Lauren's POV
It's been an hour since Joey and I were caught by Ben. He just walked downstairs – only God knows what on earth he's going to do now. It could go two ways; he could shut up and let us get on with it, or he could share what he knows with our mothers. Ben doesn't know that we were doing it because we love each other, care for each other, want to make each other happy. No, he probably just thinks we're trying to get some.
There's nothing wrong with us being together if we wanted to be though. Beside the rule of not dating each other, it wasn't like we were related or anything. It was perfectly natural to fall in love.
Love. That's what I forgot about. Telling Joey I love him too. I do love him, so much, but it scares me. I'm not one for disobeying my mum, I want her to be proud of me like she is Abi, I want to show her I can achieve with my talents. However, she is quite traditional, if I don't abide by these rules she won't have faith in me any more. Also, if I stay with Joey and Ben shares it with our mothers, they are undoubtedly going to either kick Joey out when he hits eighteen next week, or him, Ben and Sharon will all move out. Then my mum and Sharon won't stay in contact. Then me and Joey would never even see each other again.
"Lauren, dinner's ready darling." Sharon shouted up the stairs, rounding the others up as well. Her sickly sweet tone made me feel sick to the stomach at the fact her son and I were breaking the only rule they have gave us.
I bounded out of my bedroom, after brushing my hair through again, walking towards the stairs when Joey walked out of his room.
"Lo," He began, taking my hand in his and lacing our fingers together, pulling me into his rock hard chest. I love that chest. "It'll be okay, babe." He added, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear, his hand resting on my cheek whilst the other held my hand. For a moment, I relished in the feeling of his hand on my face, turning into it slightly.
"No, we can't do this any more Joey. Not until we know Ben's intentions." I replied, releasing myself from his grip and walking away towards the stairs.
I could feel Joey's stare on me as we walked down the stairs. I wasn't up for a playful argument about it like we normally had. Even looking at him seemed risky now. I hoped to God I wasn't showing too much emotion.
Joey's POV
I sat pushing my food around my plate when it came to dinner. Maybe Lauren didn't feel the same way about me. I thought she did, hell if I hadn't of thought she did I wouldn't of admitted my feelings. Or maybe I would. I would of done anything in those circumstances, how she was making me feel as her small hands brought life to a certain anatomy of my body.
Fuck. How fun was it going to be standing up after dinner now. I needed to relieve myself. Just thinking of her and her ministrations had my heart pounding and my cock throbbing.
Stop it Joey, I cursed myself in my head.
I do agree with her, I do think we should see what Ben's going to do first, but I cannot resist her.
"Where's my mum?" Abi asked suddenly. It hadn't even occurred to me that Tanya wasn't sitting with us. That was unlike me.
"Staying with a friend about any hour away apparently. Got caught up with a client when she was showing them to a different branch of the salon." My mum replied, carrying on with her food.
I looked around the table, everyone either not interested or just shrugging at the news of Tanya not being here. It wasn't unusual, she did this a lot lately. My eyes landed on Lauren. She was sat next to me like she always is. We all have somewhat assigned seats when we're eating now, they just come naturally when we sit around the table.
She was also pushing her food around her plate. By the time everyone else had finished, Lauren and I were only about half way through our dinner. I watched Ben as he walked out, shooting us daggers as he went. Abi soon followed, off out with Jay, my mum following on shortly after as she had to go dancing with a 'friend'. We were once again left alone and the atmosphere had changed.
I took Lauren's hand that she wasn't using to scoop her food up and placed it on my thigh, only for her to realise it wasn't my thigh she was touching. She gasped as she felt it, pulling her hand away as if I had scolded her with hot water. I leant over to her, turning to face her.
"See how you make me feel?" I whispered in her ear huskily, pressing a trail of soft kisses from her shoulder, across her collar bone and up her neck. "Just your presence, baby, that's all it takes."
"Joey, stop, we can't." She swallowed loudly which was followed by a chain of short moans as I nipped and sucked at that delicate spot near her pulse point on her neck.
"Mm, we can." I replied, moving my hand down to press her clit over the leggings she was wearing, earning a loud moan.
"Joey!" She moaned, pressing her crotch into my hand as if she wanted more. This girl could not get enough, not that I was much better.
I moved under the table, pulling my girl so she was slouched on the chair and pulling her leggings and panties down. As I discarded them, she groaned.
"Joey, stop, we really can't." She said breathlessly.
"I don't think you mean that." I replied, smirking as I pushed the chair out a little, propping her legs on the table and partly on my shoulders.
I ran a finger up her wet folds, putting a soft kiss on her mound.
"So good." I mumbled, licking my lips as she moaned, her hand going to my hair, pulling gently towards her desired spot.
Sucking her clit into my mouth I earned a soft moan along with several mewls of pleasure erupt from her mouth. As I continued licking and sucking, I teased her entrance with one finger.
"Tell me what you want, baby." I whispered, kissing the inside of her thigh before returning to her clit.
"Add a finger, Joe." She purred, her hips bucking in approval.
I added a finger into her and another. I curled my fingers as to find that one spot which would make her unravel.
"Oh, Joey." She moaned loudly, assuring me I'd found it.
