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Chapter 4

Lauren and Joey rushed downstairs and skidded into the living room. Tanya and Max were looking at the mess.

'LAUREN! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' screamed Tanya, not bothering to ask why her daughter looked so distraught. Lauren scowled at her mum and folded her arms, not saying a word.

'Joey, do know who did this?' asked Max, who clearly hadn't been paying attention to what Tanya had just said, however this got Lauren's attention.

'Leave him out of this, Dad. It's nothing to do with him' said Lauren, looking at her Dad

'When our living room has been ransacked and our wedding things have been destroyed, Lauren it has' said Max, looking at Joey

'What! You really think Joey would do this? Ransack our house? Really?' asked Lauren, challenging Max and raising an eyebrow. Max saw the answer in Lauren's as to who had done it.

'It was you?' asked Max, Lauren clapped her hands sarcastically, making Tanya and Max frown.

'Well done, Sherlock' said Lauren

'Why would you do that Lauren? Eh? If you don't want me and your mum to married again, just say it and we won't!' said Max. Tanya looked appalled and rounded on him

'Excuse me!' she shouted. An argument erupted between them, making Lauren roll her eyes and flee from the house, Joey following.

'Where are you going?' he asked her, as he caught up with her.

'Anywhere with a drink, that's were' said Lauren, picking up the pace to walk faster. Joey saw Derek exit his house and Joey quickly pushed Lauren against the wall to hide her.

'What are you-' Joey put a finger to her lips, stopping her question. Lauren watched as Derek strolled into the Queen Vic and her anger flared. She was about to storm over to the Queen Vic, but Joey held her back.

'Don't. He doesn't know that you know about the blackmail. If that happens… I dread to think of the consequences' said Joey, gripping Lauren's arms and securing her to the wall.

'Right now… I don't care about the consequences. I want to make him pay for what he's done to us!' shouted Lauren, struggling to get out of Joey's grip.

'Lauren, calm down! Calm down!' said Joey. She against him, trying to push past him, but he crushed their lips together in a passionate kiss and she froze. Her hands naturally found themselves locked round his neck and pulled him to her. His hands snaked round her hips, securing her to him. However, Lauren came to her senses and pushed him away gently.

'What's wrong?' Joey asked, going to kiss her again, but Lauren stopped him.

'I need time… Time to trust you again. You can't just expect me to forgive and trust you just like that again' Lauren whispered. Joey nodded in understanding and stepped away.

'I'll do anything, Lauren. Anything to make you trust me again…' said Joey truthfully, stroking her cheek gently. Lauren smiled and placed her hand over his, smiling…


Over the next two weeks, Joey slowly regained Lauren's trust and Christmas had arrived on Albert Square. It was currently Christmas Eve and although Lauren had destroyed the wedding preparations, Max and Tanya had managed to hire out a dress and a suit for a decent price, although Lauren had been banned from the actual wedding. Currently, she and Joey were hiding out in Joey's room at Cora's house. Joey pulled away from the frenzy kiss they were currently in.

'What are you going to do while we're at the wedding?' he asked. Lauren shrugged her shoulders

'Dunno. I might just do nothing until the reception at the Vic' she replied, looking at him from under her lashes. Joey smirked.

'So, I will see you there then?' he asked, his hands tangling in her hair. Lauren just had time to nod before their lips were crushed together again, Joey pushing her down on the bed….


Later that day, Lauren was walking through the Square when her phone signalled that she had a message. She opened the message and saw it was from her Uncle Jack. She frowned and headed to the gym, where he wanted to meet her. She pushed the door open and headed down the steps.

'Uncle Jack? Uncle Jack, you here?' she shouted. In the blink of eye, Lauren felt a hand clamp over her mouth and her back hit the wall, letting out a muffled scream of terror.

'Listen here, Lauren. I did you a favour not getting you a prison sentence, now I have done that, I fully expect you to stay away from Joey… Or I'll have to convince Max, Tan and Joey about your little secret… and we both know you don't want that to come out do you?' he asked nastily. Lauren's eyes widened and she shook her head frantically, knowing what her Uncle was on about.

'Do we have a deal?' he asked, moving his hand from her mouth to her throat. Lauren gulped and nodded.

'I say do we have a deal?' asked Derek, more firmly

'Yes' whispered Lauren, her hands wrapped round her Uncle wrist to try and get his hand away from her throat

'I SAID DO WE HAVE A DEAL?' Derek shouted, slamming Lauren into the wall. Luckily Laurne managed to cushion the blow to her head with her hand

'I said yes!' she screamed. Derek let go of Lauren and straightened out his coat.

'Good. Now, get out of here and don't tell anyone about this little meeting!' said Derek, watching as Lauren rushed up the stairs and out of sight….


Joey was walking towards the car lot, when Lauren rushed past him, tears in her eyes.

'LAUREN?' he shouted, but she kept on running. Joey looked towards the gym doors and anger boiled inside of him. He stormed into the gym, Derek putting his phone away as he saw his son.

'Son, what can I do for you?' he asked. Joey shoved him against the wall.

'What have you done to Lauren? She's just rushed past me with tears in her eyes and bruises on her neck! Now what have you done!' shouted Joey. He staggered back as Derek pushed him away from him.

'I haven't done anything, Joey. Why would I hurt my niece?' Derek asked, but Joey saw right through him.

'If you've touched a hair on her head… I will kill you!' said Joey, turning and rushing out of the gym to find Lauren….


He found her in the park, sat at a picnic table, quietly sobbing. Joey rushed up to her and wrapped his arms round her.

'What did he do, Lauren?' he asked, rubbing her back. Lauren sniffled but avoided the question.

'Shouldn't you be getting ready for the wedding?' she asked. Joey shook his head and stroked a piece of hair behind her ear.

'Forget the wedding, your more important. Now tell me what happened' said Joey. Lauren sighed and looked at him, before beginning the tale…


Two hours later, Joey was waiting for Lauren to finish getting ready for the reception at the Queen Vic. He was pacing around at the bottom of the stairs, checking his watch.

'Come on, babe. They'll be there before us at this rate' he shouted up the stairs. He heard her giggle and a door close. His mouth dropped open as she came down the stairs. Her pedicured feet were in a pair of suede black heels, a white long sleeved body con dress showed off her figure perfectly. Her hair was curled and up in a high pony tail with a quiff to finish it off. Her makeup was done smoky, especially her eyes, making them pop.

'Close you mouth, Joey. It's rude to stare' she joked, looking in the mirror as she put her silver, dangly earrings in her ears. She just had time to turn round before Joey crushed their lips together. She fell back against the wall in slight surprise, only pulling away when air was necessary.

'Can we skip the reception?' whispered Joey, his voice tickling Lauren's lips. It took all of Laurens willpower to shake her head.

'No. I made a promise to my mum that we would be there' she said. Joey stepped away from her and scowled playfully at her reflection in the mirror.

'Stupid promise' he muttered under his breath. Lauren finished reapplying her lip-gloss and turned to face him

'What was that?' she asked

'You look beautiful' he said, smiling at her. Lauren smiled back and grabbed her clutch.

'Ready?' Joey asked. Lauren nodded and they stepped from the house, heading towards the Queen Vic….


Hope you liked :D Plenty more drama to come :D