richpez for mae

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Strap yourself in lads this is a long one...
Joey had been at the party for a while and was mixing with lots of different people, some who he met at the party previously, some swimming friends and some new people who he met that night. But he still hadn't seen Lauren. The flat wasn't huge but they had managed to cram a considerable amount of bodies into it, most people congregating in the lounge where the speakers were so it was filled with drunk people dancing and singing. He had looked around for her when he first arrived but to no avail. But he knew he would eventually see her in the night so he carried on drinking and dancing and talking.

He was stood by the door in the lounge with Brian, Meredith, AJ and Clark. Joey, AJ and Clark were talking about the swim meet that would be coming up, whereas Brian and Meredith were both whispering away to each other, Brian trying and succeeding to make Meredith laugh with his jokes

After a while, Joey ran out of alcohol and excused himself, beelining down the hallway to the kitchen for another drink. As he stumbled down the hallway, he heard a voice call him from behind and he took a deep breath, knowing who the voice was coming from and knowing he definitely needed to prepare before he saw her.

"JoJo!" Lauren shouted happily, and he spun round to face her, his deep breath not helping him in the slightest.

She looked even more beautiful than he remembered. This time, her face was covered in light makeup and her hair was flowing over her shoulders in curls. She wore heels that didn't really make much difference to her 5'2 height, the heels making her even more unsteady as she smiled and swayed slightly from the alcohol. Lauren always took his breath away but this was a whole new level.

"Lauren." He breathed, smiling down at the slightly drunk girl in front of him.

"I haven't seen you all night! I've missed you." She grinned.

He felt his chest heat up at the thought of Lauren missing him, especially since he really did miss seeing her throughout the day while she was with her friends.

"I know, I've missed you too! I was looking out for you but I never saw you around."

"At least I found you now." Her eyes darkened as she continued. "Do you still like my outfit?" She teased, fluttering her eyelashes softly up at him.

Joey had drunk enough that saying any coherent sentence was becoming difficult, even more so with Lauren in front of him. In his drunk brain, only one sentence came into his mind that made sense.

"You look so fucking beautiful." He exhaled, his eyes looking her body up and down.

Lauren smiled mischievously and took a step forward, closing the already small gap between them and placing her hand on his chest.

They were drunk. Every move, every word, every thought was to the extreme, yet neither of them wanted it to stop.

"Lauren." He gulped, hoping she couldn't feel how fast his heart was beating through his chest.
Every sense was heightened when she was near, and her being in such close proximity to him made him feel weak at the knees. Joey's mind was consumed with her, his eyes scanning her face and glossing over every feature like a snapshot in his mind for later.

"Joey" She replied innocently, looking up into his eyes and seeing the little devilish glint in her gaze.

Joey slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her even closer to his body, feeling her warm breath on his chin. He watched her gasp at the sudden impulse movement from Joey, obviously not expecting it, and he smirked down at her. His heart was beating out of his chest and his vision was slightly blurry, but the realisation that Lauren was in his arms sobered him immensely.