sick and I hate the sound of you being sick. It goes through me. It's possibly my least favourite sound in the world" Joey told her. Lauren gasped a little. She didn't know this and made her reconsider her plan. Maybe it was a stupid idea and wouldn't work.

"I had no idea. I'm sorry" Lauren replied.

"So promise me please, you won't drink so your in that state anymore?" Joey asked her.

Lauren mentally slapped herself when she said she wouldn't. She couldn't promise that. This was her. Always finding the answer at the bottom of a bottle.

"So yesterday was fun" Joey said, changing the subject.

"Yes it was" Lauren replied.

"I feel we should follow the 8 year olds wishes, it's very interesting I must say to see how they turned out" Joey told her. Lauren rolled her eyes.

"I must say, getting stuck in a toilet and having to climb into the next one to get out, has to be the highlight of our relationship so far" Lauren laughed.

"Yes, that was very fun but you made it even better as ever, you drama queen" Joey replied. Lauren rolled her eyes.

"As much as I hate that term, I do love it when you personalise it" Lauren told him.

Rainie had moved into Cora's and Lauren went to visit her later on after a very passionate morning with Joey in her bedroom.

"You shouldn't be here. According to your mum, I'm a bad influence" Rainie told Lauren as she walked in.

"I am nearly 19. I can make my own choices" Lauren replied as she walked into the living room.

"Yes you can. I opened a bottle. Want some?" Rainie asked, offering her a glass. Lauren took it and stared at it as her aunt poured some gin in it. She sat down, placing the glass down, remembering her promise to Joey and his confession over the hatred of the sound of her being sick but right now, her aunt needed her help. Desperate times called for desperate measures. The glass remained un drank as Lauren held it in hand, too many conflicting voices in her head as she raised the glass to her lips and drank. She gasped at the taste, being harsh and bitter.

"Yeah, Mum knows how to pick her alcohol" Rainie commented as she sat down.

"She doesn't half" Lauren replied, her hands slightly shaking. She tried to hide this from her aunt as Rainie poured her another glass.

"Your mum would kill me if she saw us right now" Rainie said, as Lauren picked up the glass.

Lauren woke up a few hours later, realising she was drunk but crazy drunk like she usually was. She groaned as Rainie snored at the sofa opposite her. Lauren didn't wanna go home yet in case she was sick. She didn't want that so that's when Lauren decided it was probably time to sober up. She walked to the kitchen and put the kettle on as she poured herself a glass of water. It had been a long while since Lauren had drank this much in 24 hours and she didn't like it, she didn't like it at all. For the first time, drinking didn't make Lauren feel better for a while or make her forget for a bit, it just made her sad, really. Yeah, she was used to sadness when she was drunk but the upset Lauren was feeling now was different. She just wanted Joey but she couldn't not yet. Lauren had to sober up. She poured herself a strong coffee and made herself a sandwich, hoping that Rainie could sort herself soon because Lauren didn't know how much more she could take of this.

Arghhhh! Tonight's ep :( soooo sad :( I hate seeing them apart when we know the truth. And that last scene :(

xoxo