1) sorry for not uploading for a few days, but i had a chance today and seeing as its christmas, i hope you enjoy
2) there are scenes of abortion in this chapter, i dont mean any offence or to upset anyone, it is just a story, if you dont like then please dont read :)
It had been a week since dereks funeral, and since laurens negative pregnancy test. Her and joey had been getting on really well. Lauren woke up feeling sick, she ran to the bathroom and was sick, joey walked in and held her hair back as he rubbed her back.
"that's the third time this week babe, you should really go to the doctors" joey told her
"ok, I'll ring and get an appointment" lauren replied getting up to wash her face.
After sorting herself out lauren and joey made their way downstairs to the kitchen where abi was making pancakes, they were laurens favourite. Lauren walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table when abi put a plate infront of lauren, she stared at them before running out of the kitchen and back upstairs to throw up.
"I wish you could come with me" lauren told joey a while later
"ive gotta go to work babe, its gonna be ok, you've probably just got a bug" joey said giving lauren a kiss.
A while later joey had left for work and lauren was sat in the waiting room of the doctors, her name was called up and she walked into the room
"hello lauren, how can I help you?" the doctor asked
"well the last few days ive been being sick and have gone off a lot of food" lauren explained
"when was your last period lauren?" the doctor asked
"I cant remember cos of the miscarriage and that" lauren went on
"ok, well id like to do a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side" the doctor said
"I done one and it was negative" lauren replied
"ok well just to be sure lets do another one"
The doctor gave lauren and tube to go and wee in, when she had done that lauren went back whilst the doctor stuck a pregnancy test into the urine, lauren sat holding her breathe,
"lauren the tests positive" the doctor said
"what? No it cant be?" lauren said shocked
"id like to send you for a scan lauren, see if things are ok, and find out how far gone you are, that might be why the home test kit come up negative because your not far gone" the doctor explained.
Lauren left the doctors and jumped on the tube to the hospital, once she arrived she gave the receptionist a letter from the doctor, she sat and waited, heavily pregnant women were coming anf going and all lauren could think about was how relieved joey had been when he saw the test was negative, she didn't know how he would react now.
"lauren branning" a nurse called, lauren stood up and followed the nurse
"hello lauren im nurse green, I'll be doing your sonogram today, if youd like to lay on the bed and lift your top up from your belly" the doctor explained,
Lauren did as she was told, the nurse put cold jelly on laurens belly which made her jump, then the nurse put the little machine on her belly and she watched the screen
Boom boom boom boom
"that's the babys heart beat" the doctor said as lauren listened
"wheres the baby?" lauren asked
"you see that small black area" the doctor said
"oh my god yes, that's it?" lauren asked
"yes, right by the looks of it your about 8 weeks gone" the nurse explained.
"what about if I wanted an abortion?" lauren asked
"urm well you've got time if that's what you mean" the doctor replied
After leaving the hospital lauren stuffed all the leaflets in her bag and made her way back home, when she got in joey was sat waiting for her
"hey you've been gone a while, is everything ok?" he asked as lauren sat down next to him
"yeah, it was busy, and then they wanted to take some samples, but they think its just a bug" lauren told him
"well ive gotta get back to work babe, but I wont be home late" joey said kissing laurens cheek.
Lauren got up from the sofa and went into the kitchen for a drink, she then sat at the table looking through the leaflets about abortions and other options, she didn't hear abi walk in
"lauren whats going on?" abi asked seeing all the leaflets
"abi. i. im, im pregnant" lauren stuttered
"what? Oh my god your kidding" abi asked shocked
" no im not, but im booked in for an abortion tomorrow" lauren told her
"does joey know?" abi asked
"no, I done a test last week an it was negative and he was so relieved," lauren said starting to cry
"hey don't cry lauren, its gonna be ok" abi said soothing her sister
"I just think its for the best" lauren said between tears,
"you should really speak to joey" abi told her.
Later that night joey and lauren were laying in bed, lauren still hadn't told joey, she decided not to, she thought it was for the best.
The next day lauren woke up and ran to the toilet being sick again, and again joey was beside her rubbing her back, it was in that moment that lauren felt guilty about not telling him. After brushing her teeth and cleaning up joey and lauren went downstairs, joey said by to lauren before leaving for work, lauren walked into the kitchen
"you haven't told him then?" abi asked sitting at the table eating her breakfast
"I cant abs, its for the best it really is" lauren said before walking out.
Abi was still in the kitchen when lauren came in and said she was now leaving for the hospital, abi gave her sister a cuddle then said bye, she watched as lauren walked out the front door, before running out the back herself, she ran round to the car lot where she saw joey with a customer
"joey you need to stop lauren" she said breathless
"abs, im with a customer" joey replied, apologising to the customer
"but shes going for an abortion" abi said, getting joeys full attention
"what, but shes not pregnant" joey replied
Max saw what was going on outside and came out to the customer and took over from joey,
"joey the test was wrong, that's why shes been sick" abi explained
"why didn't she tell me?" joey asked
"she said you were relieved when you saw the negative test" abi explained
"oh no, I didn't mean it like that. Come one we need to get to the hospital"joey said