So here is the second part of the story. Joey has now admitted what the problem is so now it's a case of dealing with it and this is what this part of the story will cover. As before a HUGE thank you to Eastendersfan444, without her support this story would've faltered from the get go. Hidden Truths took me two weeks to write and I was highly motivated to write it… Disclosed Flaws has taken much longer to write – even though I planned what I wanted to cover, it just kept spiralling and getting more complicated. And that was the reason for the delay in starting to post Hidden Truths… Anyway I hope you like this…

Disclosed Flaws.

Prologue.

Lauren's head rested on Joey's shoulder. Her fingers ran lightly over his chest as they both still tried to catch their breath. "Wow…" she said softly, turning her head and kissing his chest.

He chuckled and kissed the top of her head. "So it was worth the wait then?" he asked her softly.

"You tell me, Joe…" she said.

He used his hand to tilt her head so she was looking at his face and he could see the slightly pensive look on her face. It had taken a long time for them to get to this stage in their relationship… and yet in many ways their relationship had really only just started. He smiled at her, seeing some of the tension disappear immediately. "It was most definitely worth the wait, babe…" he told her, his fingers brushing some hair back from her face and tucking it behind her ear, "You won't have to wait as long for the second time though…" he said, his eyes sparkling.

"I won't?" she asked him.

He reached around her and pulled the second condom out from under his pillow. Lauren watched as his cock sprang back to life before her eyes and he rolled the latex over his length. He turned his attention back to her and rolled them so he was now hovering over her once more, his renewed erection pressing against her thigh and he heard her giggle, "I think our sex life is going to be plentiful…" he told her.

"I love you, Joey Branning…" she whispered to him.

"Love you too, baby." He told her, flexing his hips and entering her in one thrust. She closed her eyes and bit her lip as he stroked his length in and out of her body. Given there was more than ten months of build up to this moment it wasn't long before they both came for a second time that night. Joey collapsed on top of her again and she hugged him tightly in her arms, her fingers brushing through his hair as he kissed her neck tenderly. He was glad she'd waited for him and hadn't decided it wasn't worth the bother because there would never be another girl like her for him… she was his perfect girl and he planned on keeping her forever.

A/N: Just a little teaser of a future chapter… so you know there is some hope for our couple… It's going to be a long path to get to this point though. SEND ME A REVIEW. I'll reply to all reviews tomorrow night. Back tomorrow…