Hook, Line & Sinker- Your all wondering Lauren's secret? Well it's revealed in this chapter :D

& there's a few harsh words in this but I think it fits. Don't hate me. It is M rated after all.

xoxo

Chapter 12- Home Truths.

Joey say up, carefully laying Lauren's head on the pillows. She stirred but didn't wake.

"Now isn't the time, Daniel. Lauren needs to get her strength and us slugging it out isn't what she needs right now" He told him, walking towards him.

"Who do you think you are telling me that? I'm her fiancé, shouldn't I decide what she needs?" Daniel questioned, smirking a little.

"Yes and as her fiancé, surely you should of been here to see she was alright?" Joey replied, narrowing his eyes at him.

"Again, I really don't know who you think you ar-"

"I'm the love of her life, as she is mine so anything that effects her, effects me okay? So you can marry her all you want but I'll be one she dreams of at night and wishes she was with me" Joey said, cutting across him. Daniel scoffed as he walked towards him, regretting he was a few inches shorter then Joey but still went all out.

"You said it. She is marrying me, not you. So why don't you just jog on and go back to the hole you came from? Because you say your the love of her life but she can't even tell you her biggest, darkest secret. What does that tell you?" He questioned, laughing a little as Joey grabbed him by the front of his t'shirt.

"I knew there was something jumped up about you and I swear to God, if I find out your the reason that My, yes my, Lauren is in that hospital bed, I will kill you and that's not a threat not promise" He warned him, narrowing his eyes as he released him.

"If my fiancé" Daniel said, dragging out the word 'my' "gave you that impression, you should go to the police. In fact, use my phone" He took out his phone, holding it out.

"She didn't say a word. She didn't have to. I know domestic violence when I see it" Joey told him, crossing his arms.

"Ah, yes. I've heard about you, Joseph Branning. Through the grapevine, turns out my cousin is doing time with your father but it turns out he isn't your father, isn't that correct? Didn't he use to knock your mum about that reason? To be honest, it sounds like she deserved it" Daniel told him, smirking a little...

Lauren heard raised voices and movement. She opened her eyes and saw Daniel pushing Joey away from him, hard, that he fell on the floor.

"Don't do that, Daniel, please" She said, finding her voice. They both looked at her, seeing she was awake.

"Ah, sweetheart, your awake. Good. The police will want to talk to you soon about the bulgar" Daniel said, walking towards her, kissing her forehead.

"What were you two talking about?" Lauren questioned, pointing from both of them.

"Ah, yes, delivering Joseph here some home truths. I told him maybe Lauren wants to be with the one who helps her dark times"

"Daniel, please, not now" She whimpered, quietly. Joey stared at them, looking from both of them.

"Yes now. He deserves to know. Maybe she wants to be with the one who comforts her through a miscarriage" Daniel said, raising an eyebrow.

"What's he talking about, Lauren?" Joey asked her, looking at her.

"Do you wanna know we met? We met 2 years ago. She was staying with her Aunt Mary after escaping from you. She must of been there a month when she was planning on coming back to you. When she had seek shelter in the local church. Terrible pains. Bleeding. I found her then. She tried hiding it, wanted to know my problems but I knew. I believe it was yours. Can't believe she never told you" Daniel told him, the colour draining from Joey's face as he listened then looked at Lauren whose face was down as tears fell from her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked, quietly, sighing.

"I wanted to. Then I met Mason and I couldn't do it. I couldn't wreck you with my sob story" She replied, crying a little.

"That was my baby too, Lauren. You should of told me. Is that why you were coming back? Because you were pregnant? Then you lost the baby? You should of come back anyway!" He told her, sighing.

"I'm sorry" She whispered, looking down.

"Your saying that a lot at the moment, Lauren. When are you actually going to mean it?!" Daniel questioned, piping up.

"Can you just shut up for one moment, you jumped up little cunt? We are trying to talk here!" Joey said to him, angrily.

"Over your bastard child? Get over it! At the end of the day, we are getting married and we don't need you around messing it up" Daniel replied, narrowing his eyes.

"Daniel, I don't want to ma-" Daniel put his hand up to stop Lauren from talking to her. Joey turned her, knowing she was about to say she didn't want to marry Daniel.

"I believe she was about to say she didn't want to marry you" Joey said, smiling a little.

"Believe what you want. It's happening weather you like it or not" Daniel replied, taking her hand.

"Get your hands off her right now before this gets really ugly" Joey said, bitterly as he walked forwards towards Daniel, snarling a little.

"Joey, please, Don't" Lauren warned him, sighing, pulling her hand from Daniel.

"Don't worry, I've got this" Joey reassured her, holding a hand up as Daniel walked towards him, smirking as they began a struggle, grabbing each other, Lauren pressed the button beside her twice, knowing that meant security...

"Woah, woah, break this up now!" A security guard said, walking in, pulling them apart as his co-worker helped.

"Your mental, mate! Coming around here, making crazy allegations. Get out now. I don't want him in here again, accusing me of hitting my own fiancé. GET HIM OUT!" Daniel screamed, as Lauren stared at him, along with Joey, wondering what the hell he was playing at as the security guard holding Joey pulled him out as he began to struggle but the guard was too strong for him. Lauren tried to fight Daniel as he pulled her to him, but she was too weak and he knew that...

"Right, I wasn't expecting that. But I dealt with it. I hope your happy with yourself" He told her, once the room was empty and it was just the two of them.

"Leave me alone. I want nothing to do with you. I want Joey, not you!" She exclaimed, trying to push him away. He scoffed, then grabbed her under the chin, pulling her close.

"Listen to me very carefully, this is how it's going to go down. You do exactly what I said and you and your little boyfriend might just live, don't do as I say, well I won't be responsible for my actions" He warned, his voice cold, his eyes cold, everything about Daniel was cold. Lauren knew he wasn't messing around and she had to do exactly what he said...