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After Lauren had cried herself out, she was mentally and physically tired. She slumped against Joey, as she fell asleep. Joey sniffed and kissed the top of her head, as he scooped her into his arms. He carried her into her room, Oscar frowning as he saw Lauren.

'Why has Lauren been crying?' he asked

''Oscar, I want you to pack a bag. Your staying at Uncle Jacks tonight' said Max. Oscar frowned but did as his dad said.

'Can I stay at Jay's tonight?' asked Abi. As much as she loved her sister, it killed her inside to watch Lauren go downhill.

'Would you feel better there?' asked Max. Abi nodded

'Go on then. But no funny buissness' Max warned. Abi rolled her eyes and grabbed her jacket, heading downstairs, just as Tanya re entered the house.

'Where are you going?' she asked Abi, frowning as she pulled on her shoes

'To Jays for the night' said Abi, before walking out of the door and slamming it shut. Tanya frowned and shrugged her shoulders, heading to the kitchen for a glass of wine. She frowned as she entered the living and found it empty. She walked up the stairs and into Lauren and Abi's room, seeing Lauren laid in Joey's arms in her bed, Max sat next to them.

'What's happened?' she asked

'Joey, look after her. I'm taking Oscar to Jack's. I'll be back in a bit' said Max, acting like he hadn't heard Tanya. Joey nodded and went back to stroking Lauren's hair as she slept. Tanya followed Max and Oscar downstairs.

'Max, what's happened? Does she need to be re-admitted?' asked Tanya. Max spun on the heel of his shoes to face her.

'You are not re-admitting her. She doesn't need to re-admitted. And if you even think about going behind my back again, I'll never forgive you again' said Max, before grabbing Oscar's hand and walking from the house towards Jack's. Tanya frowned and stormed back into the kitchen, refilling her glass of wine...


Joey watched Lauren as she slept in his arms. He stroked her hair and kissed her forehead. He watched her as she slept. She looked slightly troubled, as her brow furrowed and her lips slightly twitched.

'Lauren, I love you. I really do. I knew the first day I met you were it for me. But when I found out you were my cousin... Well, I used Lucy to try and forget about my feelings for you... But it was just making me more and more frustrate dbecause I couldn't do anything or say anything to you about them, because I didn't want to lose you... You're mine, Lauren. I'm supposed to look out for you and I can't even do that. I want to help you when you feel like you want to... hurt yourself. I want to use me as a way of letting your emotions out...' he said to her, letting his lips meet her forehead as he screwed his eyes shut as he felt tears burn them. He felt Lauren shifted slightly in his arms.

'Joey, I'm not using you as a way of letting go of my emotions' she mumbled as regained consciousness from her short sleep. Joey looked down at her in his arms.

'Lauren, I'm not saying hit me... I'm saying you could release them another way...' he whispered to her

'There isn't another way, Joey. When I need a release, I need a release!' said Lauren, looking up at him.

'Seriously, Lauren. COme on. There's plenty of other ways...' he said, his fingertips traling down Lauren's arm suggestively. Lauren's eyes widened as she caught onto what he meant.

'Joey! What if... What if we're out shopping or I'm back in Newcastle? What if I need a release then and your not there? What do i do then?'

'You'll call me and I'll talk- Wait, What do you mean when you're back in Newcastle?' asked Joey, frowning at Lauren.

'I'm going back to Newcastle, Joey. I only came back here because you convinced me too... I'm not staying here full term. I'm going back' said Lauren. Joey blinked.

'But, what about us?' Joey asked

'What about us? We'll still be together. You've nothing to worry about' said Lauren, reaching up to stroke his cheek.

'No? What about that Dylan, dude? Does he have feelings for you?' Joey asked, his insecurities coming back. Lauren rolled her eyes

'Jesus, Joey. We went over this. You've nothing to worry about... I promise'

'That's not what I asked!'

'No, he doesn't have feelings for me. Alright? He has a girlfriend now called Lilly' said Lauren, making Joey relax visibly. Lauren smiled at this and kissed him lightly on the lips. She pulled back for a millisecond, before Joey grabbed the back of her head and connected their lips together in a rough kiss. He grabbed her leg and swung it over his hips, so she was straddling him. Joey let out a groan as she brushed his lower half, feeling Lauren smirk against his lips as she did so.

'Please. Don't go back up there, Lauren, Stay here with me...' Joey whispered, pulling back to look at her and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. Lauren sighed.

'I'll think about it. now, where were we?' she asked, leaning back down slowly. She saw Joey's darken even more and gasped when he flipped them over, crushing their lips together in bruising force. Lauren's fingers raked through his hair, mesing it up even more. She felt him grip her waist tightly and pull her closer to him...


Sunlight filtered through the curtians, making Joey stir. He groaned and stretche dbefore relaising Lauren wasn't in bed with him. He looked round the room befor ehe hear dmovement downstairs. He grabbed his boxers and headed downstairs, finding Lauren (dressed in his shirt and a fresh pair of knickers) in the living room, a cup of coffee between her hands.

'You okay?' Joey asked, as he kissed her shoulder as he sat next to her. Laurne nodded and smiled at him, setting her coffee on the coffee table.

'Yeah. You?' she asked. He took her hand and smiled, the smile turnign into a smirk at the multiple lovebites he had left on her neck last night.

'Stop smirking. Do you know how hard it's going to be covering these up?' she asked, laughing. Joey chuckled and locked their eyes together.

'I love you' he said, his eyes never leaving hers.

'I love you too' Lauren smiled, then glanced down at his finger tracing shapes on her wrist, her bad one, She turned it over and winced. She'd been doing so well and it was one little that sent her spairalling to the deep brought her wrist up to his lips and kissed it gently, knowing it was still slightly tender. He kissed up her arm, reaching her shoulder.

'You thought anymore about staying?' he asked, resting his chin on her shoulder. Lauren shook her head.

'But I will do, I promise' she said, kissing him once, twice before Joey put his hand on the back of her neck, keeping her aginst his lips. As the make out got heated, Lauren's thoughts wieghed up the pros and cons of stay in Walford with Joey. As she made her desicion, she pulled away from Joey, who looked slightly confused to why she had stopped.

'If you promise to always be there for me when I need you... Then I'll stay, but one slip up and I'm gone. Got it?' said Lauren. Joey's eyes lit up and he nodded frantically, smiling widely. Lauren shrieked quietly, giggling as Joey flipped the over, so he was on top. He silenced her giggles with his lips, their hands wandering everywhere in desperate need of needing to be close to each other. Just as Joey was about to pull Lauren's... his top... off her, a loud shriek came from the doorway. Lauren gasped, although Tanya couldn't decide whether it was the shock of getting caught or because Joey bit her neck gently, before straightening himself up.

'NOT on my sofa! Not something I want to hear first thing in the morning!' said Tanya, scowling before she stormed back into .

'We've already done it on the sofa anyway , mum' Lauren muttered after Tnaya was out of earshot. She noticed Joey was staring off into space, stroking her hair absentmindly.

'Joey? You okay?' she asked, stroking his cheek. His eyes snapped to hers. He seemed to be pondering over something.

'Joey?'

'Move in with me and Alice...' he blurted out...


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