Short update tonight. 2 more to follow tomorrow though :) Let me know what you think! x
Lauren felt nervous as she got out of the car, Joey grabbing their bags out of the back. "You sure she's going to be alright about this?" she said softly, him turning and noticing she hadn't yet stepped away from the car. He scoffed, "Course she is babe, she's my mum", Lauren tensed at that and Joey realised straight away that her body language had changed. It was weird for them both how connected they were, both of them knew after the first time they slept together that it wasn't just going to stop there. "Your mum would be okay about it eventually too Lauren", she lifted her head to look at him "Yeah?" she said so quietly, Joey almost didn't catch it. "Yeah. One day." He replied, not actually knowing if it was true or not but knowing how hard it must be for her. She's sacrificing a lot more than him, and he knows it. At his words, she smiled and straightened up, trying to be her usual confident self. He smirked at her and grabbed her hand, leading her to the house he spent his teenage years in and until recently, called home.
Lauren stood slightly behind him, as he let go off her hand to find his keys to let them in, he thought his mum would be in bed already. Lauren said in the car he should of phoned her first, but he just shrugged her off. She checked her phone, seeing the time – 11:16pm and seeing the unread text messages from Abi, most likely asking where she was, she decided to turn her phone off. It'd be better this way. He raised an eyebrow at his ... wait, girlfriend he guessed. He'd never really thought about it. He raised an eyebrow at his Lauren, and she just turned her phone screen towards him as a response. Turned off. No contact with Walford anymore. He didn't even know how she'd left it with her family. He'd left Alice a note, saying he'd had enough and was going away, that he'd phone soon. He made a mental note to ask her later.
"Come on babe" he said, opening the door, holding it open for her to walk in. Lauren stood awkwardly in the hallway of the house, as Joey locked the door behind him. He glanced up the stairs. "Mum's probably asleep babes. We'll crash and I'll speak to her in the morning" He said quietly, nudging her forward into the living room. Knowing his mum would cover for them tonight, possibly even a few days whilst Joey made a better plan than just driving.
He shut the living room door behind them and dumped their bags on the floor. "My room's through there" he tipped his head to the right and Lauren saw a doorway off the living room. She stayed stood where she was though, earlier everything had moved so quickly but now she felt like she was in slow motion. He realised she hadn't moved and stepped to stand in front of her, tipping her chin so he could look at her without her hiding behind her hair. "No regrets babe?" he said softly, her shaking her head.
So many unspoken things between them. He could tell looking in her eyes that she hadn't changed her mind about this, but she was scared. He was too, he had no idea what they were doing, just going on instinct. "First girl I've ever brought back here" he said with a smirk, pulling her body close to his. "yeah?" she said, soft smile lighting up her face. He nodded. "Guess you must be special ay?" he teased, her pushing up on her tip-toes to reach him for a kiss.