So sorry for this late update! You were to suppose to have it last night but the horrible spoiler I read last night about Joey, I couldn't continue writing.

But fear not, I'm slowly getting back into it after having a Twitter covo with my Jouren girls on Twitter (You know who are girls, thankyou!)

Enjoy :) x

As Joey rode with Lauren in the ambulance, to the hospital, with Leylan sat besides him, all he could think of was what Lauren had told just before she had passed out.

Leylan was his son. He had a son.

'Uncle Joey? Mummy's going to be okay isn't she?' Leylan asked. Joey was in his own world, trying to remember when he and Lauren actually slept together. He was jolted out his world when Leylan punched him on the arm, hard.

'Ow!' Joey exclaimed, shocked at his son's strength that he could punch that hard.

'Sorry, but you didn't answer me. She's going to be okay, isn't she?' Leylan asked, his sacredness showing in his voice. Joey pulled his son to him and hugged him.

'She's going to be fine. She'll be completely fine' said Joey, staring at the unconscious form of Lauren...

'Whats her name?' asked a doctor as they rushed Lauren through the double doors and down a corridor.

'Lauren Branning'

'Her age?'

'19' Joey replied

'Has she taken anything or drunk anything?' asked a nurse

'No, not that I know of!' replied Joey, shaking his head. The doctor and nurse nodded and told him to wait outside the room, as they wheeled Lauren away from him.

'Where are they taking my mummy? Leylan asked. Joey looked at Leylan, who he had in his arms. Joey sighed and walked over to a row of chairs where they sat down.

'They're going to make her better' replied Joey, stroking his sons head. Leylan started to cry and it slightly scared Joey.

'Leylan?' he asked, unsure of what to do. Leylan looked up at him, tears working their way down his cheeks.

'What if she goes to heaven? I won't have anyone!' Leylan cried. This touched something deep within Joey and on impulse, he lifted Leylan into his arms and sat him on his knee.

'Leylan, listen to me. Your mum is going to be okay, I promise. And you won't ever be alone, I'll look after you. You're my-' Joey cut himself off as he realised what he was about to say. It wasn't up to him to tell Leylan, it was down to Lauren and whether she would want to tell Leylan that his father was actually sitting besides.

'Thankyou, Uncle Joey' said Leylan, hugging Joey. It broke Joey's heart when he called him Uncle Joey, but he knew when the right time came, it would be worth it...

It was two hours later, when Tanya and Max burst into the hospital waiting room, where Leylan and Joey were now seated. The door banging open jolted Joey awake. He shook his head and cleared his throat, relaxing as he saw Max and Tanya standing in the doorway.

'Joey, what the hell has happened?' asked Max calmly. Joey looked at Leylan, who was still asleep on his chest. He laid Leylan down on the sofa, covering him with his jacket, before sitting down in a chair next to Max.

'I don't know.. All I know is that she was in pain because Leylan came and got me and the next I knew we were in the ambulance..' said Joey. Max sighed.

'Anything else?' he asked Joey. Joey shook his head. It was silent for a few minutes, before Tanya clicked her fingers, remembering something.

'She wasn't having stomach pains, was she?' Tanya asked.

'Well, she was clutching her sides, but I don't know... possibly... why?' Joey asked. Tanya sighed.

'She was complaining of stomach ache earlier. But she put it down to been hungover, but when I think about it now... Stomach pains wouldn't cause that much pain' said Tanya. Joey opened his mouth to say something, when the door opened to reveal a doctor.

'How is she?' asked Tanya, getting to feet, along with Joey and Max. The doctor sighed and looked at his clipboard.

'She's got appendictis. We're prepping her now for surgery' said the doctor. Tanya gasped and Max put an arm round her, kisisng her temple.

'Can I see her?' asked Joey. The doctor nodded and Joey followed him out of the room and towards Lauren's room, leaving Leylan asleep and in the comforting surroundings of his grandparents...

'Be quick' said the doctor. Joey nodded and squirted the santiziter on his hands, rubbing it in. He pushed the door opened and stepped into the room. The bleeps of the machines calming him as he knew she was okay. He walked over to her and watched her for a few seconds.

'Can I touch her?' Joey asked a nurse that was in the room. The nurse shook her head sorrowfully. She didn't know the guy, but she knew love when she saw it.

'Lauren, babe... You'd better wake up from this operation soon, cause we need to have a little chat about something you said earlier...' Joey whispered in her ear, his tone sounding slightly harsh. He left the room after taking a deepbreath and headed back to where he left Leylan. He looked through the window, watching Leylan closely.

'He looks so much like his mum, acts like her too sometimes' said Max, making Joey jump. Max handed Joey a cup of coffee and Joey accepted it, smiling his thanks.

'I can see that' Joey chuckled. Max chuckled too, staring at his grandson.

'You know, when she told us she was pregnant, I was so mad! I wanted to kill the guy that had attacked my daughter, but when she said she was keeping the baby...' Max shook his head, laughing slightly before continuing. 'I don't know how she could or why she wanted to keep her attackers baby... but as Leylan grew up and became more like Lauren and not the father, I was grateful... because I've never seen Lauren so happy and I couldn't ask for a better grandson'. Joey was silent for a few minutes, his pale face starting to sweat slightly.

'Has she ever... talked about his father?' Joey asked

'Nope. Don't want to know who he is either. Because I swear, if I ever see him or Lauren sees him again and tells me, I will kill him, Joey. I will make him pay for what he did to my daughter' Max threatened. Joey gulped silently and nodded.

'A-And i'll help you, Uncle Max' Joey said, trying to keep the fear out his voice. Max smiled, before entering the waiting room, leaving Joey outside,

Wonder how'd you react when and IF you find out I'm the father, Uncle Max? You'd have my head on a platter!Joey thought, his hand shaking as he finished his coffee...

R&R :D xx