I continued licking a sucking, pressing onto that delicate spot within, as Lauren screamed my name. Standing up, I kissed her lips, sucking her bottom one into my mouth as I reached behind me for her leggings and knickers. I moved back down her body, kissing every now and then as she regained her breath. I pulled her knickers up first, trailing kissed on the insides of her legs, doing the same when I pulled her leggings up.
"I'm sorry. I love you." I whispered as I pulled her up, leaning my forehead against hers, brushing my nose against hers softly.
"Thank you." She whispered, briefly kissing my lips as my hands snaked around her waist. My length still straining against my jeans.
"For what?" I asked, pulling her closer, smelling her strawberry scented hair.
"For being there. For doing that. Peter never went down that road. He thought it was disgusting." She confessed, looking down, suddenly very self-conscious.
"It's not disgusting, baby, I love you. Everything about you. I'll do anything for you." I admitted, going red.
"Is someone getting a bit embarrassed?" She smirked, snaking her arms around my neck and biting on my ear lobe.
"Quiet, you." I laughed, pressing my evident erection into her thigh.
"You're going to need to do something about that." She said, referring to my cock.
"Mm, or maybe you could." I replied, bending my head to lock her lips with my own.
Pulling away, Lauren replied. "I could be convinced."
I laughed and lifted her over my shoulder, smacking her bum as she giggled.
"Put me down, Joey!" She shouted, hitting my back, giggling still.
"Are you going to return the favour?" I asked, smirking.
"Yes, now stop smirking and put me down, I can tell from your voice." She protested, giggling.
I put her down and suddenly the atmosphere in the room changed once more.
"I meant what I said, Lauren. I don't care about anyone else, about any rules, I care only about you. I want to be with you, baby." I confessed, tucking some hair behind her ear, cupping her face and leaning my forehead against hers.
"I know, but it's so risky, Joe. What if our mums find out and make you leave? Or all three of you leave? Don't you think we're being selfish?" She asked, sighing, pulling away from me.
"Don't you think you're being a bit rash?" I questioned, crossing my arms as she shook her head. "If it's because of Ben, babe, I'll sort him. I promise."
I watched as Lauren walked away, sighing loudly, I began cleaning our dishes up before retreating to my room to relieve the now painful erection I was sporting.
It was all such a mess.
. . .
I walked out of my room at around ten that evening, going down to the conservatory where I knew my brother would be. It was now or never. I had to know what he was planning. I interrupted him from what looked like deep thought as he stared at a picture in his hands.
"All right?" I said, looking down and sitting opposite Ben.
"Don't try and make small talk with me, Joey." He snapped, going to stand up.
"Listen, Ben, me and Lauren..." I began, scratching my eyebrow.
"No, save it, I don't want to hear it." He said, moving towards the door.
"I love her Ben. I can't help it. You can't help who you fall in love with! You're gay for God's sake! You should know that better than anyone else in this house!" I shouted, instantly regretting mentioning his sexuality as he turned at me with an angry look in his eye.
"How dare you. How can you stand there and bring my life into your screwed up one? Just because you are insecure and are always looking for a bit of skirt, don't mean you have to turn this round on me! Jesus, Joey, have some bloody self respect." I flared my nostrils, getting angry, but I didn't see the next thing coming.
"Hit a sore spot, did I, eh?" I said cockily, before everything went black.
Lauren's POV
As I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen for a drink, loud shouting broke me from my thoughts. It was the two boys who were in my head. I watched as Ben swung the picture frame, which was in Ben's hands, around Joey's head. He fell to the floor as I ran towards him, picking his head up and noticing the blood which was dripping.
"Ben, what have you done?!" I screamed, shaking Joey a little before whispering "Wake up, baby."
"What have I done? What have you done?" He said, wiping his nose on the back of his hand and sniffing. "Sneaking around, defying the only rule of the house, what are you trying to get us kicked out?! I can't go back and live with my dad, I can't, Lauren! You're both so selfish!" He added, recalling my words from earlier.
"Just call an ambulance, Ben!" I said as the tears rolled down my face, pressing the hood of Joey's jacket onto the wound to try to suppress the bleeding.
"If anyone asks, this weren't me, Lauren, you got it? He fell. He tripped over this mat right here and he fell. Hit his head on the corner of the coffee table." Ben snarled angrily before adding, "Unless you want your precious booty call boyfriend to suffer, or you want to suffer, which I can gladly make happen, I would suggest you break things off with this waste of space boyfriend of yours. He's no brother of mine, just an embarrassment. Too much like our father than I care to remember. Proper little daddy's boy he used to be. Tell him to go home, back to live with our dad, when he wakes up. If he wakes up. Tell him you were a mistake and never to contact you again." He snarled, pointing his finger in my face the whole time.
My body was shaking with anger, exhaustion and terror. I was scared. Scared for Joey. Scared for myself. I'd became so dependant on him these last few weeks. I nodded to Ben, watching him walk away with a successful grin on his face and towards the bin to discard the weapon.
I grabbed my phone, dialling 999 and asking for an ambulance service for the house. Visibly shaking, I rocked Joey slightly, applying pressure to his wound. I kissed his lips briefly before the paramedics came and took him away, Sharon accompanying him in the ambulance.
I didn't tell him I loved him, now I wasn't sure I ever would.
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