When mistakes come back to haunt you, there's only one way out - or so it seems...
A Different Kind Of Destiny
Just Another Distraction
-xJ&Lx-
It was quite early the next morning, well, for me anyway, as Joey had already left for work and I had the house to myself. Normally, I'd try and get some drawing done, add some finishing touches to my current art masterpiece, but today I felt the unexpected urge to sort that one somebody out... The one who'd made desperate attempts to get Joey back. The one who would rather risk her best friends health than let her be happy, just because of jealousy. But most of all, she'd made their life an absolute misery.
Lucy 'Needs-her-arse-kicking' Beale. Of course, we'd fallen out a lot in the past, every pair of friends had, but we'd have never let the others life be on the verge of cliffhanger. She was a bitch. My Mum had begged me to give her a second chance, and I had. I'd tried my best. She was the one who decided to throw the whole 'friendship' thing away; not me...
-xJ&Lx-
"Hey, baby," Joey's voice practically purred through the phone, the sound comforting me immediately; typical. I smiled even though I knew he couldn't see me, it was the weirdest thing how much we impacted each other.
"Hello, you. Missing me already?" I replied gently, holding the phone to my ear in my left hand and adding a few details to my drawing of him with my right hand, the sound of his voice had actually helped me picture him a little more in my head.
I heard his laugh down the phone before he composed himself. "I always miss you, baby," he whispered, a grin covering my face as the tone of his voice made my heart melt. "I wanted to check you were okay, and to tell you some news..."
"Go on," I muttered quickly, hearing his laughing down the phone once again as I huffed impatiently.
"Well, there's good news and bad news," he started, me nodding; HE. CAN'T. SEE. YOU. STOP IT. "The bad news is I have work until late tonight," he mumbled - he was obviously a little pissed off at this news himself since he'd been working late nights for the past week and was exhausted when he got home. "But the good news is I've got time before I go back-"
"When will you be back?" I butted in quickly, gathering a few of my pens and pencils up into a small pile. I heard him breathe deeply before replying,
"Half an hour at the latest, I'll see you later, baby. I love you." he whispered, the skeletal hand creeping up my back sending shivers through my spine. Why was he so perfect?
"I love you more, but you already knew that didn't you?" I replied quietly, my voice no louder than his. The line went quiet for a few minutes before he ended the call, me sighing and going back to my drawing...
-xJ&Lx-
Half an hour later, as he promised, I heard a key turn in the door and I immediately knew who it was. Rushing into the hall, I wrapped my arms around his neck and crushed my lips onto his, him responding immediately before we pulled away.
He smirked at me, snaking his arms round my waist and pulling me flush against him. "Somebody's impatient," he murmured, his hot breath vibrating against my lips. I looked up and smiled, biting down on my lip, something I knew always turned him on as a groan emerged his throat.
"Not the only one," I whispered, trailing my fingers up and down his chest as he lifted me up over his shoulder and carried me upstairs, me shrieking at the sudden movement. He laughed his infectious laugh as I giggled, these being the only sounds being heard in the entire house...
-xJ&Lx-
Not long after, Joey had left since Sharon had needed him in earlier, and I found this the perfect opportunity to catch up with Whitney.
Whitney had to be one of the best friends I'd ever had; she'd always been there for me, always had my back. Whenever I couldn't go to Joey I could always go to her, she was amazing. I hoped to make it all up to her one day.
Grabbing my phone of the coffee table and scrolling through the contacts until I found Whitney's name, I texted her,
Hey Whit. Fancy doing something later
today? Joey's out all night so gives
us some time together. ;) L x
I waited for a few seconds, tapping my fingers gently on the table in impatience, though I knew she would reply almost instantly. And she did.
Lo! Haven't hung out much lately
have we? Glad to see you have
removed yourself from Joey's
arms for once, haha ;)xx Give
me half hour, W x
I smiled gratefully. Finally, I could get a night out with my bestfriend, hopefully without being interrupted by Lucy 'Needs-her-arse-kicking' Beale. We hadn't been on many nights out since Lucy had bad-mouthed me and Joey's relationship, but I was thankful when Whitney saw the bitch she really is. Anytime she'd make a venomous about me or Joey, Whitney would always stand up for us.
