I think by turning up and the way she reacted made him think he'd ruined her Christmas.

do you think he'll tell her hes leaving tomorrow? I hope so. Im hoping we get a scene of her supporting him.
He tells Alice about what really happened, I wonder if he will tell lauren? Im counting on EE to invest into the emotional side of things with lauren and joey, to really portray their connection.
But not holding my breath

`was he going to leave walford after abruptly getting up when he stroked her hair?
was bizarre...
i would have thought itd been perfect if he said i love you after them weeks of not being able to.

i wonder when. if that is

I recken something may happen between them both before he leaves because lauren gets really happy and runs to see joey when he comes back next week

I'm hoping we see her comforting/supporting him as we're gonna see her do the same with Alice, and I hope before he leaves he says goodbye to her but I'm not holding my breath, but I am crossing my fingers

I have a little bit of hope for a scene between them tonight but it'll be tiny at best. I'm just waiting for the new year now!

Yeah, I don't think we'll get much. It'll be more of them separately. Gah, me too

Well even if there is only little tonight, at least we have next week and the following weeks to look forward too with them together

After last night I really think we're going to ssee a positive Lauren. She was lovely and we saw a different reaction from her with regards to maxs wife. normally she would flip the lid.
I think her and Max are going to become more close.
But I also think with kirsty around, are we going to see her cold and bitchy side?

Also- does anyone know when she returns to college? I hope its early next year!

when joey got up 2 leave and lauren held his hand do you think something happened off screen? maybe thats why they were smiling

last night eastenders i felt was a let down. but then i looked at it again from a diffrent angle. they were laying the foundations for the kirsty story which is gonna be huge next yearr. also dereks death gonna have huge reprecussions

we were lucky to get a jouren scene last night cause the emphasis was on max and derek. roll on new yeear

Last night was a tiny step forward for lauren and joey, they were talking in the same room and we don't know what happened in the room after she grabed his hand, all we know is they came out smiling. Next week is when they get together I think he will say he loves her at the police station or on the thursday in the pub

It was nice, but i felt he didn't explain himself properly. WHy did he abruptly get up to leave when he stroked her hair? Wasn't he meant to be convincing her how much he loves her. Instead he was going to walk away and leave things as they were.

what i liked was him saying "thats up to lauren"- He stood up to derek.
Im really nervous because I dont know if the writers are going to have him say I love you anytime soon. Yesterday would have been perfect!

I actually loved the scene though- you could tell he was feeling so guilty for breaking her heart.
And the love in his eyes when he kneeled down! I think David is doing a good job, he's really portraying it as her being his first love. You see things like the lump in the throat!

Joey's actually so tender and loving.

I'm almost certain he tells her he still loves her at the police station, he has to say something to stop her from telling the truth and that would certainly make her think twice if they could finally be together.

She knows he loves her though. After lucy and tanya have told her. And the hair tucking.

I dont understand why he didnt say it yesterday?

Because he thought him turning up had ruined her christmas, and that's why he was going to leave, he could see how annoyed/upset she was and that's why he was going to leave, but he didn't say 'I love you' because he didnt think it was the right time maybe, she seeemed upset from it. That just a little bit of me that thinks that, I have wishes and wonders what could happen next

Leave walford? without fighting for her? If we were to all just to step back when the love of our life was hurt, that wouldnt solve anything.
I really didnt get it

She knows, yes, but she hasn't heard it from him since he broke up with her. I don't know why he didn't say it, just not the right time with Derek still around.

Found that sweet the way lauren wanted to find joey

Awww bye joey! At least the next time he is on is when him and lauren get back together! Can't wait for that and the reast of the episodes! Roll on next thursday!

I think in tonight lauren would of comforted joey if he didn't leave, I mean she kept asking about him, and really wanted to see him. At the end I don't think she realised that joey was upset as joey always told lauren he didn't like him. I think lauren was trying to comfort him but I don't think he took it in her way, if that makes sense

Noooo he didnt know that she wanted to find him/make sure he was ok.
Instead, she started talking selfishly. So he knows what shes like now

He didnt see her supporting alice either! And when she comes back, again she'll more concerned about their relationship.
Their not building a good foundation for these two

Also, when he left today- is it for good? In his head i mean.

She didnt go after him either