Saving Lotte Sullivan | Collingwood/Carlton

93: Josh Walks Out

A/N: omfg, apologies for the delays! new baby, my birthday, impromptu trip to sydney, christmas and hanukkah and of course my kids have all kept me very busy! i certainly have not stopped writing notes or planning things for sls. and i'm pretty confident in announcing that there is another sls project in the works!

thank you so much for all your kind tumblr asks, and of course on here the votes, comments and messages. to those few people who want (and have asked and begged and pleaded in my dm) a nick daicos centric fic, well maybe i took on your advice a little too literally and have gone ahead and started three 😂 watch this space

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Lotte paused for a minute, hand on Christian Petracca's arm, struggling to take it all in. From the nightmare of Trent dying, to waking up in Zac Fisher's car, to the Carlton suite and now this. It was insane.

'Lotte! There you are!' Tatijana called out, immediately running over, her too-tight for a death black dress strikingly contrasting against her pale white skin and bleach blonde bob cut, piercing into Lotte's eyes. The latter lifted her sunglasses onto her head.

'What are you doing here?' Adam Cerra suddenly asked, running over and nudging Petracca in the ribs, the two of them play-wrestling. Lotte rolled her eyes.

'I've been waiting for you! Mikayla said you weren't going to show up, but-'

'What's a Mikayla?' Jordan Boyd asked, still lingering behind. Brayden Maynard involved in some conversation with Angus Brayshaw.

'Ugh, why'd you bring that thing with you?' Tatijana asked, immediately repulsed by Jordan. 'And why does he have painted nails?' She asked, taking a step back as if he was contagious.

'Lotte!'

The girls jumped as another former WAG made herself noticeable, a head of long, thick red curls making its way over. 'You're here!'

'Hi Bridget' Lotte said, glancing away uncomfortably. It seemed absolutely everyone had showed up tonight. Whether they liked Jack or not.

'Congratulations!' Bridget Roughead-Davies screeched, running over and placing her hand on Lotte's bump. 'Oh, Holly and your little one are going to be such good friends forever!' She continued.

'Holly and her little ones. Two. She's having twins' Tatijana said, smirking.

'Oh, really? Congratulations!!! Two little blessings!' Bridget exclaimed, nearly jumping up and down with excitement.

'No offence, I'm only really here for Jack. I'm not here to talk about my preg...about me' Lotte said, decisively reentering into her old denial of the situation now that she was back around everyone.

Bridget suddenly glanced over at Tatijana, and then back to Lotte. 'Oh, right. I'm sorry. It must be so awkward for you two, especially since Josh is...well, yeah' she said, trailing off. Tatijana glared at her.

'Since Josh is what?' Lotte asked.

'Well, you know, you're having his twins and she's in a relationship with him' Bridget said, nodding towards Tatijana.

'Oh my god' Jordan Boyd added, completely amused even if he understood none of the conversation. 'This one doesn't hold back!' He exclaimed, tapping Petracca's arm.