After applying a little more make-up and laying out a dress on our bed, well, Joey's bed, I texted Whitney again.
Is R&R okay? I know there
are a few bad memories
from nights out there
but it would be nice to
go back! L xx
Now, I know what you're thinking. Yes, there is a double meaning of this. And no, I did not just make excuses with Whitney so I can go and see Joey. Nope.
My phone bleeped again and I giggled at her reply; she knew me so well.
Any excuse to get Joey
fucking you in the toilets,
eh? ;). Course it's fine,
don't ditch me too often
though, might get Tyler
to come along. W xx
Pulling on a dark blue dress, which curved around my figure perfectly and lay just above my knees, I straightened my hair and slipped on some heels, sliding on my leather jacket over the top. If Joey thought he was the only one who could play dirty, he was very much mistaken. Either way, tonight would be a night to remember...
-xJ&Lx-
"Whittt!" I squealed, throwing my arms around my best friend and squeezing her tightly, being careful not to ruin either of our outfits. As I pulled away, I smiled as she took in my appearance.
She raised her eyebrow before giggling. "You look gorgeous, Lo. I think someone else will agree," she commented, me looking away and grinning shyly; I'd never gotten used to all these compliments. And I can't say I didn't appreciate them.
"So's Tyler coming?" I questioned, scanning around before gazing back at Whitney, a somewhat worried look crossing her face. I placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, what's wrong, girl?" I asked, concerned, she'd never been like this about Tyler before. She shrugged, managing a, I can't help but thinking, forged smile. "You know you can tell me anything though, yeah?" I reassured her, her nodding, although I wasn't convinced, in response before linking my arm in hers.
"Why are we just standing here, let's go have some fun, eh?" she giggled, dragging me into R&R as the sudden roar of the music deafened us. The room was pretty dark, though I could tell from where we were standing that it was packed. Great...
-xJ&Lx-
Half an hour later, a few of the drunken partiers had filed out, me and Whitney giggling and shrieking like naughty school girls as we swayed around on the dance floor. Joey hadn't noticed us yet, being way too busy with the building queue at the bar. I stopped and looked over at him, a little guiltiness washing over me as I took in his exhaustion. I turned to Whitney. "I'm gonna go and talk to Joe, I'm sure Tyler will be here soon," I murmured, my voice only just audible over the music.
Making my way over to the bar, I ignored the queue stood before him and smiled. His eyes widened as his darkened hazel orbs swept up and down my body possessively. Hard work pays off then, eh? "Lauren-" he managed to choke out, whisking around from behind the bar and asking someone to cover. Wrapping his arms round my waist, he lead me into the R&R office, kicking the door shut and grinning at me as I bit down on my lip.
"Like what you see?" I whispered, kicking off one of my heels and trailing my foot up his leg, a definite bulge appearing against my hip. I smirked. "I think I know your answer..."
He nodded, before crushing his lips onto mine and undressing us both at speed. He'd practically ripped off my underwear, me having to bite hard on my lip to stop myself from screaming his name.
Well, it's not like anyone would've stuck around to hear us have sex, would they?...
-xJ&Lx-
Stumbling outside a couple hours later, and no, not because I was drunk, I'd been on coke and lemonade all night, but it was fair to say me and Joey were both exhausted by the end of his shift. When we reached No.23, the door opened without us knocking before Alice appeared at the door, her arms crossed over her chest. "Are you drunk?" she asked simply, opening the door fully allowing us to step in.
I shook my head, me and Joey making our way upstairs and him practically out cold to the world as soon as his head hit the pillow. I smiled.
When did life become so perfect?
xJ&Lx-
R&R.
These first few chapters are fillers to show the average lifestyle of them both before the drama starts ;). Tell me what you think! x
Another chapter today, I'm in relatively good spirits cuz BRUNO MARS IS PERFORMING, YAY! 'O.W.Y.L' may be updated later, not sure.
-Charlotte x