Joey didn't see Lauren until later on in the week. She had been mysterious and cagey with her excuses or reasons why she couldn't see him.

She didn't seem too enthusiastic when he had asked her to go to the Vic with him Friday night, but at least she had agreed to go.

He was waiting for her as usual, if one thing hadn't changed about Lauren since she had been away was that her time keeping still sucked, she still ran on Lauren time.

She walked into the pub an hour late and sat down at his table, she picked up his coke and drank the rest down.

'You're late' he told her

'Yeah I know sorry I was on the phone to the letting agency' she told him

'Is there something wrong with the flat?' he asked her

'No I was seeing if they had any more to rent in or around the square' she told him and she looked through her bag and frowned. 'Crap I've forgotten my keys and purse'

'Do you want another drink?'

'Please' she nodded.

Joey went to the bar and when he came back she was texting someone on her phone a huge grin on her face.

'Who's that?'

'Just an old friend' she replied and she put the phone in her pocket 'Mmm thanks' she took the drink from him and took another long drink. I am so thirsty'

'So why are you looking for other flats?' he asked her

'Because this one is going to be impractical when the baby comes, having to carry the pushchair up and down the stairs every time I want to go out' Lauren told him 'So I'm looking for a ground floor flat that leads straight on the street. I have a couple of viewings tomorrow'

'You weren't going to discuss this with me first?' he asked her with a frown

'No' she shook her head 'Why would I need to discuss it with you? It's not as though you're living there too' she replied

'Because I'm paying the rent on the place'

'Okay fine then I'll pay it until I find a new place and I'll pay the rent on that one too' she told him

'I don't want to give up the flat Lauren' he said to her

'Well then don't, I'll find a new place and move out and you can either carry on paying rent on a place you don't live or move back in' she replied.

He frowned at her 'What's the matter with you?' he asked her

'There's nothing the matter with me Joey. You wanted to take things slow Joey you decided not to move back in' she shrugged 'I'm just making plans for when the baby comes' she told him

'Don't you think we should be making them together?'

'So you would rather I leave the baby alone in the flat while I struggled to carry the pushchair up and down that stairs of the flat every time I want to go out?' she looked at him

'No I didn't say that' he looked at her 'You're putting words in my mouth'

'So then you agree that it would make sense to move to a lower ground, ground level flat?'

'Well yes of course…' he trailed off

'So what's the big deal?' she asked him

Joey blinked at her and he sighed 'I just… it would have been nice for you to talk to me about it first that's all' he told her 'I could helped you'

'I am quite capable of talking to the letting agency' she told him 'I'm not helpless, I'm pregnant and besides I'm telling you now'

Joey nodded and picked up his coke and took a drink, they were both quiet for a while. Lauren's phone beeped and she retrieved it from her pocket and looked at the text and sent another quick reply.

'I've barely seen you all week' Joey said softly

'Well we've both been busy' Lauren said taking another drink. She put her drink down on the table and she looked at him and she sighed

'How did things go with you and Whit?' he asked her

'Fine' she said with a shrug 'I told her that it wasn't fair of me not to forgive her since I had forgiven you so'

'Have you?' he asked her 'Forgiven me?'

She licked her lips and looked down briefly and the she looked at him 'I'm working on it' she said honestly.

Joey nodded and he took a deep breath and he let it out slowly 'I guess us getting back together isn't going to be easy is it. Getting us back the way that we used to be I mean' he asked her

'No, no it isn't' she said 'A lot of things have happened in our lives since I left' she told him 'We drifted apart and we need to figure out a way to get back to each other' she said

'And is that what you want?' he asked her 'Us?'

Lauren licked her lips and she moved round the seat so she was sitting next to him. 'Yes' she told him 'Of course it is' she told him softly 'Look I know that we haven't seen each other much lately, but that's kind of what going slow is' she told him 'Not rushing back into things.. and yes I know we've had a sex and if that's confusing things then maybe we shouldn't be having sex' she said softly.

Joey looked at her 'Is it confusing for you?'

'A little yes and I know that I was the one who wanted to'

'We both did' he said and he reached out and he took her hand in both of his.

Lauren looked at him 'We need to talk to Joey' she said to him 'There's something's that I need to tell you, that you're probably not going to like' she told him 'That may change your mind about giving us another chance'

'I doubt that' he frowned at her

'I wouldn't be so sure' she told him. 'Can we go back to the flat?'

'Of course' he nodded 'Now?' she nodded in response.

AN: What is Lauren going to tell Joey that could possibly make him change his mind about her?

Who was she texting?

Has their relationship come to end despite their earlier reunion.. did that happen too soon?

Back tomorrow.

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