Lauren woke up the next morning on the sofa she stared around and sat up she buried her face in her hands, she hadn't felt like this in a long time "Oh look who it is" snarled Joey standing in the doorway, he stared at her angrilly "I knew I shouldn't have let you out, I knew you'd do something stupid" Lauren dropped her hands from her face and glared "Don't start with me Joey!" she warned "Aw, got a hangover? well guess what babe that's your own damn fault" Lauren sighed "I said don't start with me Joey!" he stared at her and shook his head "You're so stupid, did you actually think" he was interrupted by Lauren running past him and up the stairs "Oh yeah go be sick, you're pathetic Lauren you know that?" he yelled after her "What's going on?" asked Abi walking down the stairs
"Nothing just a petty argument" he answered walking into the living room "Why is she sick?" he stared all around and avoided eye contact with her "Just a virus maybe" he lied "Joey, look at me!" she demanded he turned to her Abi stared at the stairs and then back at Joey "Do not tell me what I think you're going to tell me!" Joey stared "Abi i'm sorry-" she didn't answer and walked out the door Joey stared up the stairs and sighed "You really think i'm pathetic?" she asked walking back inside "Yes as a matter of fact I do"
"I did not relapse Joey someone did something to my drink, I met Jake at the Vic to talk about how I would help him get his job back at Ian's restaraunt what part of that sounds like I wanted to drink?" she quizzed "How do I know the whole Jake thing wasn't an excuse so you could out and really show us how pathetic you -" Lauren walked towards "Finish that sentence I dare you" she slapped him and stormed out the door, she walked through the square and bumped into Jake "Lauren I was just coming to see you" he smiled "You did something to my drink!" she yelled "Me? Never? you relapsed, it's ok we all do it at some point" Lauren shook her head "I don't know what happened but I know I did not go into the Vic with the intention to drink!"
"Lauren I tried to stop you but you wouldn't let me, I did all I could" Lauren stared sadly "You have to be lying to me I didn't-"
"We all do stupid things in the heat of the moment, you were still upset about stitching me up so I gave you a sip of my orange juice which had a little bit of vodka in it but you lashed it back and asked me for more I pleaded with you to not make that decision but you wouldn't listen to me so I obeyed your command"
"Well how come I don't remember that?" she asked, Jake shrugged "Maybe you don't want to" he walked off and left Lauren with her thoughts maybe she did relapse and if she did it would be something she'd want to forget, she walked to her house and placed the key in the lock the door opened Lauren stared as Joey walked passed her "Joey please" she pleaded "Leave me alone yeah Lauren!?" he called walking down the steps, she pulled her key out of the door and slammed it shut she searched the house for some alcohol and placed the bottle and a glass in front of her on the table if she had actually relapsed this would be easy to do right? she walked towards the bottle and unscrewed the lid she then poured some into the glass "I can't believe you!" fumed Abi walking into the room Lauren stared "Abi!" she didn't answer and stormed outside Lauren ran after her "Abi, I wasn't going to drink it!"
"Of course you weren't and you weren't drunk last night?" Lauren stared "Please don't be mad at me a relapse is nothing really it's a mistake and I can stop right now!"
"Yeah because it looked like you were stopping in there" she began to walk away Lauren grabbed her arm "Abi please!" Abi got out of her grasp and stared "No!" Lauren stared taken aback "No?" Abi stared angrilly "I need you! all this crap with dad I need you, Jay hasn't a clue what i'm going through, but you, you do and I can't do this with you off your face all the time!" she yelled walking off "Abi please it was a mistake!" Lauren turned and walked back to her house Jake stared on and smiled Lauren had lost another one and Jake had just gained her, soon he'll be able to go through with his plan.
Lauren stood at the table and stared at the glass she had previously poured herself, could she drink it? she began to pace up and down and stared out the window no one was around so she thought, she walked in front of the glass and picked it up she took a deep breath and drank it she put the glass back down on the table her eyes trailed to the doorway Joey stared on with disappointment and anger in his face. Lauren couldn't speak she just stared at him, he shook his head and walked back out the door Lauren went to run after him but realising he wouldn't hear her out she walked back inside and stared at the bottle she grabbed it and threw it against the wall she then made her way to Cora's.
"Lauren?" quizzed Cora opening the door "Is everything okay?" Lauren walked passed her Cora closed the door lightly "No nan it isn't" Cora stared at her "You've relapsed" she replied "How did you know?" she asked quietly "I can see it in your face, come on inside" Lauren followed her and sat down beside her "I'm so ashamed nan" Cora began to laugh "What are you ashamed of? a relapse is part of this whole thing" she answered "Everyone is mad at me though" she replied "Show them that you're not going back down that road it might take a little while but they'll stop being mad at you" Lauren smiled "Thank you" she stood up and walked out of the room "Lauren, anytime you want me, you know where I am" Lauren smiled again and walked out the door she walked back home she sighed and walked into the sitting room "Oh my god!" she yelled "Ah Lauren there you are didn't think you were coming home"
"What are you doing here?" she asked "Well I popped by to see how you were after Abi left, thought you'd be a right state but I came in and noticed you and your Demons had a little fight so I went and bought us a new one ,I just opened it, so what do you say since we both relapsed how about having a drink with me?"