Hey everyone I am so sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I have had a lot of family stuff going on, and I wasn't in the right frame of mind to get an update for this story. So I do apologise and I hope the wait was worth it, because here is the next chapter, that I hope you all like.

"Peter," I sighed.

"Lauren we need to talk," Peter said.

"What about?" I asked him, because we really had nothing to talk about.

"Everything, they way we left things in New Zealand and about Louis," Peter stated.

"For one, you were the one that ended it and two we don't have to talk about Louis remember," I told him.

Before he could speak Abi spoke to tell us, she was going into the living room. Thanks a bunch Abs. I could really use the moral support, I thought to myself.

"Lauren everyone thinks he's mine," Peter pointed out.

"Not for long," I said.

"What so you going to tell everyone your a cheat and then everyone will think your a slut," Peter snapped.

Before I could even think about what I was doing my hand connected with his face. How the fuck dare he.

"Fucking hell Lauren," Peter shouted.

"I've been called many things, even a slut, but from you, you fucking dick," I snapped.

"What is going on?" I heard Joey said from behind me and I turned to look at him, before turning back to Peter.

"Well it didn't take you long to jump back into bed with him," Peter said.

The next thing I knew Joey had Peter up against the wall and Peter looked scared. I didn't know what to do, I was froze to the spot,

"Don't you fucking dare talk about Lauren like that, she is worth 10 of you, and if you even think for a second I am going to let you anywhere near my son, you better think again," Joey told him, before letting him go and coming over to me. "You okay babe?"

"I'm fine," I said, as he wrapped his arm around me.

"I think you'd better leave," Joey told Peter.

"This isn't over Lauren," Peter stated, before leaving the house.

"Joey, am I a slut?" I asked, as I wrapped my arms around his neck, and he put his hands on my waist.

"Know you listen to me, you are not a slut, I'm going to kill Beale, how fucking dare he say that to you," Joey told me, and I could see his anger building.

The only thing I knew that would stop him from following Peter and beating the living daylights out of him. Was to kiss him. So I did. Joey responded straight away and soon things were getting pretty heated. I had to stop it though before things went too far. We were taking things slow. I did eventually pull away and rested my head on joeys shoulder.

Later that night I was back at Dots. Uncle Jack said I could stay another night, but I felt like I was intruding and the house was full anyway. I had put Louis to bed and was sitting in the kitchen staring into space, when my phone went. It was Crystal.

"Hey," I said, as I answered the phone.

"Hello, so I couldn't keep my excitement in and I had to tell Alice about Louis, she it thrilled cuz," Crystal told me.

"Well Abi knows, so only right that Alice knows too," I said.

"Yep, so Friday, I just grilled Joey about it, I'm so happy for you guys," Crystal stated.

"You would be," I chuckled.

"I want all the details on Sunday when we met," Crystal told me.

"Yes madam," I sighed.

"You alright cuz?" She asked.

"Just tired," I lied hoping she would believe me.

"Lying, now you better tell me right now, before I go wake Joey up and get him to take me to you," She warned me.

"Fine...Peter called me a slut earlier and said if I told everyone about Louis, they would think I was one, then he told me that it wasn't over, what does that even mean?" I sighed, keeping my tears in.

"I'm going to break his legs then break his arms...you are NOT a slut," Crystal told me.

I wanted to believe her, but since Peter said it to me. I had thought about my past and all the things I had done, and they are things I would say, that someone would call a slut. I had been called it by many people before. Some people I had slept with said, how they only slept with sluts. As if reading my mind Crystal spoke.

"They were pricks cuz, and they don't know the real you, you and Peter weren't even dating at the time, it was like 3 days before."

"You got some power to read my mind?" I asked, holding back a small smile.

"I wish, imagine that, known what people were thinking, I would be like Kelly, from Misfits," Crystal said.

"Well you decennially got her attitude," I stated.

"I do not," She protested.

"You do," I said.

"Okay fine, maybe I do, but I'm not that bad," She stated.

"Your a lot like Nathen too," I told her.

"That I am, only funny one in our family," Crystal said.

"We have to watch all the series again," I suggested to her.

"God yes, I mean Simon is so hot," Crystal stated.

We stayed on the phone chatted for another hour and I can't even remember the reason she called in the first place. Crystal had taken my mind of the Peter situation. She was always good at doing that. So I was glad she called. I let my thoughts drift to what Joey had planned in two days time. I still can't believe after everything, he's taking me on a date. I was broken from my thoughts by Dot coming into the kitchen.

"Lauren darling," She said, before taking a sit.

"If your gonna sit and bad month Joey and Crystal, I don't want to hear it, so save your breath," I told her, going to stand up, but Dot grabbed my wrist.

"I'm sorry about yesterday, I shouldn't have said what I said, but I did, I still stand by it," Dot stated.

"You can't be serious, their your grandkids," I gasped.

"If only you knew what Derek put your Granddad though, I don't want Mary going though the same with those two," Dot told me.

"You going judge them because of Derek and some bad things they have done, I have done bad stuff too, you going to sit and bad mouth off about me too?" I asked, getting really angry.

"I would never bad mouth you Lauren, your my granddaughter," Dot said.

"So is Crystal, and Joey's your grandson," I pointed out.

"They have no excuse for the way they behaved, you did, you had a bad childhood," Dot stated.

"So did Crystal, no really at home, but school, but you wouldn't know that, because you never asked, also Joey had to watch has Derek beat his mum, so I think you'll find they do have excuses," I snapped.

She didn't say anything and I was beyond pissed of at her now. They were her Grandkids for crying out load.

"I'm done with this conversation, they're suppose to be your grandkids, or do you just decided what grandkids are yours," I snapped, before grabbing my phone and leaving the kitchen.

I can not believe the things she said. I looked back at the kitchen one last time before going upstairs and going into my room. After making sure Louis was asleep, I got into bed thinking about what Dot said. What did Derek do to Granddad? Dad would know. DAD. If only he was here, so I could talk to him, and he could tell me everything would be alright. He would be able to tell me giving Joey another chance was a good idea. He would be able to help me with Peter. Go Dad will be so happy when I tell him Louis isn't Peter's. But first I need to get him to talk to me and forgive me for not tell him about Bobby sooner and for not doing enough to keep him out of prison. I then took my phone and dialled the number, hoping he would pick up.

"Babe," He said, as soon as he answered.

"Hey," I sighed.

"You alright?" He asked.

"Yeah, wait I thought you were asleep, Crystal said you were," I told him.

"That's what she thinks, only way to get her to leave me alone and stop grilling me information about Friday," Joey stated.

"Well that's Crystal for you," I said.

"Anyway you gonna tell me what's up?" Joey asked.

"Its nothing really, I was just thinking of my dad and Dot was being a bitch," I told him.

"Crystal told me what she said yesterday, I feel sorry for Dot, Crystal is all out to give her an earful," Joey said.

"She's only got to wait four days," I pointed out.

I heard shouting in the background and heard Joey chuckle.

"Talk of the devil, she knows am up," Joey told me.

"I'm gonna leave you, to get yourself out of this," I said.

"Aww thanks babe, she's gonna have my head on a platter," Joey moaned.

"We both know, she loves you to much to do that," I pointed out.

"I hate you," Joey joked.

"Love you too, night joe," I said.

"Love you babe, Night," Joey said, before he hang up the phone.

I went to the sleep with a smile on my face and thinking of Joey and our date. I was now starting to wonder what he had planned for us.

So what will Peter do now?

How will Lauren and Joey's date go?

Next chapter very soon. Please leave a review xox