Thanks for all your reviews :D And hope you all enjoyed your Joey shaped cookies :) More later, when there done in the oven hehe :)
How CUTE were them Jouren scenes last night? I didn't prepare myself for TWO hugs. The second one, when he pulls her to him, Lauren's sigh of content and Joey's look of pure love... GAHHH! :D Best part of the whole damn episode!
Anyway, on the chapter, my friends :)
Enjoy xx
Jenny opened the waiting room door, finding Tanya and Joey asleep, with Max been the only one awake. Max nudged Joey awake, who grumbled before opening his eyes. But when he saw Jenny, he shot to his feet.
'How is she?' he asked. Jenny smiled at him.
'She's going to be okay. She still in her coma, we're giving the blood chance to settle into her body. We're going to keep her in the coma for two days maxium, see how her body responds before we think about bringing her out of it' replied Jenny. Joey had never felt so relieved in his life.
'Oh thank god!' he breathed. He heard Tanya let out a relieved sob and smiled at her. 'Can I see her?' Joey asked Jenny. Jenny nodded and Joey turned to Max and Tanya.
'Is that okay?' he asked. Max nodded.
'Sure. I'll take Tanya to find a drink and something to eat' said Max. Joey nodded and went to walk out of the room, but Max stopped him.
'Yeah?' said Joey, turning round to face him. Max held out a hand and Joey raised an eyebrow in surprise.
'Your accepting us?' he asked, his surprise evident in his voice. Max nodded.
'I can see how muich you love my daughter and vice versa... Thats all I want for her. To be happy. And if your the one that makes her happy, then who am I to stand in the way' Max replied. Joey smiled and shook Max's hand, before following Jenny out of the room. Max watched him go before turning to Tanya, who was scowling at him.
'What?' he asked her
'Are you been serious?' she exclaimed. Max sighed. Convincing Tanya was going to be harder than he thought...
Jenny and Joey stopped outside of Lauren's room in ICU. Jenny placed a hand on Joey's shoulder, as he squirted sanitanzier on his hands and rubbed it in.
'Don't be freaked out when you see her. It's still your wife...' she said. Joey nodded. He had seen his Mum in hospital when Derek attacked her, so he knew what to expect.
'Am I allowed to touch her?' he asked. Jenny nodded and saw the relief in Joey's eyes. She opened the door for him and allowed him in, before shutting the door behind him, leaving him in the room alone with Lauren. Joey swallowed and looked at the unconsious figure on the hospital on the bed. He dragged his feet over to Lauren's bedside and collasped into the chair besides her bed, gripping her hand. He was thankful the room was dimly lit, as he could barely keep his emotions in check.
'Lauren? Babe, can you hear me? I hope you can because I'm about to get soppy here...' he trailed off, laughing slightly. Out of everyone he had met, Lauren was the only person who coudl bring out a sentitive side of him. He swallowed and gripped her hands a little tighter. 'Remember that scene in Glee..' he rolled his eyes, unable to believe what he was about to quote. 'With Finn and Rachel at that dudes wedding? Where he described their relationship like a flower? That was us, when we were apart for them seven years... The flower died when I left, and it only blossomed again when I saw you again that night when you came in from that night out...' Joey trailed off, bringing his other hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose, trying to keep his tears back. 'We were always going to be endgame, Lo. I knew it and you knew it deep down inside. When you got with that Brett dude, you have no idea how hard it was to watch you with him! But I remindered myself that one day, I would get you and now I have... Now, I have and you were so close to being ripped away from me. You were so close to leaving me and Leylan...' Joey couldn't hold his tears back anymore and let them fall. 'C'mon, babe! You have to wake up. I can't bare the thought of another day without you besides me. You are my wife, okay. My soulmate, and I need you... I need you more than anything else in this world, baby!' Joey sobbed. He didn't care that he was crying, or that the tears were dripping onto his and Lauren's entwined hands. He brought their hands up and kissed the back of Lauren's hand gently and stared at her, love and adoration in his eyes...
Max and Tanya were sat in the waiting room, cups of tea clasped in their hands, when the door banged open, to reveal Abi, Jack adn Leylan.
'Where's my mummy and daddy?' asked Leylan. Abi montioned for Jack to take Leylan out of the room.
'C'mon buddy, lets go find something to eat' he said, taking Leylan's hand in his and leading him from the room. Abi rounded on her parents.
'So, want to tell me why I wake up this morning with a text from Joey saying that Lauren had been shot?' she asked, Max sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.
'Because she has. Abi, please don't start on us. Okay? I've had no sleep, I've been awake all night thinking I was going to lose another child and it's only seven in the morning..' he said.
'I don't give a damn!' Abi shouted at him.
'Abigail Branning, language!' Tanya scolded her.
'Stuff my language! I swear to God, if Lauren had died last night and I didn't get a chance to say goodbye, I would never have forgiven you!' Abi said, before sitting down on the sofa, breathing heavily. The room was silent for a few minutes, before Abi spoke again.
'What happened?' she asked.
'Dunno. All we know is that she's been shot. She stumbled in the house last night, bleeding and coughing blood...' answered Tanya. Abi nodded.
'How did you get Leylan? He didn't come up Joey, did he?' asked Max. Abi shook her head.
'No. I got a call from Rose, saying that Lauren had left Leylan with her and Joey never came home, so I went down with Uncle Jack to collect him, then I got the text and here we are' Abi replied. Max sighed and nodded, willing for sleep to overcome him. The door opened and Leylan entered the room, with two new comics.
'I'm going to find Joey' said Jack to Abi, before shutting the door and heading down the corridor...
After ten minutes of searching, Jack found Joey in Lauren's room. He looked through the window and squirted sanitanzier on his hadns, before pushing the door open and entering the room. He saw Joey fast asleep, with his hand tightly entwined with Lauren's. Jack drew another chair from the corner of the room and placed it at the other side of Lauren's bed and leaned over to stroke her hair.
'Hey darling, It's Uncle Jack... You need to wake up soon, yeah? Joey and Leylan need you, darling...' he said, before sitting down in the chair and smiling at Joey, seeing how tightly he had hold of her hand.
'True love' he murmured, before settling back in his chair, like he was keeping guard over both of them...
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