Lauren walked back to her house, she walked to the kitchen and picked up the empty bottle she opened the door and threw it outside she slammed it shut and sighed she then walked up the stairs and fell asleep.
The next morning Lauren walked down the stairs slowly she glanced into the sitting room and saw Abi she walked into the kitchen quietly and closed the door behind her she sat on a chair and sighed the sooner the better people found out about Jake spiking Lauren's drink she actually couldn't deal with everyone being mad at her, the door then flung open "Oh sneaking into the kitchen now!?" Lauren stared and rolled her eyes "I don't want an argument Abi...I just want you to believe me" Abi glared "Yeah well I can't-"
"Why not I haven't had anything to drink since that night! I swear" Abi stared and laughed a little "Well that's rich" she replied "What's rich?" she asked confused "Jake told me what you did last night Lauren!" Abi answered sternly "Did- what did I do?" Abi rolled her eyes "I contacted mum" she replied bluntly "Mum for what?" Lauren asked now standing up "To take you back to the clinic" Lauren walked over to her "I'm sorry? I am not going back there there is no reason for me to go back there...what did Jake tell you!?" she asked getting angry "That you hit him!" she yelled, Lauren stared blankly "I came in and went straight to bed" Abi smiled "Of course you did" Lauren had had enough and stormed out the door she stormed through the square to find Jake she walked into the caf and spotted him he smiled at her as she approached the counter "Can we talk?...NOW!" she yelled walking outside "What's wrong Lauren?"
"Like you don't know!" she yelled "I'm sorry you'll have to fill me in" he answered "What the hell are you doing telling Joey I crashed your car drunk and why are you telling my sister I hit you last night why are you doing this to me!?" she yelled "Lauren you don't remember do you? I was walking out of my house and you just came over to me I tried to be nice but you hit me, it hurt by the way" Lauren shook her head "You are not brainwashing me to believe anymore shit that comes out of your mouth! you may have Joey and Abi and a few others convinced but i'm on to you okay" Jake raised an eyebrow "Have you been drinking?" Lauren walked towards him "If I wanted to hit you i'd do it now!" she walked off Joey walked over to Jake "What was all that?"
"Mate, it's not good she's threatning me, she hit me last night that's how I got this, Joey I know destructive behaviour and this isn't good" Joey stared "I'll talk to her" he walked to the house and sighed he opened the door and walked into the sitting room Lauren was laying on the couch he stared at her "Lauren, I always said if you felt like-" Lauren sat up "I am stopping you there okay? I am sick to death of hearing you people talk smack about me so what? I relapsed but i have not touched a drink since then and Jake knows that he's just trying to push you away from me" Joey stared confused "Look, you hit Jake, you crashed his car you relapsed it's not good" Lauren pushed past him and walked upstairs he sighed and walked out the door.
Lauren hearing the door close walked back down the stairs, she felt tears forming in her eyes as she sat down, she quickly wiped them away. How could she prove it to Joey, he had the whole thing wrong, the door opened and Lauren wiped away the remainder of her tears "Mum is on her way" Lauren stared and began to panic "Send her back I don't need to go back there, I don't have a problem" she walked out the door and made her way back to Cora's.
"I've tried everything and now Abi has mum coming to pick me up and bring me back to the clinic and I am not going back there" Cora stared "Lauren you have to relax, sit down, If it makes you feel better I'll tell your mum it was a mis- understanding" Lauren nodded "Jake is turning everyone against me" Cora moved closer to her and put her arm around her "You can't let him win, show them how you are really trying even if they are stubborn about it."
Joey stared at the Branning house and sighed he noticed something on the doorstep and walked towards it he walked up the steps and looked around it was a bottle of vodka he picked it up and a note fell from underneath it, he picked it up and read it "Heard you might need this - Jake" Joey stared all around and walked back to the steps with the bottle in hand he walked into the caf and looked for Jake there was no sign of him he walked to Jake's apartment and banged on the door, the door opened and Tina smiled at him "Hello" he smiled politely "Is Jake here?" Tina stared behind her "Hi Joe" he answered from behind Joey pushed passed her "What the hell is this?" he yelled holding up the bottle "Alright Joey calm down, I just thought she'd need it since you and her sister decided to jump ship!" he yelled pushing him back, Joey smashed the bottle on the ground "She don't need it alright you're not helping her!" he yelled "Joey she told me last night...before she hit me that she really loved drinking again"
"I'll see about that!" he yelled walking out the door he slammed it behind him and looked around , Jake was acting a bit off and Joey wasn't sure what to make of it he thought for a bit and walked into the vic "Hey, you don't have security videos here do you?" he asked Mick turned to Linda who shook her head "Sorry Joseph, those are for our eyes only" he answered Joey nodded and walked outside "Joe!" he heard he turned to Mick "What you looking for?" Joey smiled "Monday's VT" Mick sighed "Alright I'll try find it come back in about 10 or 15 minutes" Mick walked back inside, Joey smiled and walked through the square.
Lauren sat in an isolated house, she never felt more alone there was a knock at the door she sighed and answered it "Look, leave me alone please" Jake walked inside "Lauren I just want to talk" Lauren rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen Jake stared and locked the door behind him this was the moment he waited for ever since he left jail it was happening he was going to get rid of Lauren once and for all.
N/A: Ooooh it's all happening now, will Jake go through with his plan and will Joey figure out that Lauren was telling the truth the whole time.