Monday Nov 19
Max still needs Derek's financial help to deal with his 'problem', so he gives into his controlling brother's demands and asks Joey to move out. However, Max is disappointed that he is having to be bossed around by Derek and soon comes up with another way to raise the cash, approaching Phil with a plan to have Billy flog a car in Southend on their behalf. After securing the cash this way, Max stands up to Derek and informs him that he won't be kicking Joey out after all.
At the same time, still believing that Joey will soon be sent packing, Lauren helps her cousin find a new place to live. She confesses to Joey that she spends a lot of her time drawing, and he is intrigued to find numerous portraits of him. The pair share a tender moment and are unable to fight the sexual tension between them any longer, so they fall into each other's arms…
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Max walks in on Joey and Lauren's play fight in the kitchen
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Tuesday Nov 20
Lauren is ashamed after giving into her feelings for Joey, so she orders him to leave Walford. However, Lauren soon realises that she doesn't want to be without Joey and admits that she does care about him. The pair end up kissing passionately in an alley-way, but they have a near-miss when Derek walks by and almost catches them together.
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Lauren feels uncomfortable around Joey
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Lauren and Joey confess their true feelings for each other.
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Thursday Nov 22
a furious Alice realises that Derek lied to her yesterday when she speaks to Ray about his claims. Joey watches on as Alice confronts her dad over his latest antics and refuses to accept his apology. Later, after finishing his round in the ring at the launch of Ray's youth boxing scheme, Joey ends up in another row with Derek. As Ray talks to journalists about his scheme, there is a sudden crash and Joey staggers from the locker room with blood pouring from his nose.
As Max, Jack, Lauren and Alice look on in shock, Derek denies punching Joey and insists that he did it himself with the locker door. However, it's the final straw for Alice and she decides that she doesn't want to live with Derek any longer. Soon afterwards, Joey and Lauren sneak off to the car lot office, and as they share more kisses, they're completely unaware that a horrified Derek is watching them from afar…
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Friday Nov 23
Joey continues urging Alice to see that Derek is dangerous and that she should leave before he turns violent with her too. Alice agrees to move back in with their mum, but Joey confesses to Lauren in private that he actually punched himself in an attempt to set up Derek. Soon afterwards, Derek confronts Lauren at the gym and reveals that he knows about her relationship with Joey. He orders her to get Joey to meet him at the car lot in an hour's time, otherwise he will expose them.
Lauren's efforts to track down Joey lead her to The Vic, where she finds herself in an argument with Lucy and Whitney when they badmouth Joey. When Joey arrives, he pulls the girls apart, but Lucy orders Lauren to choose between Joey and them. Lauren immediately chooses Joey before pulling him aside to reveal Derek's threats. The pair realise that their best option would be to leave Walford.
Putting a drastic plan into action, Joey steals Derek's car so that he and Lauren can flee. They drive past the car lot and Joey shouts abuse at Derek before they speed off into the night. As the journey continues, the pair have a playful squabble over the radio and Lauren takes her eye off the road for a moment. Lauren's moment of distraction means that she has to swerve to avoid a parked car, and she soon loses control of the vehicle. As a result, Lauren and Joey end up crashing into a shop window…
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Lucy and Lauren fight over Joey.
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